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.
A tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast. Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects. Hypernyms (totem pole is a kind of...):he noun TOTEM POLE has 1 sense: 1. a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast.