secondary tissue
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secondary tissue — Bot. tissue derived from cambium … Useful english dictionary
Secondary sex characteristic — Secondary sex characteristics are traits that distinguish the two sexes of a species, but that are not directly part of the reproductive system. They are believed to be the product of sexual selection for traits which give an individual an… … Wikipedia
Secondary production — is a measurement of the biomass of herbivores in a system (such as an aquatic environment where herbivourous zooplankton would be the measured quantity). It is the amount of new tissue created by the use of assimilated energy. Secondary… … Wikipedia
Tissue (biology) — This article is about biological tissue. For other uses, see Tissue. Cross section of sclerenchyma fibers in plant ground tissue … Wikipedia
tissue — tissual, adj. tissuey, adj. /tish ooh/ or, esp. Brit., /tis yooh/, n., v., tissued, tissuing. n. 1. Biol. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular… … Universalium
Tissue engineering — Principle of tissue engineering Tissue engineering was once categorized as a sub field of bio materials, but having grown in scope and importance it can be considered as a field in its own right. It is the use of a combination of cells,… … Wikipedia
secondary — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. of second rank, importance, or value b. of, relating to, or constituting the second strongest of the three or four degrees of stress recognized by most linguists < the fourth syllable of basketball team… … New Collegiate Dictionary
secondary sex characteristic — noun the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature) • Syn: ↑secondary sexual characteristic, ↑secondary sex character • Hypernyms: ↑sex… … Useful english dictionary
secondary vascular tissue — Vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) formed by the vascular cambium during secondary growth in a vascular plant … Glossary of Biotechnology
secondary lymphoid tissue — See lymphoid tissue … Dictionary of molecular biology
