albicans
[ ăl′bĭ-kănz′ ]
n. pl. al•bi•can•ti•a (ăl′bĭ-kăn′tē-ə)
The white fibrous scar tissue in an ovary that results after the involution and regression of the corpus luteum.corpus albicans
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Words nearby albicans
albertus magnus, albertville, albertype, albescent, albi, albicans, albiduria, albigenses, albini's nodules, albinism, albino
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Example sentences from the Web for albicans
There are two more species—the Pithecia hirsute and the Pithecia albicans.
The Western World|W.H.G. KingstonThere is nothing definitive here but the one word "albicans" quoted from Micheli.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBrideAlso to enable the Oidium albicans to attack the mucous membrane there must be some slight inflammation or injury.