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  • 31layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam …

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  • 32Cast — 1) A protective shell of plaster and bandage molded to protect a broken or fractured limb as it heals. 2) An abnormal mass of dead cells that forms in a body cavity. * * * 1. An object formed by the solidification of a liquid poured into a mold.… …

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  • 33splay — 1. To lay open the end of a tubular structure by making a longitudinal incision to increase its potential diameter. SEE ALSO: spatulate. 2. The rounding of the corner on the graph relating rate of …

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  • 34sweat gland — noun any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sudoriferous gland • Hypernyms: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Hyponyms: ↑apoc …

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  • 35Curitiba — For the plant genus, see Curitiba prismatica. Curitiba   Municipality   The Municipality of Curitiba …

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  • 36Cephalopod — Cephalopods Temporal range: Devonian – Recent[1] (Stem groups from Cambrian)[2] …

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  • 37Buro Happold — Infobox Company name = Buro Happold type = Limited Liability Partnership genre = foundation = 1976cite web|url=http://www.burohappold.com/BH/BHTemplate1.aspx?ID=DBC60486D40B134879C831CC4AFD328F |publisher=Buro Happold website|title= Timeline ]… …

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  • 38branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery …

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  • 39tunica — SYN: tunic. [L. a coat] t. adventitia SYN: adventitia. t. albuginea a dense white collagenous tunic surrounding a structure. t. albuginea of corpora cavernosa [TA] a strong …

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  • 40Ligament — Diagram of the right knee. Typical joint In …

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