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Chain (medicine) and achenium (medicine)


Chain (medicine)


chain


1. In chemistry, a series of atoms held together by one or more covalent bonds.

2. In bacteriology, a linear arrangement of living cells that have divided in one plane and remain attached to each Other.

Origin: L. Catena


achenium (medicine)


achenium
<botany> A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; called a naked seed by the earlier botanists.

Alternative forms: akene and achaenium.

Origin: Gr. Priv. + to gape.

Source: Websters Dictionary