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  • 51Miracle of Calanda — Sculpted image of the leg of Miguel Pellicer in an arch of the Templo del Pilar in Calanda The Miracle of Calanda is an event that allegedly took place in Calanda, Spain in 1640, according to 17th century documents. The documents state that a… …

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  • 52glomus tumour — 1. a benign tumour arising from paraganglion cells of the vagus nerve in the neck (see paraganglioma). In the middle ear they are called glomus tympanicum tumours; around the jugular vein they are called glomus jugulare tumours. 2. (glomangioma)… …

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  • 53burned — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Marked by fire or intense heat] Syn. scorched, charred, seared, burnt, singed, branded, cauterized, marked, blistered, sunburned, scalded. 2. [Consumed] Syn. burned up, reduced to ashes, incinerated; see destroyed …

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  • 54brand — {{11}}brand (n.) O.E. brand, brond fire, flame; firebrand, piece of burning wood, torch, and (poetic) sword, from P.Gmc. *brandaz (Cf. O.N. brandr, O.H.G. brant, O.Fris. brond firebrand, blade of a sword, Ger. brand fire ), from root *bran /*bren …

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  • 55cauterize — (v.) c.1400, from O.Fr. cauteriser, from L.L. cauterizare to burn or brand with a hot iron, from Gk. kauteriazein, from kauter burning or branding iron, from kaiein to burn (see CAUSTIC (Cf. caustic)). Related: Cauterized; cauterizing;… …

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  • 56seared — a. 1. Cauterized, burnt on the surface. 2. Hardened, callous, impenitent, unrepentant, obdurate, graceless, incorrigible, shameless, irreclaimable …

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  • 57burn — verb 1) the shed was burning Syn: be on fire, be alight, be ablaze, blaze, go up, go up in smoke, be in flames, be aflame; smolder, glow 2) he burned the letters Syn: set fire to, se …

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  • 58cauterize — [kôt′ər īz΄] vt. cauterized, cauterizing [ME cauterizen < LL cauterizare < Gr kautēriazein < kautērion, kautēr, burning or branding iron < kaiein, to burn] to burn with a hot needle, a laser, a caustic substance, or an electric… …

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  • 59cauterise — verb 1. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent The surgeon cauterized the wart • Syn: ↑cauterize, ↑burn • Derivationally related forms: ↑burn (for: ↑ …

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