refringence

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re·frin·gence

(rĭ-frĭn′jəns)

Refractive power.

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Histologic analysis showed macrophages and giant cells, numerous yeast structures of uniform size and thickness, refringence of the cell wall, and chains resembling rosary beads.

Lobomycosis in Soldiers, Colombia

Furthermore, at 7 days of culture, ADSC treated with e-CAF showed higher levels of cytoplasmic refringence and complexity, suggesting the presence of a more developed cytoskeleton.

High Sensitivity of Human Adipose Stem Cells to Differentiate into Myofibroblasts in the Presence of C. aspersa Egg Extract

The third section comprises more than half the book and discusses a variety of practical applications including measurement of length, size, displacement, alignment, and flatness, profilometry, polarimetry, refringence measurement, ellipsometry, machine measurements, and other topics including the new topics mentioned previously.