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Definition of Ensheathes
1. ensheathe [v] - See also: ensheathe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ensheathes
Literary usage of Ensheathes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the Skin: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners by J. M. H. MacLeod (1921)
"The hair-follicle ensheathes and protects the growing portion of the hair ; it
is a simple invagination of the epidermis enveloped by a condensed layer of ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1900)
"The persistence of the remarkable radial ribs or flutings observable in the film
that ensheathes a smooth entering sphere is completely explained by the ..."
3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"... extends from the parietal fascia, at the level of the origin of the levator
ani, and passes medially to the walls of the viscera, which it ensheathes. ..."
4. Microscopical Morphology of the Animal Body in Health and Disease by Carl Heitzmann (1882)
"Next to the inner root-sheath lies the extremely delicate cuticle of the hair,
which ensheathes both the root and the shaft of the hair. ..."
5. The Nineteenth Century (1889)
"... membrane which ensheathes the fang. These fangs are erroneously described as
being perforated. The fact is, the tooth during development is folded on ..."
6. The Microscope and Its Revelations by William Benjamin Carpenter, William Henry Dallinger (1891)
"Each new formation completely ensheathes the old ; not merely surrounding the
part previously formed, but also projecting considerably beyond it : and thus ..."
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