Neurogenic shock: A type of shock (a life-threatening medical condition in which there is insufficient blood flow throughout the body) that is caused by the sudden loss of signals from the sympathetic nervous system that maintain the normal muscle tone in blood vessel walls.
Smooth bromegrass forms rhizomes (underground stems that run parallel to the soil just below the soil surface) and thus spreads and forms a denser turf than many of the other grasses. The best identifying characteristic of this species is the W that is found imprinted at about the center of the leaf blade.
stratum luÂ´cidum clear layer: in the epidermis, the clear translucent layer just beneath the stratum corneum. stratum spinoÂ´sum spinous or prickle cell layer: in the epidermis, the layer between the stratum granulosum and stratum basale, characterized by the presence of prickle cells.