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  • 71Cerebral blood flow — Cerebral blood flow, or CBF, is the blood supply to the brain in a given time.[1] In an adult, CBF is typically 750 millitres per minute or 15% of the cardiac output. This equates to 50 to 54 millilitres of blood per 100 grams of brain tissue per …

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  • 72Ectopia lentis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 H27.1, Q12.1 ICD 9 …

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  • 73Pulmonary shunt — A pulmonary shunt is a physiological result when the alveoli of the lung is perfused with blood as normal, but ventilation (the supply of air) fails to supply the perfused region. In other words, the ventilation/perfusion ratio (the ratio of air… …

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  • 74List of Di-Gata Defenders Spells — This is a list of known stone casts used throughout the television series, Di Gata Defenders. Sorcery in RaDos mostly uses special dice like stones called Di Gata Stones as a casting medium, and draw upon the land (or water if the caster uses… …

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  • 75allergy — /al euhr jee/, n., pl. allergies. 1. an abnormal reaction of the body to a previously encountered allergen introduced by inhalation, ingestion, injection, or skin contact, often manifested by itchy eyes, runny nose, wheezing, skin rash, or… …

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  • 76constriction — /keuhn strik sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of constricting. 2. the state of being constricted; tightness or inward pressure. 3. a constricted part. 4. something that constricts. 5. Phonet. an articulated narrowing of the vocal tract that in consonants… …

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  • 77constringe — /keuhn strinj /, v.t., constringed, constringing. to constrict; compress; cause to contract. [1595 1605; < L constringere to draw tight, tie up, equiv. to con CON + stringere to draw; see CONSTRICT] * * * …

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  • 78muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a&#8230; …

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  • 79Nile, Battle of the — (Aug. 1, 1798) Battle between the British fleet under Horatio Nelson and French Revolutionary forces at Abū Qīr Bay, near Alexandria, Egypt. In a plan to constrict British trade routes by invading Egypt, Napoleon ordered the French fleet to sail&#8230; …

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  • 80cardiovascular disease — Introduction       any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …

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