Helicine

Hel´i`cine

(Anat.) Curled; spiral; helicoid; - applied esp. to certain arteries of the penis.

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helicine

spiral

[spi´ral] 1. winding like the thread of a screw; called also helical.2. a winding structure; see also coil and helix.Curschmann's s's coiled fibrils of mucin sometimes found in the sputum of patients with asthma. See also Laënnec's pearls.

hel·i·cine

(hel'i-sēn), 1. Coiled. 2. Synonym(s): helical (1) [G. helix, a coil]

helicine

adjective
(1) Helical.
(2) Coiled.

hel·i·cine

(hel'i-sēn) 1. Coiled. 2. Synonym(s): helical (1) . [G. helix, a coil]

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