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Poiseuille's space (medicine) and attitude (iou)


Poiseuille's space (medicine)


Poiseuille's space -->
still layer


The layer of the bloodstream in the capillary vessels, next to the wall of the vessel, that flows slowly and transports the white blood cells along the layer wall, while in the centre the flow is rapid and transports the red blood cells.

Synonym: plasma layer, Poiseuille's space, sluggish layer.


attitude (iou)



attitude noun. L17.
[French from Italian attitudine, Spanish attitud, Fitness, disposition, posture, from late Latin aptitudo, -din- APTITUDE.]
Art. The disposition of a figure in painting, statuary, etc.; the posture given to a figure. obsolete exc. as passing into sense 2. L17.
The posture of the body proper to or implying some action or mental state. E18.
strike an attitude: see STRIKE verb.
W. Cather He stood in an attitude of self-defense, his feet well apart, his hands clenched and drawn up at his sides. P. Hesketh The fox's sculpted attitude was tense With scenting, listening. D. Jacobson Those portraits of languid houris lying about in attitudes suggestive of inner heats.
b. A posture or disposition of the body in dancing. E18.
c. The orientation of an aircraft, spacecraft, etc., relative to the direction of Travel. E20.
Settled behaviour, as representing feeling or opinion; (also attitude of mind) settled mode of thinking. M19.
H. Spencer Much depends on the attitude of mind we preserve while listening to, or taking part in, the controversy. E. Wilson Michelet's fundamental attitude is..realistic and not romantic. R. Hoggart Characteristic working-class Relationships and attitudes. G. J. Warnock A marked capacity for abstract thought is compatible with an 'attitude to life' entirely ordinary, or even dull. T. Stoppard Her whole attitude in the play is one of innocent, eager willingness to please.
atti'tudinal adjective of or pertaining to attitudes or attitude M19.
attitudi'narian noun a person who uses postures and poses M18.
attitudi'narianism noun the (excessive) use of attitudes E19.