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... tissue . In surgery , applied to substances which mechanically take up excreted matter , as A. Cotton , A. Sponge , etc. A. Glands . See Lymph- atics . Absorption . The permeation or imbibi- tion of one body by another . The process ...
... tissue . In surgery , applied to substances which mechanically take up excreted matter , as A. Cotton , A. Sponge , etc. A. Glands . See Lymph- atics . Absorption . The permeation or imbibi- tion of one body by another . The process ...
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... Tissue . See Animal Tissue . Adenology ( aðŋv and λʊyoç , a discourse ) . The science of the glandular system . Adeno'ma ( aðŋv , oμa , tumor ) . A tumor that has sprung from a gland , or con- structed after the type of a secreting ...
... Tissue . See Animal Tissue . Adenology ( aðŋv and λʊyoç , a discourse ) . The science of the glandular system . Adeno'ma ( aðŋv , oμa , tumor ) . A tumor that has sprung from a gland , or con- structed after the type of a secreting ...
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... tissue found in the lymphatic glands . T. , Adipose , a variety of areolar tissue constituting a re- servoir for fatty substances . T. , Areolar , Cellular or Connective , a tissue of easily- distended meshes , used to bind the various ...
... tissue found in the lymphatic glands . T. , Adipose , a variety of areolar tissue constituting a re- servoir for fatty substances . T. , Areolar , Cellular or Connective , a tissue of easily- distended meshes , used to bind the various ...
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... tissue about the rectum , or discharging externally . A. , Im- perforate , absence of the anus , the natural opening being closed by areolar tissue or a membranous septum . A. , Pruritus of , persistent itching of the anal orifice . A ...
... tissue about the rectum , or discharging externally . A. , Im- perforate , absence of the anus , the natural opening being closed by areolar tissue or a membranous septum . A. , Pruritus of , persistent itching of the anal orifice . A ...
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... tissue . Ar'chil . A coloring matter somewhat like litmus , chiefly obtained from the lichen Rocella tinctoria ; used for staining animal tissues . Arcta'tion ( arcto , to draw close together ) . Contraction or lessening of an opening ...
... tissue . Ar'chil . A coloring matter somewhat like litmus , chiefly obtained from the lichen Rocella tinctoria ; used for staining animal tissues . Arcta'tion ( arcto , to draw close together ) . Contraction or lessening of an opening ...
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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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