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71Fetoscope — (1) A flexible fiberoptic device used to view or operate upon a fetus within the womb (to do fetal surgery). (2) A stethoscope designed for listening to the fetal heart beat. * * * 1. A fiberoptic endoscope used in fetology. 2. A stethoscope… …
72Death Merchant — The Death Merchant is the title and lead character of a series of men s action adventure books written by Joseph R. Rosenberger. Richard Joseph Camellion, as described in the books is a master of disguise, the martial arts and wet work. Cynical… …
73Drexler–Smalley debate on molecular nanotechnology — The Drexler–Smalley debate on molecular nanotechnology was a public dispute between K. Eric Drexler, founder of the field of molecular nanotechnology, and Richard Smalley, a recipient of the 1996 Nobel prize in Chemistry for the discovery of the… …
74attempt — 01. He was killed while [attempting] to cross the Pacific Ocean in a hot air balloon. 02. Sony Corp. has begun an aggressive new marketing campaign in an [attempt] to become the number one seller of VCRs in North America. 03. The youth made an… …
75comprehend — 01. It s difficult to [comprehend] what would make two high school boys do such a terrible thing. 02. She talks to everyone she can, every chance she gets, so her listening [comprehension] has really improved. 03. We need to do a [comprehensive]… …
76process — 01. In recent months, a [process] has begun in North and South Korea which the people there hope will lead to the eventual reunification of the two countries. 02. It is important to learn a [process] which will help you to deduce the meaning of… …
77span — 01. The life [span] of Japanese women is the longest in the world. 02. Many young children today have an approximate attention [span] of about 15 minutes, or the time of a television show between commercials. 03. Raymond Bourque s hockey career… …
78unethical — [[t]ʌ̱ne̱θɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s behaviour as unethical, you think it is wrong and unacceptable according to a society s rules or people s beliefs. It s simply unethical to promote and advertise such a dangerous product …
79trephine — tre•phine [[t]trɪˈfaɪn, ˈfin[/t]] n. v. phined, phin•ing 1) srg a small circular saw used in surgery to remove disks of bone, esp. from the skull 2) srg to operate upon with a trephine • Etymology: 1620–30; sp. var. of trefine, orig. trafine, b.… …
80trepan — I. /trəˈpæn/ (say truh pan) noun 1. a boring tool for sinking shafts or the like. 2. → trephine (def. 1). –verb (t) (trepanned, trepanning) 3. Machinery a. to cut (circular discs) out of plate stock using a rotating cutter. b. to cut (a… …
