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  • 1guttural — guttural, ale, aux [ gytyral, o ] adj. • 1542; du lat. guttur « gosier » 1 ♦ Qui appartient au gosier. Artère gutturale. 2 ♦ Émis par le gosier. ⇒ rauque. Toux, voix gutturale. Son guttural. ♢ Phonét. Vieilli Consonne gutturale, et n. f. une… …

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  • 2guttural consonant — noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat • Syn: ↑guttural, ↑pharyngeal, ↑pharyngeal consonant • Derivationally related forms: ↑guttural (for: ↑guttural) …

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  • 3guttural — adjective the man who called had a guttural voice Syn: throaty, husky, gruff, gravelly, growly, growling, croaky, croaking, harsh, rough, rasping, raspy; deep, low, thick …

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  • 4guttural — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. throaty, rasping, husky, hoarse. See roughness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. throaty, hoarse, gruff, rough, grating, harsh, rasping, glottal, deep, sepulchral, growling, thick, inarticulate. Ant.… …

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  • 5gorge — [ gɔrʒ ] n. f. • 1130; lat. pop. °gurga, class. gurges « gouffre » I ♦ 1 ♦ Parties antérieure et latérale du cou. La gorge et la nuque. Se protéger la gorge avec une écharpe. Gorge nue, découverte. Serrer la gorge de qqn. ⇒fam. kiki, sifflet;… …

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  • 6pharyngeal — I noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat • Syn: ↑guttural, ↑guttural consonant, ↑pharyngeal consonant • Derivationally related forms: ↑guttural (for: ↑gut …

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  • 7pharyngeal consonant — noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat • Syn: ↑guttural, ↑guttural consonant, ↑pharyngeal • Derivationally related forms: ↑guttural (for: ↑guttural) …

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  • 8duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule …

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  • 9Pulse — The rhythmic dilation of an artery resulting from beating of the heart. It is often measured by feeling the arteries of the wrist. * * * Rhythmic dilation of an artery, produced by the increased volume of blood thrown into the vessel by the… …

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  • 10Tube — A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) in the ear. * * * 1. A hollow cylindrical structure or canal. 2. A hollow cylinder or pipe. SYN: tuba [TA]. [L. tubus]… …

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