RITTER AND VALLI'S LAW
\ɹˈɪtəɹ and vˈaliz lˈɔː], \ɹˈɪtəɹ and vˈaliz lˈɔː], \ɹ_ˈɪ_t_ə_ɹ a_n_d v_ˈa_l_i_z l_ˈɔː]\
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The 1. of increased inherent (e. g., electric) excitability in a nerve when separated from its center. The heightened irritability begins at the proximal and extends toward the distal end, eventually disappearing in the same order.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).