Olfactory membrane

A thin sheet, or layer, of tissue that lines a body cavity or separates two parts of the body. A semipermeable membrane can act as a filter, allowing some particles to pass from ...

membrane

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A thin layer of construction material.

membrane

Health care; Cancer treatment

A very thin layer of tissue that covers a surface.

membrane

Engineering; Civil engineering

A membrane or sheet or thin zone or facing, made of a flexible impervious material such as asphaltic concrete, plastic concrete, steel, wood, copper, plastic, etc. A cutoff wall ...

foramen caecum

Biology; Anatomy

The dorsum of the tongue is convex and marked by a median sulcus, which divides it into symmetrical halves; this sulcus ends behind, about 2. 5 cm from the root of the organ, in ...

olfactory bulb

Biology; Anatomy

The olfactory bulb is a structure of the vertebrate forebrain involved in olfaction, the perception of odors.

apex

Biology; Anatomy

A narrowed or pointed end of an anatomical structure.

tongue

Biology; Anatomy

The tongue is a muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing (deglutition).

oesophagus

Biology; Anatomy

The esophagus or oesophagus, sometimes known as the gullet, is an organ in vertebrates which consists of a muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the ...

larynx

Biology; Anatomy

The larynx (plural larynges), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the neck of mammals involved in protecting the trachea and sound production. It manipulates pitch and ...

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Weltschmerz

The emotion experienced when a person realises that the real world will never be able to live up to their expectations, or when a person realises that ...