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.
uk â /spÉªÉr/ us â /spÉªr/. âº 1  a weapon consisting of a pole with a sharp, usually metal, point at one end, that is either thrown or held in the hand. âº 2  a thin pointed stem or leaf: âº 3  to push or throw a spear into an animal: âº  to catch something on the end of a pointed tool or object: