tortuous

Examples of tortuous in the following topics:

• Varicose Veins

  • Varicose veins, typically found in the legs, are those that have become enlarged and tortuous due to malfunctioning valves.
  • Varicose veins are those that have become enlarged and tortuous, commonly affecting the legs .

• Pasteur and Spontaneous Generation

  • In detail, Pasteur exposed boiled broths to air in vessels that contained a filter to prevent all particles from passing through to the growth medium, and even in vessels with no filter at all, with air being admitted via a long tortuous tube that would not allow dust particles to pass.

• Facial (VII) Nerve

  • The motor and sensory parts of the facial nerve enter the petrous temporal bone into the internal auditory meatus (intimately close to the inner ear), then runs a tortuous course (including two tight turns) through the facial canal, emerges from the stylomastoid foramen, and passes through the parotid gland, where it divides into five major branches.

• The Battle of Chattanooga

  • The only supply line that was not controlled by the Confederates was a roundabout, tortuous course nearly 60 miles long.

• The Founding of Rome

  • The tortuous nature of the chronology is indicated by Rhea Silvia's ordination among the Vestals, whose order was traditionally said to have been founded by the successor of Romulus, Numa Pompilius.