Alloderm is an ECM Biomaterial marketed by LifeCell Corporation that is used in reconstructive and dental surgeries; it is derived from skin taken from donated cadavers. Alloderm has been used to reconstruct breasts experimentally after breast cancer surgery.
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.: a telephone pole; a fishing pole. 2. Northeastern U.S. a long, tapering piece of wood or other material that extends from the front axle of a vehicle between the animals drawing it. 3. Nautical. a light spar. that part of a mast between the uppermost standing rigging and the truck.
Northâ² Poleâ². n. 1. the end of the earth's axis of rotation, marking the northernmost point on earth. 2. the point at which the extended axis of the earth cuts the northern half of the celestial sphere, about 1Â° from the North Star; the north celestial pole. 3. (l.c.) See under magnetic pole (def.