nemaline

English

Etymology

Latin nema (“thread”).

Adjective

nemaline (comparative more nemaline, superlative most nemaline)

1. (mineralogy) Having the form of threads; fibrous.
2. Having or involving nemaline bodies.

   nemaline myopathy

   nemaline patient

   nemaline rod

Derived terms

• nemaline myopathy

 

References

• “nemaline”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Limenean, enamelin