Sentence examples for may retract from inspiring English sources

Snail, a gastropod, especially one having an enclosing shell, into which it may retract completely for protection.

The membranes may retract, and if vitreoretinal proliferations are present, a tractional retinal detachment may occur.

If the surface is not sufficiently wetting and Re and We are not large enough, the wet film may retract and recede resulting in the formation of a non-uniform thin solid film after drying.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10721.021 10.7554/eLiFigure21.022 Figure 6 figure supplement 1. CadN mutant R7 axons may retract completely from the medulla.

Even if accepted, the fluctuation is not made irreversible and hence may retract at a later time (see Additional file 1, Figure S1).

During pathophysiological conditions, specific glial subtypes may become activated, or may die, or, similarly to the dendritic debranching documented in neurons, may retract their elaborate branching processes, and thereby reduce hippocampal volume.

If the item's description changed significantly after your bid was placed and you cannot reach the seller, you may also retract your bid then.

The penis may be retracted into a sheath along the abdomen or may be pendulous, as in bats and many primates.

At the same time, the mesangial cell processes may be retracted due to the contraction of their filaments, which may be stimulated by angiotensin II present in these cells.

If the retraction mesially of the iliopsoas muscle is found difficult, the hip may be flexed, adducted, and externally rotated; by this procedure, the iliopsoas becomes relaxed and consequently may be retracted more easily.

The eyelids may be retracted upward, making it seem as though the person is constantly staring.