... noun the roof of the mouth and
floor of the nasal cavity, formed of the hard and
soft palates
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condition where pieces of articular ... superficial
thickness burn
particle
particle /pɑtk(ə)l/ noun a very small piece of
matter
particulate
particulate /pɑ
|
tkjυlət/ adjective referring to
or composed of...
... endodermal
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Descemet’s membrane
Descemet’s membrane /deʃə
|
mets
membren/ noun one of the deep layers of the
cornea [Described 178 5. ... is progressive loss of function of a part of
the body, or in which a part of the body fails to
repair itself
deglutition
deglutition /dilu
|
tʃ(ə)n/ noun th...
... condition in
which part of the eye, especially part of the iris, is
missing
colon
colon /kəυlɒn/ noun the main part of the large
intestine, running from the caecum at the end of
the small intestine ... scan
brain scan /bren skn/ noun an examination
of the inside of the brain, made by passing X-rays
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... man of medicine. He
was Professor of Surgery and Anatomy at
Padua, where he was also Professor of Botany.]
Fallot’s tetralogy
Fallot’s tetralogy /fləυz te
|
trlədi/ noun
same as tetralogy of ... her-
pes
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humeroulnar joint
humeroulnar joint /hjumərəυ
|
lnə dɔnt/
noun
part of the elbow joint, wh...
... preparation of cosmetics
lanugo
lanugo /lə
|
njuəυ/ noun 1. soft hair on the
body of a fetus or newborn baby 2. soft hair on the
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lobectomy
lobectomy ... lifting pieces of fractured bone 2. a muscle
which lifts a limb or a part of the body
level of care
level of care /lev(ə)l əv keə/ noun any of the
plan...
... /njυərəυep
|
θiliəm/ noun
the layer of epithelial cells forming part of the lin-
ing of the mucous membrane of the nose or the
labyrinth of the middle ear
neurofibril
neurofibril /njυərəυ
|
fabrl/ ... cytoplasm of a neurone
neurofibrilla
neurofibrilla /njυərəυ
|
fbrlə/ noun same as
neurofibril. See illustration at NEURONE in Sup-
plement
(NOTE: The plural is neurofi...
... 1. a part of something ć
the middle section of the aorta 2. the action of cut-
ting tissue 3. a slice of tissue cut for examination
under a microscope 4. a part of a document such
as an Act of ... sometimes
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screening
screening /skrinŋ/ noun the process of test-
ing large numbers of people to see if an...
... epilepsy
soft
soft /sɒft/ adjective not hard or not resistant to
pressure
soft chancre
soft chancre /sɒft ʃŋkə/ noun same as soft
sore
soft palate
soft palate /sɒft plət/ noun the back part of
the ... as part of their train-
ing
team nursing
team nursing /tim nsŋ/ noun a system in
which the care of a group of patients is assigned
to a team of four or five health...