albicans

albicans

 [al´bĭ-kans] (L.)

white.

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White

(wīt),

Paul Dudley, U.S. cardiologist, 1886-1973. See: Lee-White method, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

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white

(wīt),

The color resulting from commingling of all the rays of the spectrum; the color of chalk or of fresh snow.

Synonym(s): albicans (1)

[A.S. hwīt]

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albicans

(1) White, whitish. 
(2) Corpus albicans [NA6, NH3].

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cor·pus al·bi·cans

(kōr'pŭs al'bi-kanz) [TA]

A retrogressed corpus luteum, characterized by a shrinking cicatricial core surrounded by an amorphous, convoluted, completely hyalinized lutein zone.
Synonym(s): albicans (2) .

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white

(wīt)

The color resulting from commingling of all the rays of the spectrum; the color of chalk or of snow.
Synonym(s): albicans (1) .

[A.S. hwīt]

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