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What does friable mean-?
My dictionary says: "Easily crumbled, brittle" Friable means - easily reduced to powder. It is most often used in the context of surgery to describe tissue that is diseased/weak/thin.
Is subcutaneous tissue the same as hypodermis tissue?
Yes it is. If you break the word apart sub- means below and cutan- means skin. Hypo- means below and -dermis means skin.
What causes friable tissues?
Friable tissues can be caused by various factors such as chronic inflammation, infection, trauma, or a lack of blood supply (ischemia). Diseases like inflammatory bowel disease, certain infections, or certain types of cancer can also lead to friable tissues in the body. Additionally, deficiencies in certain nutrients like vitamin C can weaken tissues and make them more prone to friability.
What is a definition of a tissue cell?
generally, tissue means a group of cells having same structure and function. so, a tissue cell is one, involved in the tissue having same structure and functions as all the other cells involved in that particular tissue.
Why a colony of cell does not get tissue level of organization?
a tissue means similar cells performing similar function whereas colony means cell performing different functions.
What does friable mean-?
My dictionary says: "Easily crumbled, brittle" Friable means - easily reduced to powder. It is most often used in the context of surgery to describe tissue that is diseased/weak/thin.
What is a friable?
A friable callus is a collection of tissue in excess of normal that can be scraped or crumbled away.
What is a friable callus?
"Friable" describes the condition of tissue that is easily broken or torn. That can be the result of infection or damage to the tissue from injury or disease. For example, the skin of a scleroderma patient that it is very taut and "stretched thin" can be easily damaged. That tissue would be called friable.
What is the importance of friable callus in organogenesis?
A friable callus is a callus formation that has grown with the cells further apart. When a callus is not friable, it is dense and compact and when it is used to regenerate plant tissue, it grows into a lump and doesn't grow to a viable plant. A friable callus, however, allows the regenerating tissue to grow suspensions.
What word starts with f that means easy to break?
Friable means easily crumbled or broken.
What is friable salt?
The sense of friable is "can be easily grinded".
What is a friable surface in painting n decorating?
Friable means to be easily crumbled into a powder. A friable surface in painting would indicate that it is chalky or peeling in such a way that the paint will not adhere to the substrate. You need to remove/clean the friable surface appropriately or you will find that the paint sticks to the decomposing surface and not to the underlying item that is expected to be painted. In a short period of time the new coating will begin to flake off.
In 1885 William Erastus Upjohn patented a friable pill What does friable mean?
It can be crushed into dust
What does no documented MI mean in medical terms?
"No documented MI" means no documented (history of) mycardial infarction.
Can bonded asbestos become friable asbestos?
Yes, any non-friable form of asbestos can become friable. Some kinds can become friable simply through aging, weathering, or normal use. Others become friable if worked with power tools, producing dust that is "friable" if allowed to accumulate without being captured and removed from the work area.
Are Materials that containing asbestos are considered to be friable?
Materials containing asbestos are considered to be friable if they can be easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure when dry. Friable asbestos poses a higher risk of releasing harmful fibers into the air compared to non-friable asbestos-containing materials.
Are there different types of asbestos?
Well, yes. There are SHORT FIBER and LONG FIBER forms of asbestos, depending on which natural mineral it was made from. There is some belief that the short fiber form is a much greater health hazard than long fiber. Asbestos may also be typed as FRIABLE or NON-FRIABLE. Friable means that it is in a condition or state that it can produce a respirable dust if disturbed.
