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abdominovesical means: of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder

abduce means: advance evidence for

abducens means: a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

abducens muscle means: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward

abducens nerve means: a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

abducent means: a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

abducent means: especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part

abducent nerve means: a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

abduct means: pull away from the body

abduct means: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

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beta rhythm means: the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz

civil liberty means: fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference

civil liberty means: one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country

halocarpus means: dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium

hatrack means: a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats

hierarchical classification system means: a classification system where entries are arranged based on some hierarchical structure

impartial means: free from undue bias or preconceived opinions

impartial means: showing lack of favoritism

incubate means: sit on (eggs)

incubate means: grow under conditions that promote development

jordan almond means: an almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored

jordan almond means: variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery

lord of misrule means: a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration

odontoceti means: toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales

pectoral girdle means: a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached

peeling means: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

primaxin means: trade name for a parenteral antibiotic

satsuma tree means: a variety of mandarin orange

satyr means: one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns

satyr means: man with strong sexual desires