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  • 91pea — pea1 pealike, adj. /pee/, n., pl. peas, (Archaic or Brit. Dial.) pease; adj. n. 1. the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family. 2. the plant itself. 3. the green, somewhat inflated pod of this plant. 4 …

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  • 92spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column. [1830 40] * * * In vertebrates, the body s major nerve tract. In humans it is about 18 in. (45 cm) long, running from the base of the brain through the vertebral… …

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  • 93thyroid gland — noun A large butterfly shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones. Removal due to thyroid cancer is termed a total thyroidectomy …

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  • 94suggestive — Relating to suggestion. * * * sug·ges·tive sə(g) jes tiv adj 1) serving to indicate <a butterfly shaped red rash...is highly suggestive of the disease (S. E. Goldfinger )(et al)> 2) tending to act like or have the effect of suggestion …

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  • 95papilionaceous — a. Butterfly shaped …

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  • 96thymus — thy•mus [[t]ˈθaɪ məs[/t]] n. pl. mus•es, mi ( mī). anat. a ductless, butterfly shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the… …

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  • 97бабочкообразная антенна — Щелевой излучатель с продольной щелью шириной, равной длине волны излучения, которая прорезана по центральной оси плоской проводящей поверхности. Форма излучателя напоминает крылья летучей мыши или бабочки. [Л.М. Невдяев. Телекоммуникационные… …

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  • 98transsphenoidal surgery — A type of surgery in which instruments are inserted into part of the brain by going through the nose and the sphenoid bone (a butterfly shaped bone at the base of the skull). Transsphenoidal surgery is used to remove tumors of the pituitary gland …

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  • 99ala — [ā′lə] n. pl. alae [ā′lē΄] [L, a wing: see AILERON] 1. Zool. a wing 2. a winglike structure, as a lobe of the ear or a side petal of a butterfly shaped corolla …

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  • 100standard — [stan′dərd] n. [ME < OFr estendard < Frank * standord, place of formation < Gmc * standan, to STAND + * ort, a place, orig., a point, akin to OE ord (see ODD): hence, orig., a standing place] 1. any figure or object, esp. a flag or… …

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