See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
planing(medicine)
planing(2)(dictionary)
planing(1)(dictionary)
root planing(medicine)
Planing - Powerboating(gambling)
Planing Hull - Sailing(gambling)
Planing Speed - Sailing(gambling)
Semi-Planing - Powerboating(gambling)
SCALING AND ROOT PLANING(health)

Sheath (medicine) and planing (medicine)


Sheath (medicine)


sheath


A protective covering.

The lower part of leaf enveloping stem or culm.

A secreted, tubular structure formed around a chain of cells or around a bundle of filaments, cells within a sheath may or may not subsequently separate from the sheath.

A layer of outer membrane covering the bacterial flagella.


planing (medicine)


planing
Fr. Plane, Planing machine. See Planer. A complex machine for planing wood, especially boards, containing usually a rapidly revolving cutter, which chips off the surface in small shavings as the piece to be planed is passed under it by feeding apparatus.

Source: Websters Dictionary