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单词 crenation
释义

crenation

[ kri-ney-shuhn ]
/ krɪˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
Anatomy. (in erythrocytes) the state of being or becoming shrunken with a notched or indented edge.
a notch between teeth.

Origin of crenation

First recorded in 1840–50; crenate + -ion

Words nearby crenation

cremnocele, Cremona, cremorne bolt, crena, crenate, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelate, crenelated, crenellate
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British Dictionary definitions for crenation

crenation

crenature (ˈkrɛnəˌtjʊə, ˈkriː-)

/ (krɪˈneɪʃən) /

noun

any of the rounded teeth or the notches between them on a crenate structure
a crenate formation or condition
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for crenation

crenation
[ krĭ-nāshən ]

n.

The condition or state of being crenate.
A process resulting from osmosis in which red blood cells, in a hypertonic solution, shrink and acquire a scalloped surface.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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