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  • 11human 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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  • 12wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …

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  • 13Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… …

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  • 14Rope — This article is about non metallic ropes. For other uses, see Rope (disambiguation). Coils of rope used for long line fishing A rope is a length of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile …

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  • 15aging — ag·ing (āʹjĭng) n. 1. The process of growing old or maturing. 2. An artificial process for imparting the characteristics and properties of age. * * * Gradual change in an organism that leads to increased risk of weakness, disease, and death. It… …

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  • 16fibreglass — or glass fibre Fibrous form of glass, developed in the 1930s. Liquid glass issues in fine streams through hundreds of fine nozzles, and the solidifying streams are gathered into a single strand and wound onto a spool. Strands can be twisted into… …

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  • 17floor covering — Finish material on floors, including wood strips, parquet, linoleum, vinyl, asphalt tile, rubber, cork, epoxy resins, ceramic tile, and carpeting. Wood strip flooring, attached to a subfloor of plywood, is most popular, especially for residences …

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  • 18Trabecula — A partition which divides or partly divides a cavity: {{}}One of the strands of connective tissue projecting into an organ that constitutes part of the framework of the organ as, for example, the trabeculae of the spleen. One of a number of small …

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  • 19Filament — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Filament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 filament filament line Sgm: N 1 fiber fiber fibril Sgm: N 1 funicle funicle vein Sgm: N 1 hair hair capillament cilium …

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  • 20Alpha helix — A common motif in the secondary structure of proteins, the alpha helix (α helix) is a right handed coiled conformation, resembling a spring, in which every backbone N H group donates a hydrogen bond to the backbone C=O group of the amino acid… …

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