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whorl

1. Botany a radial arrangement of three or more petals, stamens, leaves, etc., around a stem

2. Zoology a single turn in a spiral shell

3. one of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint, formed by several complete circular ridges one inside another

whorl [wərl]

(botany)

An arrangement of several identical anatomical parts, such as petals, in a circle around the same point.

(forensic science)

A fingerprint pattern in which at least two deltas are present with a recurve in front of each.

Whorl

a weight attached to a spindle that stabilizes the spindle and enables it to rotate uniformly. Whorls have been known since the late Neolithic period. Originally they were made of clay, and later of stone. From the 11th to the 13th century, whorls made of pink slate were widely distributed in Rus’; they were made near Ovruch in Volyn’ region, where the only deposits of pink slate in Eastern Europe are found. Some slate whorls were inscribed with the names of their owners. The production of whorls in Ovruch ceased after the city’s destruction by the Tatars in the 13th century; as a result, clay whorls again became predominant in Rus’.

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No references found	Ocular involvement may be present showing cornea verticillata (also known as vortex keratopathy); this corneal whorling does not have any effect on vision or eye function. Fabry Disease ? Information on Fabry Disease by Peter Sams / Health, general community The cells may be disposed in varying manners, such as in a lamellar arrangement, perivascular whorling formation (Figure 2, A and B), or even short bundles with a vague storiform pattern reminiscent of that seen in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (Figure 2, C). Perineurioma: a distinctive and underrecognized peripheral nerve ... by Macarenco, Ricardo S.; Ellinger, Fred; Oliveira, Andre M. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Whorling or palisading of nuclei (Verocay bodies) may also be seen. Cervical schwannoma by Xu, Helen / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal	Whole Enchilada Fiesta whole gale whole number whole pitch whole range point whole step whole timber whole tone whole-body counter whole-brick wall Whole-Tone Scale Wholeness wholesale Wholesale Price Wholesale Trade wholesaling Wholesaling Cooperative wholesome Wholesomeness whoop Whooping Cough whooping crane Whopper Whorf, Benjamin Lee Whorl whorling Whortleberry WHQL whr WHSE Whuppity Scoorie Whyalla Whydah Whymper, Edward Whyte, William H., Jr. Whytt's reflex WI Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi bridge Wi-Fi camera Wi-Fi cellphone Wi-Fi client Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi enabled Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi Multimedia Wi-Fi network Wi-Fi Protected Access Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key Wi-Fi Protected Setup	whoremongery whores whores whoreson whoresons Whorf Whorf Whorf, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Benjamin Lee whoring whoring whorish whorishly whorishness whorl whorl whorl whorl Whorl Maggot whorled whorled whorled whorled whorled aster whorled caraway whorled caraway whorled loosestrife whorled milkweed whorled milkweed Whorler whorling whorls whorls whorls whorlywort WHORM WHOROE WHORP WHORS whort whortle whortleberries whortleberries whortleberry whortleberry whortleberry Whortleberry Cactus WHOS WHOS WHOS WHOS WHOS Whos who Whos who whose Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf Whose Line Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whosesoever WHOSIS WHOSIS

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Ocular involvement may be present showing cornea verticillata (also known as vortex keratopathy); this corneal whorling does not have any effect on vision or eye function.

Fabry Disease ? Information on Fabry Disease by Peter Sams / Health, general community

The cells may be disposed in varying manners, such as in a lamellar arrangement, perivascular whorling formation (Figure 2, A and B), or even short bundles with a vague storiform pattern reminiscent of that seen in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (Figure 2, C).

Perineurioma: a distinctive and underrecognized peripheral nerve ... by Macarenco, Ricardo S.; Ellinger, Fred; Oliveira, Andre M. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Whorling or palisading of nuclei (Verocay bodies) may also be seen.

Cervical schwannoma by Xu, Helen / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

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