See Also: Kinglet(medicine)
kinglet(dictionary)
hinge-bow(medicine)
hinge(medicine)
hinge(2)(dictionary)
hinge(1)(dictionary)
hinge 1, noun(dictionary)
hinge region(medicine)
hinge 2, verb(dictionary)
hinge movement(medicine)

Hinge region (health) and kinglet (iou)


Hinge region (health)


A flexible, open segment of an antibody molecule that allows bending of the molecule. The hinge region is located between Fab and Fc and is susceptible to enzymatic cleavage.





kinglet (iou)



kinglet noun. E17.
[from KING noun + -LET.]
A petty king; a king ruling over a small territory. Usu. derog. E17.
Any of several tiny birds of the genus Regulus; esp. R. satrapa and R. calendula, of N. America, and (formerly) the goldcrest, R. regulus. M19.
? The birds (sense 2) are usu. included in the warbler family, Sylviidae, but sometimes assigned to a distinct family Regulidae.