incurvation

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Behind this, from the concave side of the incurvation, proceeded another long cilium, so delicate as to be discernible only by the use of the highest powers and careful management of the light.

From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Huxley, Thomas Henry

The incurvation subsequently increased somewhat, but after 24 hrs. had greatly decreased.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

Experiment 17.—As the pressure from bits of glass causes incurvation, I scratched the margins of two leaves for some minutes with a blunt needle, but no effect was produced.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

But as the incurvation lasts for so short a time, any such benefit can be of only slight importance, yet perhaps greater than at first appears.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

Among the older writers who describe incurvation or torsion of the penis are Arantius, the Ephemerides, Haenel, Petit, Schurig, Tulpius, and Zacchias.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)