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duct of steno — Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Nicolaus Steno (Niels Stensen) died 1687 Dan. anatomist : steno s duct … Useful english dictionary
Steno, Nicolaus — Danish Niels Steensen or Niels Stensen born Jan. 10, 1638, Copenhagen, Den. died Nov. 26, 1686, Schwerin, Prussia Danish geologist and anatomist. An eminent physician, in 1660 he discovered the parotid salivary duct (Stensen s duct). In his… … Universalium
Steno , Nicolaus — (1638–1686) Danish anatomist and geologist The son of a goldsmith, Steno was educated in his native city of Copenhagen before beginning his travels and studies abroad in 1660. While studying anatomy in Amsterdam he discovered the parotid salivary … Scientists
duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule … Medical dictionary
parotid duct — noun : steno s duct … Useful english dictionary
Nicolas Steno — Born 11 January 1638 Copenhagen … Wikipedia
Nicolaus Steno — Nicolaus Steno † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Nicolaus Steno (Niels Steensen) An eminent Danish anatomist and geologist, convert and saintly bishop, born at Copenhagen, 1 January, 1638; died at Schwerin in Germany, 25 November, 1686.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Stensen's duct — Sten·sen s duct also Sten·son s duct sten sənz n PAROTID DUCT Sten·sen or Steen·sen stān sən Niels (Latin Nicolaus Steno) (1638 1686) Danish anatomist and geologist. Although Stensen had prepared to become a physician and eventually became a… … Medical dictionary
Stensen canal duct etc. — Sten·sen canal, duct, etc. (stenґsən) [Niels Stensen (Nicolaus Steno), Danish physician, anatomist in Italy, 1638–1686] see under experiment and plexus, and see canales incisivi, ductus parotideus, and foramina incisiva … Medical dictionary
Anatomy — • The science of the form and structure of living beings Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Anatomy Anatomy † … Catholic encyclopedia
