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  • verb Present participle of ensheathe.

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Examples

  • A neurosurgeon there, Dr. Huang Hongyun, using olfactory ensheathing (ph) cells.

    CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2007 2007

  • In fact, the active cells are passing their daughters into the middle of the process, and these pass through similar stages as those derived from the ensheathing epidermis.

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks

  • The ensheathing callus is still very abundant, but less so than at an earlier date.

    Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins

  • Other willowy creatures were lazy enough to be still in filmy "princess" petticoats and long, weblike, silk corsets ensheathing their figures nearly to their knees.

    Winnie Childs The Shop Girl 1901

  • In a fracture of a long bone, that which surrounds the fragments is called the _external_ or _ensheathing callus_, and may be likened to the mass of solder which surrounds the junction of pipes in plumber-work; that which occupies the position of the medullary canal is called the _internal_ or _medullary callus_; and that which intervenes between the fragments and maintains the continuity of the cortical compact tissue of the shaft is called the

    Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893

  • Several stems rise 2-3° directly from the peculiar, branched rhizome; long-lanceolate, acuminate, entire, glabrous, alternate leaves diverge stiffly from the sides of the stem; petiole proper very short, its broader extension ensheathing the stem; general appearance of a single stem is much like that of the Solomon's seal so familiar in the U.S. _Curcuma longa_, L. Nom.

    The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891

  • Petioles very long, ensheathing each other by 2 wings at their bases.

    The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891

  • The lower part of the petiole of the leaves is thin and broad, ensheathing the trunk, is as tough as pasteboard when dry and is used in the Philippines as wrapping paper; Dr. Bholanauth Bose and other physicians of India use it as a material for splints in fractures,

    The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891

  • Previous research has shown that olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) -- which are relatively easy to obtain and have the ability to regenerate -- may have potential for repairing central nervous system damage associated with a number of neurological disorders, including

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Previous research has shown that olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) -- which are relatively easy to obtain and have the ability to regenerate -- may have potential for repairing central nervous system damage associated with a number of neurological disorders, including

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

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