ENTAILLE
\ɛntˈe͡ɪl], \ɛntˈeɪl], \ɛ_n_t_ˈeɪ_l]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
A deep wound made by a sharp instrument obliquely. Entailles and Taillades are, also, used to designate deep scarifications, made for the purpose of producing a speedy degorgement of any tumefied part; such, for example, as are made in the tongue in certain cases of glossitis.
By Robley Dunglison
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.