Categories: Comparisons
An example of the use a technical term (membrane leaflet) which might appear to the novice or non-specialist as a metaphor:
"The red cell membrane and its cytoskeleton. As discussed in the text, the red cell membrane consists of an asymmetrical lipid bilayer. Phosphatidyl choline (PC) and phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE) predominate on the outer leaflet, while phosphatidyl serine (PS) is largely confined to the inner leaflet of the lipid bilayer."
Benz, Edward J. (2018) Anemias, red cells, and the essential elements of red cell homeostasis, in Edward J. Benz, Nancy Berliner, & Fred J. Schiffman, Anemia. Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management, Cambridge University Press, 1-13.
