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noun (plural caeca)
- (anatomy) A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.
- 1970: After a preliminary course in anatomy it was found that and transverse colon also provided excellent sites for excitation. " JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
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| calcaneus |
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noun (pl=calcanei, pl2=calcanea)
- The large bone making up the heel of the human foot.
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| canthus |
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noun
- either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet
- 1955: the lowly East with its deer head (dark trace of long tear at inner ) " Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
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| capillary |
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noun (capillaries)
- (anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels that connect arterioles to venules. Their walls are composed of a single layer of cells which allows molecules such as oxygen, water and lipids to pass through them by diffusion and enter the tissues. Waste products such as carbon dioxide and urea can diffuse back into the blood to be carried away for removal from the body.
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| capitate bone |
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noun - The largest of the bones in the human wrist.
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| Cardia |
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proper noun (wikipedia, Cardia (Thrace))
- a former town in Thrace
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| cardiac |
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adjective
- Pertaining to the heart.
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| cardiovascular |
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adjective
- Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
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| carotid |
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noun - (anatomy) a number of major artery, arteries in the head and neck.
adjective
- Relating to these arteries
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| carpal |
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noun
- (anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist.
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| carpi |
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noun
- (plural of, carpus)
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| carpus |
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noun (plural carpi)
- (anatomy) The group of bones that make up the wrist.
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| caul |
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noun
- The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines.
- Part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby"s head at birth.
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| cavity |
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noun (cavit, ies)
- A hole or hollow depression.
- A hollow area within the body (such as the sinuses).
- A soft area in a decayed tooth.
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| central nervous system |
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noun
- (neuroanatomy) In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord.
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| centrum |
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noun (centra)
- the central body of each vertebra
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| cephalic |
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adjective
- head-like
- of or referring to the head
- Of, or pertaining to, the cephalon
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| cerebral cortex |
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noun
- (anatomy) The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.
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| cervical |
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adjective - Of the neck or cervix.
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| cervix |
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noun (rfc-level, Noun at L4+ not in L3 POS section)
(plural: cervices or, by some considered incorrect, cervixes)
- (anatomy) The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
- the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
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| Cheek |
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proper noun
- The word Cheek is also an old family surname from Anglo-Saxon England that predates the Norman invasion. The Cheek family was among the first to immigrate to the US colonies in the early 17th century. The family crest is a white shield with three red crescents.
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| cheekbone |
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noun
- The small prominent bone of the cheek.
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| chest |
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noun
- A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure lid.
- (obsolete) A coffin.
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- A chest of drawers.
- The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
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| chiasma |
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noun (plural chiasmata or chiasmas or chiasms)
- (anatomy) a crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc
- (genetics) the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis
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| choroid |
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noun
- (anatomy) The vascular layer of the eye lying between the retina and the sclera.
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| chyle |
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noun
- a digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine
- 1922: And we stuffing food in one hole and out behind: food, , blood, dung, earth, food: have to feed it like stoking an engine. " James Joyce, Ulysses
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| cilia |
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noun
- Irregular (plural of, cilium, nocap=true)
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| circumvallate |
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verb (circumvallat, ing)
- to surround with a rampart
- 2004: The settlement is circumvallated by a stake-fence, so decayed that one may gain ingress at a dozen places. " David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
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| clitoris |
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noun (es , pl2=clitorides)
- (anatomy) A small sensitive elongated erectile organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female mammals, homologous with the penis.
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| CNS |
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initialism
- (neuroanatomy) central nervous system, Central Nervous System
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| coccyx |
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noun (coccyges)
- The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine.
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| cochlea |
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noun (s, pl2=cochleae)
- (anatomy) The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
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| coeliac |
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noun
- Someone who has coeliac disease.
adjective
- (anatomy) Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
- pertaining to coeliac disease
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| collarbone |
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noun
- the bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone
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| colon |
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noun (plural: colons or obsolete: cola)
- (grammar) The punctuation mark ":" introducing a quotation or a series of items, or separating clauses.
- (anatomy) The final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus
- A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
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| colonic |
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noun
- colonic irrigation
adjective
- Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon.
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| comes |
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verb
- (third-person singular of, come)
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| commissure |
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noun
- the place where two things are joined, especially the line where two parts of an anatomical structure join
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| common |
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noun
- mutual, Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- a tract of land in common ownership
adjective (er, more)
- mutual, Mutual; shared by more than one.
- The two competitors have the aim of winning the championship.
- Winning the championship is an aim to the two competitors.
- occur, Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- It is to find sharks off this coast.
- found, Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.
- Sharks are in these waters.
- simple, Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
- Of or pertaining to uncapitalized nouns in English, i.e., common nouns vs. proper nouns
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| compressor |
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noun - A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- A devices that squeezes (compresses).
- (audio) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal
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| condyle |
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noun
- A prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
- 1927: "It's the upper of a human femur," said I. " Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" (Norton 2005 p. 1717)
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| condyloid |
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adjective - Relating to or resembling a condyle.
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| cone |
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noun
- (geometry) A surface of revolution formed by rotate, rotating a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- (geometry) A solid of revolution formed by rotating a triangle around a line through and in the plane of the triangle.
- Anything shaped like a cone.<ref name="Illustr. Oxford 1998">The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998</ref>
- The fruit of a conifer.<ref name="Illustr. Oxford 1998"/>
- An ice cream cone.<ref name="Illustr. Oxford 1998"/>
- A unit of volume, applied solely to marijuana and only while it is in a smokable state; roughly 1.5 cubic centimetres, depending on use.
- Any of the small cone-shaped structures in the retina.<ref name="Illustr. Oxford 1998"/>
verb (cones, coning, coned)
- (context, pottery) To fashion into the shape of a
- Noun, cone.
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| conjunctiva |
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noun (pl2=conjunctivae)
- (anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.
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| connective tissue |
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noun
- (anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).
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| contralateral |
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adjective
- on the opposite side of the body
- Each hand is controlled by the contralateral motor cortex. That is, the right hand is controlled by the left side of the brain, and vice versa.
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| convolution |
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noun
- Something that is folded or twisted.
- Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
- The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
- (mathematics) A form of moving average.
- (computing) A function that puts elements of multiple strings into arrays.
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| cord |
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noun (countable except where indicated; plural cords)
- A long, thin, flexible length of twisted strands of fibre/fiber, for example rope; (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
- The burglar tied up the householder with a cord.
- He looped some cord around his fingers.
- A small flexible conductor assembly of insulated wires, "lamp" or "sweeper" cords.
- A unit of measurement used for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 x 4 x 8 feet).
- (in plural cords) See cords.
- A cross-section measurement of an aircraft's wing.
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| cornea |
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noun (plural corneas)
- (anatomy) The transparent layer forming the front of the eye.
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| corona |
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noun (plural: coronae or coronas)
- A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
- (star): The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse,
- (biology): Any crown-like appendage of a plant or animal.
- (electrical): a low energy discharge caused by ionization of a gas by an electric field quite common at conductor bends of 12kV or higher.
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| coronary |
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noun (plural coronaries)
- A coronary thrombosis or heart attack.
- Manny had a coronary last week, followed by a triple bypass.
adjective
- Crown-shaped, resembling or encircling as a crown, especially with regard to the artery, arteries or veins of the heart.
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| corpus |
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noun (plural: corpora or corpuses)
- the body
- (linguistics) a collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic, a single author etc.
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| costal |
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adjective
- Pertaining to a rib.
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| cotyledon |
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noun - (botany) the leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling
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| cranial nerve |
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noun
- (anatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem instead of the spinal cord.
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| craniofacial |
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adjective
- (medicine) Pertaining to the cranium and face, as with craniofacial surgery.
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| cremaster |
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noun
- (anatomy) A thin muscle attached to the testicles.
- (zoology) In the pupae of certain species of butterfly, a hook-shaped protuberance from the rear of the chrysalis casing, by which the caterpillar fixes itself to the pad of silk it has cemented to the underside of a perch.
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| crest |
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noun
- A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
- The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed above a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the wearer.
- (heraldry): A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4.
- The upper curve of a horse's neck.
- The ridge or top of a wave.
- The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
- The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
- The top line of a slope or embankment.
verb
- Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
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| cricoid |
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adjective
- Shaped like a ring.
- Pertaining to the cricoid cartilage, a ring of cartilage that forms a part of the larynx.
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| crural |
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adjective
- pertaining to the leg, especially the lower leg
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| crypt |
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noun
- An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.
- (anatomy) A small pit or cavity in the body
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| cuboid |
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noun (plural cuboids)
- (anatomy) The cuboid bone.
- (mathematics) A rectangular parallelepiped.
adjective
- Of the shape of a cube.
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| cul-de-sac |
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noun (plural: cul-de-sacs or culs-de-sac)
- A blind alley or dead end street.
- : A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on street, with little or no through-traffic.
- An impasse.
- quotations:
- "Physics seems, in fact, to have got itself into a , obsessing over theories so mathematically abstruse that nobody even knows how to test them." — National Review, February 14, 2005
- (medicine) A sacklike cavity or tube open at one end only.
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| cuneiform |
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noun
- An ancient writing system originating in Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium BC.
- (anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
adjective
- Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
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| cutaneous |
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adjective
- (anatomy) Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the skin.
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| cuticle |
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noun
- The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
- The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- Dead or cornified epidermis.
- (context, zoology, botany) The outer protective covering of invertebrates and plants.
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| cutis |
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noun (cutes, pl2=cutises)
- (anatomy) The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.
- 1883: Alfred Swaine Taylor, Thomas Stevenson, The principles and practice of medical jurisprudence
- :The measures in thickness from a quarter of a line to a line and a half (a line is one-twelfth of an inch).
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| CV |
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initialism - curriculum vitae
- cellevision
- (philately) catalog value
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| cystic |
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adjective
- of or pertaining to a cyst
- (anatomy) of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder
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