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  • 11exercise — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French exercice, from Latin exercitium, from exercitare to train, exercise, frequentative of exercēre to train, occupy, from ex + arcēre to enclose, hold off more at ark Date: 14th century 1. a. the… …

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  • 12Pressurised heavy water reactor — A pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) is a nuclear power reactor, commonly using unenriched natural uranium as its fuel, that uses heavy water (deuterium oxide D2O) as its coolant and moderator. The heavy water coolant is kept under pressure… …

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  • 13Nuclear decommissioning — Example of decommissioning work underway. The reactor pressure ves …

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  • 14Agathoclea — (Gr. polytonic|Ἀγαθόκλεια) was a mistress of the profligate Ptolemy Philopator, King of Egypt, and sister of his no less profligate minister Agathocles.Citation | last = Mason | first = Charles Peter | author link = | contribution = Agathoclea |… …

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  • 15circumcise — To remove the prepuce or other tissue by circumferential incision (circumcision). * * * cir·cum·cise sər kəm .sīz vt, cised; cis·ing to cut off the prepuce of (a male) or the clitoris of (a female) cir·cum·cis·er n * * * cir·cum·cise… …

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  • 16excise — To cut out. SEE ALSO: resect. * * * ex·cise ik sīz vt, ex·cised; ex·cis·ing to remove by excision: RESECT <excise a tumor> * * * vb. to cut out tissue, an organ, or a tumour from the body. • excision n. * * * ex·cise (ek sīzґ) to cut… …

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  • 17exercise — 1. Active: bodily exertion for the sake of restoring the organs and functions to a healthy state or keeping them healthy. 2. Passive: motion of limbs without effort by the patient. isometric e. e. consisting of muscular contractions without… …

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  • 18incise — To cut with a knife. * * * in·cise in sīz, sīs vt, in·cised; in·cis·ing to cut into: make an incision in <incised the swollen tissue> …

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  • 19exercise — ex·er·cise 1 / ek sər ˌsīz/ n 1: the discharge of an official function or professional occupation 2: the act or an instance of carrying out the terms of an agreement (as an option) exercise 2 vt cised, cis·ing 1: to make effective in action …

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  • 20antisepticize — an·ti·sep·ti·cize or chiefly Brit an·ti·sep·ti·cise sep tə .sīz vt, cized or chiefly Brit cised; ciz·ing or chiefly Brit cis·ing to make antiseptic …

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