crenation
[kri-ney-shuh n]
- 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.
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Origin of crenation
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crenation
crenature (ˈkrɛnəˌtjʊə, ˈkriː-)
- any of the rounded teeth or the notches between them on a crenate structure
- a crenate formation or condition
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crenation
(krĭ-nā′shən)- 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.
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