Ala: alternatives and connections

Wing-shaped; winglike.

An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gil…

sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do

Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to alate.

That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ.

A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with function; -- distinguished from idorgan.

A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.

The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluste…

Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike appendages.

(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectil…

any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectil…

surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient

The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand, etc., forming the mold used in a foundry; it consists of two or more parts; viz., the c…

tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight

The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat…

(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the sto…

The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an an…