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... Contraction . Cathode . Cathodal Closure . . Cathodal Closure Contraction . . C " .. Various Degrees of Contraction . Cathodal Opening Contraction . . C. S. D. De . R. E. K. . Current Strength . . Duration . Density . . Reaction of ...
... Contraction . Cathode . Cathodal Closure . . Cathodal Closure Contraction . . C " .. Various Degrees of Contraction . Cathodal Opening Contraction . . C. S. D. De . R. E. K. . Current Strength . . Duration . Density . . Reaction of ...
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... contraction of the abdominal muscles when the skin over the abdomen is stimulated . A. Regions . See Abdomen . A. Respiration , R. carried on chiefly by the diaphragm and abdominal muscles . A. Ring , External , a triangu- lar opening ...
... contraction of the abdominal muscles when the skin over the abdomen is stimulated . A. Regions . See Abdomen . A. Respiration , R. carried on chiefly by the diaphragm and abdominal muscles . A. Ring , External , a triangu- lar opening ...
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... contractions . See oxytocic and ecbolic . Abortion ( abortus ) . The expulsion of the foetus before it is viable . By some authors expulsion of the ovum during the first three months is abortion ; from this time to via- bility , it is ...
... contractions . See oxytocic and ecbolic . Abortion ( abortus ) . The expulsion of the foetus before it is viable . By some authors expulsion of the ovum during the first three months is abortion ; from this time to via- bility , it is ...
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... contraction of the ciliary muscle which occasions a loosening of the suspensory ligament and a thickening of the lens by its own elas- ticity . A. , Absolute , the accommoda- tion of either eye separately . A. , Anom- alies of ...
... contraction of the ciliary muscle which occasions a loosening of the suspensory ligament and a thickening of the lens by its own elas- ticity . A. , Absolute , the accommoda- tion of either eye separately . A. , Anom- alies of ...
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... contraction of Adde , or Additur , meaning , add , or let there be added ; used in prescription - writing . Adact / ylous ( a , without , daкrvλos , a finger ) . Without fingers . In biology , certain crustaceans the arms of which are ...
... contraction of Adde , or Additur , meaning , add , or let there be added ; used in prescription - writing . Adact / ylous ( a , without , daкrvλos , a finger ) . Without fingers . In biology , certain crustaceans the arms of which are ...
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Page 123 - ... between the anterior wall of the rectum and the posterior wall of the vagina. The swollen ovary feels like an enlarged gland, is convex, and sometimes throbs and pulsates beneath the finger.
Page 212 - The dissector has observed that the spermatic cord in the male and the round ligament in the female pierces the abdominal wall above Poupart's ligament.
Page 441 - Tonsils (Amygdala) are two glandular organs, situated one on each side of the fauces, between the anterior and posterior pillars of the soft palate. The tonsils are of a rounded form, and vary considerably in size in different individuals.
Page 179 - GUANO measured weight of a substance compared with that of an equal volume of another taken as a standard.
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