What does the word matrix mean?
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1. The womb. 2. The formative portion of ( a) a tooth, ( b) a nail. 3. The intercellular substance of a tissue. 4. A mould in which anything is cast or swaged, a counter- die; a specially shaped instrument used for holding and shaping the material used in filling a tooth- cavity.
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Producing or enveloping matter as matrix of teeth. The uterus.
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Cytoblastema, Uterus- m. Unguis, see Nail.
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[ Latin, English] Anything which breeds or produces.
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[ Latin, English] The womb.
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[ Latin, English] The groundwork in which the cells of a tissue( e. g., connective tissue) are imbedded.
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[ Latin, English] The portion of corium lying beneath the root of a nail.
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Usage examples for matrix
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In what way man, just emerging from the horror, the shame, the futility of his last and greatest debauch of bloody self- destruction, can be called the chief medium of truth, holiness and beauty, the matrix of divinity, is not entirely manifest. – Preaching and Paganism by Albert Parker Fitch
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With this tangible and persistent evidence of the general scheme of spread of the arts of building I can now turn to the consideration of some of the other, more vital, manifestations of human thought and aspirations, which also, like the " matrix of civilization" itself, grew up in intimate association with the practice of embalming the dead. – The Evolution of the Dragon by G. Elliot Smith
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