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line
Pronunciation (lin)
- A mark, strip, or streak.
- anatomy a long, narrow mark, strip, or streak distinguished from the adjacent tissues by color, texture, or elevation. See also: linea
- A unit of measurement used by histologists in the 19th century; it varied in different countries from one tenth to one twelfth of an English inch.
- A laboratory derivative of a stock of organisms maintained under defined physical conditions.
- A section of tubing supplying fluid or wire conducting impulses for monitoring equipment; e.g., intravenous line, arterial line, electric line.
Syn: linea
[L. linea, a linen thread, a string, line, fr. linum, flax]
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