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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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alpha blocker means: any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder

ambystomid means: small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander

angleworm means: terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

beastliness means: unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather

beastliness means: the quality of being deliberately mean

caudal appendage means: tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus

charles camille saint-saens means: French pianist and composer (1835-1921)

chrysanthemum coronarium means: shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers

cross-legged means: with the legs crossed

dardanelles campaign means: the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks

emplane means: board a plane

firm means: the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

firm means: make taut or tauter

firm means: become taut or tauter

firm means: strong and sure

firm means: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

firm means: securely fixed in place

firm means: not soft or yielding to pressure

firm means: possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue

firm means: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable