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  • 111Exhaust orifice — Exhaust Ex*haust , a. [L. exhaustus, p. p.] 1. Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work. [1913… …

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  • 112External urethral orifice (female) — Infobox Anatomy Name = External urethral orifice (female) Latin = orificium urethræ externum GraySubject = 270 GrayPage = 1266 Caption2 = External genital organs of female. The labia minora have been drawn apart. System = MeshName = MeshNumber =… …

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  • 113Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (N.O.T.E.S.) — Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an emerging field of endoscopic surgery. As the name implies, surgery is performed using instruments via the mouth, vagina or anus. [ [http://noscar.org/faq.php What is NOTES?] from… …

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  • 114cardiac orifice — n CARDIA (1) * * * cardial orifice ostium cardiacum …

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  • 115mitral orifice — n the left atrioventricular orifice * * * ostium atrioventriculare sinistrum …

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  • 116myopectineal orifice — of Fruchaud a region of the groin bounded superiorly by the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles, medially by the rectus abdominis muscle, laterally by the iliopsoas muscle, and inferiorly by Cooper ligament and the pubis. It… …

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  • 117bleed orifice — A calibrated orifice used in a fluid power system to allow a controlled flow of fluid into the system when it is in operation. When the system is not in operation, all of the pressure is bled off through the bleed orifice …

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  • 118aortic orifice — noun the orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta • Hypernyms: ↑orifice, ↑opening, ↑porta …

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  • 119Body orifice — A body orifice is any opening in the body of an animal. External orifices In a typical mammalian body such as the human body, the external body orifices are: The nostrils, for breathing and the associated sense of smell. The eyes, for the sense… …

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  • 120Internal urethral orifice — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = ostium urethrae internum GraySubject = 255 GrayPage = 1232 Caption = Urinary bladder Caption2 = The interior of bladder. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = o 09 DorlandsSuf = 12602099 The… …

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