loop

Introduction

In reference to:

• a sharp curve or complete bend in a vessel, cord or other cylindrical body
• a wire, generally of platinum or nichrone, fixed onto a handle at one end, bent into a circle or oval at the other, rendered sterile by a flame, & used to transfer microorganisms

More specific terms

• flow-volume loop
• loop of Henle (nephronic loop)
• Meyer-Archambault loop
• sentinel loop

Additional terms

• ansa