unilocular
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unilocular
Example Sentences
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Ranney speaks of the successful removal of a unilocular tumor weighing 95 pounds; and Wall tells of a death after removal of an ovarian tumor of the same weight.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
It may have one cell or cavity, being unilocular; or many, multilocular, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
They usually take the form of unilocular or multilocular cysts, the wall of which contains skin, mucous membrane, hair follicles, sebaceous, sweat, and mucous glands, nails, teeth, nipples, and mammary glands.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
The legume or pod is a dry monocarpellary unilocular many-seeded fruit, formed from one carpel, dehiscing both by the ventral and the dorsal suture.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
Cysts may be simple, unilocular or multilocular, and may attain an enormous size.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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