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  • 81selective estrogen receptor modulator — n any of a class of drugs (as raloxifene or tamoxifen) that bind with estrogen receptors and act as estrogen agonists in some tissues and estrogen antagonists in other tissues abbr. SERM * * * (SERM) an agent that activates some estrogen… …

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  • 82selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor — n SSRI * * * (SSRI) any of a group of compounds that inhibit the inactivation of serotonin by blocking its absorption in the central nervous system, but that have only weak or no effects on neuronal uptake of norepinephrine and dopamine; used to… …

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  • 83selective incorporation — se·lec·tive incorporation n: a theory or doctrine of constitutional law that those rights guaranteed by the first eight amendments to the U.S. Constitution that are fundamental to and implicit in the concept of ordered liberty are incorporated… …

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  • 84selective service — ☆ selective service n. compulsory military service according to age, physical fitness, and other qualifications …

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  • 85selective mating — noun The selection of mates, based on some outward characteristic (eg tail length in birds) and/or on competition between members of the same sex • • • Main Entry: ↑select …

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  • 86selective weedkiller — noun A weedkiller that does not destroy certain plants • • • Main Entry: ↑select …

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  • 87Selective Service System — Agency overview Formed May 18, 1917 September 16, 1940 Headquarters Arlington County, Virginia, United States …

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  • 88Selective school (New South Wales) — Sydney Boys High School, a NSW Selective School Selective schools in New South Wales, Australia are government high schools operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, that have accepted their students based upon their… …

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  • 89Selective mutism — Articleissues expert = PsychologyInfobox Disease Name = Selective mutism Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|F|94|0|f|90 ICD9 = ICD9|309.83 ICD9|313.23 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001546 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2660 MeshID =… …

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  • 90Selective calling — SECAL redirects here. For the French wine grape also known as Secal, see Jurançon (grape). In a conventional, analog two way radio system, a standard radio has noise squelch or carrier squelch which allows a radio to receive all transmissions.… …

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