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gracilis

(ˈɡræsɪlɪs)
n
(Anatomy) anatomy a thin muscle on the inner thigh
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This flap is easier to raise and less bulky than the gracilis muscle flap.
Macrophyte culture medium with Eichhornia crassipes has shown high growth and protein content of Ankistrodesmus gracilis when compared to conventional culture medium (Sipauba-Tavares et al., 2009, 2011).
We performed combined anal sphincteroplasty and counterclockwise rotation manner gracilis muscle transposition procedure by transperineal access to provide the ischioanal fossa access in a male patient suffered from complet fecal incontinence (FI) for one year following low anterior rectal resection operation.
MONDAY, March 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The gracilis flap can be designed as a functional double paddle flap for a multivector facial reanimation after facial paralysis, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.
The saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis) is a gadid fish distributed from the northern Gulf of Alaska (GOA), around the Pacific Rim into the Sea of Okhotsk, and into the Arctic Ocean abutting the North Pacific Ocean (Cohen et al., 1990; Mecklenburg et al., 2016).
Healthcare company Kemin Industries stated on Monday that it will supply and market BetaVia ingredients, immune-supporting beta-glucans sourced from a proprietary strain of algae (Euglena gracilis) in the US dietary supplement and functional foods and beverages markets in partnership with Valensa International.
gracilis have been examined in Texas (Doty and Dowler, 2006; Nieswenter and Dowler, 2007; Nieswenter et al., 2010).