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Synonyms for layer

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for layer

single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

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an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

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a hen that lays eggs

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make or form a layer

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In duodenum, little eroded villi showed areas of single epithelial columnar layer, and others showed hyperplasia (stratified epithelial lining).
Villi are also showing area of single epithelial columnar layer (CE) and areas of stratified epithelial lining (SE).
Ameliorating Iron Overload in Intestinal Tissue of Adult Male Rats: Quercetin vs Deferoxamine
The inner epidermis of the transitional area between the marginal and middle mantle is a simple columnar layer with well-developed microvilli on the free surface.
The inner epidermis of the transitional area between the marginal and middle mantle is a simple columnar layer with a well-developed striated border on the free surface (Fig.
Histology and ultrastructure of the mantle epidermis of the equilateral Venus, Gomphina veneriformis (Bivalvia: Veneridae)
The sampling protocol for the normal prostate (CTR) and PIN was designed in order to estimate separately the [v.sub.V]nuc of the basal and columnar layers. The epithelial lining of both normal and PIN glands was segmented in two strata: a basal compartment 7 [micro]m wide from basal membrane, and a columnar (luminal) layer from the limit of the basal compartment to glandular lumen.
Cell proliferation and volume-weighted mean nuclear volume in high-grade PIN and adenocarcinoma, compared with normal prostate
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