arbor vitae

arbor vitae
n. any of the evergreen conifers of the genus Thuja, native to N. Asia and N. America, usu. of pyramidal habit with flattened shoots bearing scale leaves.
Etymology: L, = tree of life

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  • Arbor vitae — may refer to:In anatomy: * Arbor vitae (anatomy), white matter of the cerebellum * arbor vitæ uteri , a part of the canal of the cervixIn other uses: * Arborvitae , Thuja, a genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family * Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin …   Wikipedia

  • Arbor vitae — Ar bor vi t[ae] [L., tree of life.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus {Thuja}. The American species is the {Thuja occidentalis}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The treelike disposition of the gray and white nerve tissues in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arbor vitae — (n.) type of evergreen shrub, 1660s, name given by French physician and botanist Charles de Lécluse (1525 1609), Latin, lit. tree of life. Also used in late 18c. rogue s slang as a cant word for penis …   Etymology dictionary

  • ARBOR VITAE — (древо жизни), фигура древа, получаемая на сагиттальном разре Сагиттальный срединный разрез через мозжечок; МО medulla oblongata; P pons. зе белого вещества мозжечка, благодаря тончайшим его разветвлениям …   Большая медицинская энциклопедия

  • Arbor vitae — gyvybės medis statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Arbor vitae ryšiai: platesnis terminas – smegenėlių pjūviai …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

  • Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin — Infobox Settlement official name = Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type =… …   Wikipedia

  • Arbor vitae (anatomy) — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = arbor vitae cerebelli GraySubject = 187 GrayPage = 791 Caption = Figure 3: Cerebellum and surrounding regions; sagittal view of one hemisphere. A: Midbrain. B: Pons. C: Medulla. D: Spinal cord. E: Fourth… …   Wikipedia

  • Arbor vitae cerebelli — gyvybės medis statusas T sritis centrinė nervų sistema atitikmenys: lot. Arbor vitae cerebelli ryšiai: platesnis terminas – smegenėlių pjūviai …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

  • arbor vitae — 1. Thuja occidentalis. 2. a. vitae cerebelli …   Medical dictionary

  • Arbor vitae — Thuja Thu ja, n. [NL., from Gr. ? an African tree with sweet smelling wood.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arbor vitae — Ạrbor vi̱tae [lat. arbor = Baum u. lat. vita = Leben] m; : „Lebensbaum“, dem Lebensbaum (Thuja occidentalis) ähnelndes Bild, das das Kleinhirn im ↑Medianschnitt zeigt …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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