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amboceptor (im’bisép’tér) 2 ([L. 
ambo, hoth; capere, to take.] An 
antibody or specific immune body 
a gesaetd for the ferment-like action 
of the complement on a to 
mn a 
tube-feet ot Ecbiadesties (zool. 
ambulacralia (Am’bulakra'lia) 7. “plu. 
[L. ambulare, to walk. mbu- 
lacral plates, z.e. plates through 
which the tube-feet protrude (zoo/.). 
ambulacriform (Ambilak’riférm) a. 
. ambula. 
sha 
re of ambulacra (zoo/.). 
cay (Amélifika’ prvi I. 
(M. E. amell, enamel ; L. ve, to 
make. | Formation of. sie ips eeainel 
nat. 
foxonen (Amél'6blast) # [M 
amell, enamel; Gk. d/aséos. ad 
A columnar or hexagonal cell about 
five times as long as it is broad, an 
enamel-forming cell ; a cell of ‘the 
eke m af the enamel 
organ (anat. 
amentaceous  senkatafehie) @e{L. 
amentum, a thon ppl. plants 
bearing aments or ar csc (b02.). 
symone — tanya sehog a: 
mentum g ; ferre, to carry.] 
yetoston facies 
amentum (ime! tiim) #. [L. amentum, 
a thong.] A catkin, consisting of 
a bracted axis bearing unisexual 
flowers as in the poplar and willow 
ametabot (Amét’Abdlik) a. oF a, 
t; metabole, change.] Affi. 
‘. W 
out; mzkros, small.] An element 
so small go even the ultramicro- 
sc only indicate it as a 
diffuse tenia ta in the track of 
the be cf. submicron (phy 
amicronucleate (Amikréniikleat) @ 
[Gk. a, without ; mikros, small ; 
ucleus, kernel.| Appi. fragments 
of certain Protozoa in which t 
AMP- 
= the thread-like ee of the 
uclear materia 
nitiferou (on Snitir’é riis) @, 
th tion and 
retraction of pseudopodia (zoo/.). 
(amé’bi Gk. 
amoibe, change ; L. forma, shape.] 
Shaped like or cpeniiibsling an 
xineebe (biol.). 
oebocyte (amé@bisit) # [Gk 
amoibe, change; yfos, ho 
Any cell having the shay 
perties of an ri 
certain cells in 
erms ; a ncoepee (zool.). 
amoeboid (amé’boid) a. [Gk. — 
change; eRe ape.] Resembling 
an aes in shape or in properties 
(zo 
amoebula (Amé'biila) 7. [Gk. oe 
chan ge] € swarm-spore o 
oceiaa an when furnished with 
pseucdopodtia (zool.). 
amorph (Aamérfiis) a. 
without; morphe, shape.| 
terminate, or of Sie, ae form. 
amph rosis mfiarthrd’sis) n. 
[Gk. amphi, bot .; arthron, joint.] 
A slightly mo vable arti culation, as 
mphysis = syndesmosis (ana A). 
amphiaster (Am’fids’tér) 7. Tk 
ree Seeks 3; aster, star.] The 
two asters connected by the 
achromatic spindle rmed_ in 
mitotic cell division (cyz). 
amphibious (Amfib’iiis) a. Gk, 
amphi, both; dios, life.] Adapted 
for life either on land or in water 
(3 
iol.). 
amphib e (4m’fiblis’tik) a. [Gk. 
amphi, both; d/astos, bud.] Having 
unequal segmentation, afp/. telo- 
ecithal ee with complete segmen- 
sistion (diol. 
iblastula (Am’fiblas’tala) 2. [Gk. 
Bere) both ; d/astos, bud.] Stage 
n the development of certain 
sponges, in whi sterior 
end of composed 
of gran ocytes, and 
nula th 
anterior end of Gnaailane cells (zoo/.). 
