sinusoid

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English

Etymology

From the French sinusoïde, equivalent to sinus +‎ -oid.

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Noun

sinusoid (plural sinusoids)

  1. (mathematics) A curve having the shape of a sine wave.
    Temperature during the week can be represented with a sinusoid.
  2. (anatomy) Any of several channels through which venous blood passes in various organs.
    • 2013 February 28, Sang-Tae Choi et al., “Therapeutic potentials occurring during the early differentiation process of mesenchymal stem cells in a rats model with thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis”, in Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery‎, volume 17, →DOI:
      Ren et al. 36 insisted that human MSC can differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells but do not accelerate the capillarization and venularization of hepatic sinusoids, finally leading to the partial improvement of liver function in mice with CCl4-mediated chronic liver fibrosis.

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Adjective

sinusoid (comparative more sinusoid, superlative most sinusoid)

  1. (mathematics) Sinusoidal.
  2. (anatomy) Characteristic of a sinus.

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