parenchyma
After shedding, the parenchymal cells become lignified and die.
Phloem-feeding insects use their stylets to penetrate between the epidermal and parenchymal cells.
They feed on parenchymal cells, and it is possible that thicker parenchyma inhibits feeding.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Parts of plants
axil
bark
bilobed
blade
bulb
caning
cascara sagrada
corolla
endodermis
inflorescence
knot
pistil
rosella
seed coat
seed pod
sessile
shaw
sting
taproot
tubule

Examples of parenchymal

parenchymal
Tissue cysts were up to 1 mm in diameter, glistening white and present in connective tissue and parenchymal cells.
I will describe our results on the transcriptom of neurogenic versus non-neurogenic radial glial cells in comparison to adult neural stem cells and parenchymal astrocytes.
Outer cortical parenchymal cells along the upper sides of the gall differentiated into sclereid elements with simple as well as ruminate pits in their walls.
Currently heart-lung transplantation is reserved for patients with pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary parenchymal disease combined with either poor myocardial function, significant valvular pathology or complex uncorrectable congenital heart disease.
Interestingly, we found that the penetrating parenchymal arterioles were also significantly larger during pregnancy and underwent forced dilatation at lower pressures, similar to the posterior cerebral arteries.
In the present study, we investigated the morphological change and viability of parenchymal microglial cells after transient ischemia and reperfusion.
Liposomal lipids were probably utilized in the reparation of the damaged parenchymal cells, while glucan stimulated phagocytic cells.
Microcalcifications and opacities were more likely to have been inadequately assessed than spiculate masses, parenchymal deformities, or asymmetric densities.
Stippled enhancement is more characteristic of benign normal variant parenchymal enhancement or fibrocystic changes.
After shedding, the parenchymal cells become lignified and die, but the structure of both cuticle and palisade cells is retained.
The second group included infants with parenchymal lesions or complicated hemorrhages.
Damage of parenchymal cells causes release of their intracellular constituents into the blood.
In this study, pancreatic parenchymal density was not correlated with perfusion nor with age.
The loose parenchymal cells are scattered throughout the fiber bundles and loose fibers, and they probably represent the mesophyll of intact stems.
These may mimic suspicious breast parenchymal microcalcifications on the screening mammogram.
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