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  • 81hydrothorax — hydrothoracic /huy droh theuh ras ik/, adj. /huy dreuh thawr aks, thohr /, n. Pathol. the presence of serous fluid in one or both pleural cavities. [1785 95; HYDRO 1 + THORAX] * * * ▪ medicine       accumulation of watery fluid in the pleural… …

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  • 82aqueous humour — noun the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens • Syn: ↑aqueous humor • Hypernyms: ↑liquid body substance, ↑bodily fluid, ↑body fluid, ↑humor, ↑humour * * * aqueous humour …

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  • 83Humor, aqueous — In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally present in the front and rear chambers of the eye. It is a clear, watery fluid that flows between and nourishes the lens and the cornea;… …

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  • 84body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the …

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  • 85ichor —   n. watery fluid discharged from wound; fluid supposed to fill veins of Greek and   Latin gods.    ♦ ichorous, a.    ♦ ichorrhoea, n. discharge of pus like fluid …

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  • 86blood plasma — noun the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended • Syn: ↑plasma, ↑plasm • Hypernyms: ↑extracellular fluid, ↑ECF • Substance… …

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  • 87karyolymph — noun a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed • Hypernyms: ↑liquid body substance, ↑bodily fluid, ↑body fluid, ↑humor, ↑humour * * * ˈkarēō+ˌ noun Etymology …

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  • 88water-vascular — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : of, relating to, or made up of vessels that in many invertebrates contain a watery fluid see water vascular system * * * waˈter vasˈcular adjective 1. Relating to vessels in certain invertebrates which contain a …

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  • 89Blister, water — a blister with clear watery contents that is not purulent (does not contain pus) and is not sanguineous (does not contain blood). A blister is medically termed a vesicle. One that is more than 5 mm in diameter with thin walls and is full of… …

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  • 90aquiparous — Secreting or excreting a watery fluid. [L. aqua, water, + pario, to bring forth] * * * aq·uip·a·rous (ak wipґə rəs) [aqua + parous] producing water or a watery secretion …

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