Author: Glossary

A cytoplasmic vesicle thought to be a secretory portion of the Golgi apparatus.  

A positive wave following the dicrotic notch.  

In a pulse tracing, a notch on the descending limb.  

Having two arterial pulsations for one heartbeat; pert, to a double pulse; bisferious.  

A powerful insecticide now rarely used because of its toxicity.  

Double staining with both acid and basic dyes.  

A chemical that contains the Cr207 group.  

The property of appearing to be one color by direct light and another by transmitted light.  

An optical device used in some spectrophotometers to split a beam of light into reference and sample beams.  

Having two chorions. This may occur in two-egg (dizygotic) twins.