Loop

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Additional Terms 4 References

More Specific Terms

• flow-volume loop
• loop of Henle (nephronic loop)
• Meyer-Archambault loop
• sentinel loop

Introduction

• A sharp curve or complete bend in a vessel, cord or other cylindrical body
• a wire, generally of platinum or nichrone, fixed onto a handle at one end, bent into a circle or oval at the other, rendered sterile by a flame, & used to transfer microorganisms

Additional Terms

• ansa

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

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