macula densa

[ dĕn′sə ]

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A densely packed group of modified epithelial cells in the distal tubule of a nephron, adjacent to the juxtaglomerular cells.

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In order then to avoid diplopia the macula lutea moves to where the retinal image is formed.
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In P. densa it is at first of a very irregular form, but assumes by degrees a regular globose shape.
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The macula rash was entirely unique so far as I knew, but a sketch greatly helped to fix it on one's memory.
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Mail comes from the Latin macula, the mesh of a net; and the first coats of mail were made of rings or a kind of metal network.
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Confluent: running together; as of two macula when united in one outline.
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