Müllerian

Müllerian
adjective Etymology: Fritz Müller died 1897 German zoologist Date: 1898 of, relating to, or being mimicry that exists between two or more inedible or dangerous species (as of butterflies) and that is considered in evolutionary theory to be a mechanism reducing loss to predation by simplification of the recognition process by predators

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  • Müllerian — may refer to: Müllerian mimicry, a type of mimicry or convergence named after Fritz Müller Müllerian ducts, which enter the cloaca of an embryo (named after Johannes Peter Müller) Mixed Müllerian tumor This disambiguation page lists articles… …   Wikipedia

  • Mullerian — M[ u]l*le ri*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes M[ u]ller. [1913 Webster] {M[ u]llerian ducts} (Anat.), a pair of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the female, but disappear in the male. {M[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • müllerian — Attributed to or described by Johannes Müller. * * * mül·le·ri·an also muel·le·ri·an myü lir ē ən, mi , mə adj, often cap 1) discovered by or named after the German physiologist Johannes Peter Müller 2) discovered by or named after the German… …   Medical dictionary

  • Müllerian agenesis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q51.0, Q52.0 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

  • Müllerian eminence — Urogenital sinus of female human embryo of eight and a half to nine weeks old. Gray s subjec …   Wikipedia

  • mullerian inhibiting substance — müllerian in·hib·it·ing substance in .hib ət iŋ n a glycoprotein hormone produced by the Sertoli cells of the male during fetal development that causes regression and atrophy of the Müllerian ducts J. P. Müller see MÜLLERIAN …   Medical dictionary

  • Mullerian tubercle — Müllerian tubercle n an elevation on the wall of the embryonic urogenital sinus where the Müllerian ducts enter J. P. Müller see MÜLLERIAN …   Medical dictionary

  • Mullerian tumor — is a rare cancer of the uterus, ovary, or fallopian tubes. External links * [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db alpha.aspx?CdrID=335077 Mullerian tumor] entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms …   Wikipedia

  • Mullerian duct — Müllerian duct also Muellerian duct n either of a pair of ducts parallel to the Wolffian ducts in vertebrate animals and giving rise in the female to the oviducts called also paramesonephric duct J. P. Müller see MÜLLERIAN * * * see… …   Medical dictionary

  • Mullerian ducts — Mullerian M[ u]l*le ri*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes M[ u]ller. [1913 Webster] {M[ u]llerian ducts} (Anat.), a pair of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the female, but disappear in the male …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mullerian fibers — Mullerian M[ u]l*le ri*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes M[ u]ller. [1913 Webster] {M[ u]llerian ducts} (Anat.), a pair of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the female, but disappear in the male …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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