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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sinusoid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɑɪ.nə.soɪd/ (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From the French sinusoïde, equivalent to sinus + -oid.

Meanings

  1. Sinusoidal.
  2. Characteristic of a sinus.

Forms

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most sinusoid Degree=Sup lexicographic
more sinusoid Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

desinusoid

Translations (1)

fi ontelomainen (anatomy: resembling a sinus)

sinusoid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɑɪ.nə.soɪd/ (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From the French sinusoïde, equivalent to sinus + -oid.

Meanings

  1. A curve having the shape of a sine wave.
    • Temperature during the week can be represented with a sinusoid.
  2. Any of several channels through which venous blood passes in various organs.
    • Ren et al. 36 insisted that human MSC can differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells but do not accelerate the capillarization and venularization of hepatic sinusoids, finally leading to the partial improvement of liver function in mice with CCl4-mediated chronic liver fibrosis. 2013 February 28, Sang-Tae Choi et al., “Therapeutic potentials occurring during the early differentiation process of mesenchymal stem cells in a rats model with thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis”, in Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, volume 17, →DOI:

Forms

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sinusoids Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

sinusoidal

Translations (21)

fi tiehyt (anatomy: channel for venous blood) · fr sinusoïde (sine curve) · ja 類洞 (anatomy: channel for venous blood) · ru синусо́ид (anatomy: channel for venous blood) · tl sinwaying kilo (sine curve) · cmn 正弦曲線 /正弦曲线 (sine curve) · ja 正弦曲線 (sine curve) · ru синусо́ида (sine curve) · cs sinoida (sine curve) · is sínusferill (sine curve) · sv sinuskurva (sine curve) · fi sinikäyrä (sine curve) · de Sinuskurve (sine curve) · pl sinusoida (sine curve) · sk sínusoida (sine curve) · cs sinusovka (sine curve) · it sinusoide (sine curve) · la sinusoīdēs (sine curve) · de Sinusoid (anatomy: channel for venous blood) · ru синусо́идный капилля́р (anatomy: channel for venous blood) · cs sinusoida (sine curve)