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Synonyms for sheath

a thin outer covering of an object

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Synonyms for sheath

a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)

an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

a dress suitable for formal occasions

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It is deployed at the internal customer connection point, where the connectorised end (LC or SC connector) is simply plugged into, from which the polyethylene outer sheath is adjusted to expose enough LFH tube to route internally to the customer lead in point.
Rectus sheath hematoma is generally considered to be a self-limiting condition but may be fatal in some cases (4).
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are a group of neurogenic tumors that may be sporadic or coexist with neurofibromatosis.
One critical step to making sure your knife stays sharp and well-protected is to have a good, strong knife sheath in which to stow it when not in use.
Those plantations generate large and increasing quantities of sheath residues each year.
Second, Meusburger's new E 2187 IsoTemp high-temperature hoses feature a silicone sheath in place of the usual metal, which permits use at temperatures of up to 200 C/392 F with water, oil, air, or steam.
The equine digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS) is frequently localized as cause of lameness.
Compared with the analysis of scattering by motionless or low-speed targets, a great challenge comes from simulating the formation of the plasma sheath when the target is flying at hypervelocity in the near space, for which solving the fluid dynamics equations would be a premise.
Fibroma of tendon sheath is an uncommon soft tissue tumor presenting as a solitary, slow-growing, firm, painless, small nodule that shows strong attachment to the tendon or tendon sheath [1-4].
A sanitary product for insertion into a human vagina, the product comprising an internally wearable absorbent plug and an externally wearable absorbent pad joined to one another by a sheath that opens through the pad and is elastic in only a circumferential direction, which allows for radial expansion, such that a wearer's finger can be received in the sheath to assist insertion, and wherein the plug is connected to one end of the sheath and the pad is connected to the other end of the sheath.
Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCT-TS) is strongly associated with fibrous histiocytoma of synovium, pigmented nodular synovitis, teno-synovial giant cell tumor, localized nodular tenosynovitis, benign synovioma, and fibrous xanthoma of the synovium.
In use, the sheath is tucked under a belt below the armpit on the right side of the body.
Tendons of FDS and FDP are enclosed in a common synovial sheath, the ulnar bursa which is extended from wrist proximally to hand distally; and continues to synovial bursa of fifth finger.
Sheath blight, caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn anastomosis group AG-1 IA, is a devastating disease in rice (Oryza sativa L.), especially in intensive production systems, such as a double rice-cropping system [1, 2].
has received the CE mark for its Sentrant introducer sheath, a new addition to the company's portfolio of stent grafts for the endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms and related conditions.