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Hollow

Hollow 1. A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow... Read More

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Hollow bone

Hollow bone --> pneumatic bone a bone that is hollow or contains many air cells, such as the mastoid process of the... Read More

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Hollow-hearted

Hollow-hearted Insincere; deceitful; not sound and true; having a cavity or decayed spot within. Synonym: Faithless,... Read More

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Chordata

Chordata Definition What is Chordata? Chordata is the phylum of the animal kingdom that includes a large number of animal... Read More

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Pith

Pith Definition In general, the term "pith" refers to the "soft inner portion" of something. In botany, a pith refers... Read More

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Holes

Hole 1. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a... Read More

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Hole

Hole 1. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a... Read More

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Xylem

Xylem Definition Xylem is defined as a plant tissue that transfers water and nutrients from roots to all over the plant... Read More

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Solid

solid 1. Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other... Read More

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Microtubule

Microtubule Definition noun plural: microtubules mi·cro·tu·bule, mī'krō-tū'byūl A cytoplasmic tubule made up of... Read More

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Smooth muscle

The smooth muscle can be described as a type of muscle in the human body that is non-striated and involuntary in action.... Read More

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Gum

Gum The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws. (Science: medicine) gum rash,... Read More

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Basin

Basin 1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses. 2. The quantity contained in a... Read More

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Shell

shell 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a... Read More

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Pipe

pipe 1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces... Read More

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Acetabulum

Acetabulum (Science: anatomy) The hollow, cuplike portion of the pelvis into which the head of the thigh bone (femur)... Read More

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Bell

Bell 1. a hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue,... Read More

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Polyp

Definition noun, plural: polyps (1) (zoology) The hollow, columnar, sessile form of Cnidarians (as opposed to the medusa... Read More

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Lead

Lead 1. To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a... Read More

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Socket

socket 1. The hollow part of a joint; the excavation in one bone of a joint which receives the articular end of the other... Read More

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Patagonichnus : a new trace fossil from the Miocene of Patagonia. A probable fodinichnion of gregarious polychaetes

Patagonichnus : a new trace fossil from the Miocene of Patagonia. A probable fodinichnion of gregarious polychaetes Eduardo... Read More

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Pump

pump An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving... Read More

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Uterus

uterus (Science: anatomy) The hollow muscular organ in female mammals in which the fertilized ovum normally becomes embedded... Read More

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Nematocyst

Definition noun, plural: nematocysts A capsular structure containing a coiled, hollow tube, and is found within the... Read More

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Yolk sac

Definition noun, plural: yolk sacs A membranous sac formed by the hypoblast and encases the yolk of eggs in bony fishes,... Read More

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Gallbladder

Definition noun A small, pear-shaped, muscular, hollow organ responsible for storing bile, and for creating insulin in the... Read More

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Dip

Dip 1. To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again. The... Read More

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Equisetum

Equisetum Origin: L, the horsetail, fr. Equus horse - seta a thick, stiff hair, bristle. (Science: botany) a genus of... Read More

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Complications

Complications of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt (Science: radiology) Kinking, interruption, exit from peritoneal cavity with... Read More

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Angiosperm

Angiosperms Definition What is an angiosperm? An angiosperm is a plant that produces flowers. The angiosperms, also... Read More

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Bos

Bos (Science: zoology) a genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout... Read More

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Alveolar cell

Definition noun, plural: alveolar cells The cell lining the pulmonary alveolus; the cell of the air sac of the... Read More

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Hydroidea

Hydroidea (Science: zoology) An extensive order of hydrozoa or acalephae. alternative forms: Hydroida. this order includes... Read More

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Hanging drop slide

Definition noun (microscopy) A glass slide prepared by hanging drop technique to observe living and motile microscopic... Read More

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Gallstone

Definition noun, plural: gallstones A calculus or stone composed of cholesterol and bile salts, forming within the... Read More

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Fiddle-shaped

Fiddle-shaped (Science: botany) Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each... Read More

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Rhizome

The rhizome is derived from the Greek word rhizoma, meaning "a bunch of roots". Usually, rhizomes are confused with roots;... Read More

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Fundus

Fundus (Science: anatomy) The bottom or base of any hollow organ; as, the fundus of the bladder; the fundus of the... Read More

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Vat

vat 1. A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding in an immature state, chemical preparations for... Read More

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Onion

onion (Science: botany) A liliaceous plant of the genus allium (A.cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow... Read More

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