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VAS SINUSOIDEUM [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

A form of terminal blood channel consisting of a large, irregular anastomosing vessel, having a lining of reticuloendothelium but little or no adventitia.

OBS

Sinusoids are found in the liver, adrenals, heart, parathyroid, carotid gland, spleen, hemolymph glands, and pancreas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Type de capillaire de calibre irrégulier, possédant une tunique endothéliale complète, mais une tunique adventice incomplète ou absente.

OBS

Le sinusoïde se rencontre dans certains organes : le foie, le pancréas, les glandes suprarénales, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes vasculares (Medicina)
DEF

Vaso sanguíneo terminal que ocupa la misma posición en relación con los vasos arteriales y venosos que los capilares en la mayor parte del cuerpo, [...] es mucho más ancho que los capilares y sus células de revestimiento no se hallan tan bien adaptadas unas a otras.

OBS

Están revestidos de túnica endotelial completa con poca o ninguna adventicia y se encuentran en ciertos órganos como el hígado, bazo, etcétera.

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