| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,920,301,959 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Palisading |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
Palisading A term referring to a monolayer of relatively long cells or organisms arranged loosely perpendicular to a surface and parallel to each other
Microbiology Corynebacterium spp may have a palisading pattern of growth, but are more often are described as being arranged like Chinese characters Pathology A descriptive term for a light microscopic appearance of elongated and compressed, usually epithelial cells, perpendicular to a surface—e.g., a basement membrane; palisading is classic finding in basal cell carcinoma palisading giving the appearance of palisades in a fence. palisading crust alternating horizontal layers of keratin and exudate in a crust or scab. palisading granuloma see palisading granuloma. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|