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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
ensheathe .
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Examples
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Between the mandible and the mastoid process it ensheathes the parotid glandthe layer which covers the gland extends upward under the name of the parotideomasseteric fascia and is fixed to the zygomatic arch.
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At its sacral attachment around the margins of the anterior sacral foramina it comes into intimate association with and ensheathes the nerves emerging from these foramina.
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The base of the large, tubular labium, or beak, which ensheathes the mandibles and maxillæ, is opposite the end of the clypeus or front edge of the upper side of the head, and at a distance beyond the mouth equal to the breadth of the labium itself.
Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872
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(April 19, 2010) - A unique cell type that supports and surrounds (ensheathes) neurons within the nose (olfactory system) known as olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), possess the ability to regenerate, are relatively easy to obtain, and have become prime candidates for transplantation to repair a number of lesions in the central nervous system
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A unique cell type that supports and surrounds (ensheathes) neurons within the nose
Analysis 2010
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The odylic, or od, force is conveyed through the human organism by means of "nervous fluid" which invests the beard of a noble poet with noetic emanations and ensheathes it in an ectoplasmic aura.
GotPoetry.com News 2010
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The odylic, or od, force is conveyed through the human organism by means of "nervous fluid" which invests the beard of a noble poet with noetic emanations and ensheathes it in an ectoplasmic aura.
GotPoetry.com News 2010
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(April 19, 2010) - A unique cell type that supports and surrounds (ensheathes) neurons within the nose (olfactory system) known as olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), possess the ability to regenerate, are relatively easy to obtain, and have become prime candidates for transplantation to repair a number of lesions in the central nervous system
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A unique cell type that supports and surrounds (ensheathes) neurons within the nose (olfactory system) known as olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), possess the ability to regenerate, are relatively easy to obtain, and have become prime candidates for transplantation to repair a number of lesions in the central nervous system (CNS).
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A unique cell type that supports and surrounds (ensheathes) neurons within the nose
Analysis 2010
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