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DEBRIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
Synonyms:
debris; detritus; dust; junk; rubble
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("debris" is a kind of...):
rubbish; scrap; trash (worthless material that is to be disposed of)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "debris"):
slack (dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve)
Context examples:
A morphologic finding indicating the presence of necrotic epithelial cells, neutrophils, karyorrhectic debris, and fibrin in the lumen of malignant glands.
(Dirty Necrosis, NCI Thesaurus)
In modern times, astronomers have observed the debris field from this explosion − what is now known as Tycho’s supernova remnant.
(Chandra Movie Captures Expanding Debris from a Stellar Explosion, NASA)
The model suggests that as the ring formed, and the debris slowly moved away from the Red Planet and spread out, it began to clump and eventually formed a moon.
(Does Mars Have Rings? Not Right Now, But Maybe One Day, NASA)
Fluid, cells or cellular debris that escapes from the blood vessels and accumulates in nearby tissues.
(Exudate, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Though long hypothesized, the first evidence for a debris disk around any star was uncovered in 1983 with NASA's Infrared Astronomical Satellite.
(Hubble Finds Huge System of Dusty Material Enveloping the Young Star HR 4796A, NASA)
They say there are hundreds of thousands of pieces of debris circling the Earth that have the potential to damage or destroy satellites.
(Australia Developing Lasers to Track, Destroy Space Junk, VOA)
The process by which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection.
(Phagocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)
The cellular debris and fluid produced by lysis of a cell.
(Lysate, NCI Thesaurus)
Fibronectin binds to C1q in the same manner that it binds collagen and may promote clearance of C1q-coated immune complexes or cellular debris.
(Fibronectin, NCI Thesaurus)
This membrane contains fibrin and cellular debris and interferes with respiration.
(Hyaline Membrane Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
