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  • 21cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …

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  • 22human embryology — ▪ biology Introduction       the process encompassing the period from the formation of an embryo, through the development of a fetus, to birth.       The human body, like that of most animals, develops from a single cell produced by the union of… …

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  • 23ensheathe — en•sheathe [[t]ɛnˈʃið[/t]] also en•sheath [[t] ˈʃiθ[/t]] v. t. to enclose in or as if in a sheath; sheathe • Etymology: 1585–95 …

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  • 24invaginate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Medieval Latin invaginatus, past participle of invaginare, from Latin in + vagina sheath Date: circa 1656 transitive verb 1. enclose, sheathe 2. to fold in so that an outer becomes an inner surface intransitive… …

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  • 25Electrical wiring (UK) — The modern UK standards and regulations for electrical wiring no longer differ substantially from those in other European countries. However, there are a number of noteworthy national peculiarities, habits and traditions associated with domestic… …

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  • 26Clavipectoral fascia — Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the axilla. (Pectoralis minor visible near center.) …

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  • 27Orbital fascia — Gray s subject #227 1025 The Orbital Fascia forms the periosteum of the orbit. It is loosely connected to the bones and can be readily separated from them. Behind, it is united with the dura mater by processes which pass through the optic foramen …

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  • 28Skeletal system of the horse — The skeletal system has three major functions in the body. It protects vital organs, provides framework, and supports soft parts of the body. Horses typically have 205 bones. The pelvic limb typically contains 19 bones, while the thoracic limb… …

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  • 29Retispatha — taxobox name = Retispatha regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Arecales familia = Arecaceae subfamilia = Calamoideae tribus = Calameae genus = Retispatha genus authority =… …

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  • 30bryophyte — bryophytic /bruy euh fit ik/, adj. /bruy euh fuyt /, n. Bot. any of the Bryophyta, a phylum of nonvascular plants comprising the true mosses and liverworts. [1875 80; < NL Bryophyta name of the group; see BRYO , PHYTE] * * * Any of the green,&#8230; …

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