HAEMOCYTE
\hˈiːməsˌa͡ɪt], \hˈiːməsˌaɪt], \h_ˈiː_m_ə_s_ˌaɪ_t]\
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By J.H. Kenneth
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[Greek] A blood-corpuscle. Hence, Haemocytolysis[Greek], a disintegration of the blood-corpuscles; Haemocytometer, an instrument for enumerating the blood-corpuscles, a haematocytometer; Haemocytotripsis[Greek], disintegration of the blood-corpuscles by pressure.
By Alexander Duane
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).