cryophorus (krioforus)

[NL., bear1.] An instrument for showing the fall of temperature in water by evaporation. One form consists of two gla globes united by a tube. Water is Crypto bran chidæ tory pit in mucous membrane). See follicle. Also crypt a. - Crypts of Lieberkühn, the follicles of Lieberkühn in the intestines. - Multilocular crypt, a racemose glandular follicle; a secretory pit with branches or diverticula. crypt a (krip'tä), n.; pl. cryptæ (-tē). [NL. use of L. crypt a: see crypt.] In an at., same as crypt, 3.