Body+of+a+vessel
101hull — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. husk, shell, calyx, covering. v. t. shuck (see divestment). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The body of a vessel] Syn. framework, skeleton, main structure, wetted surface, underbody, water lines, decks,… …
102hull — I. n. 1. Husk, outer covering. 2. Body of a vessel. II. v. a. Peel, strip the hull from …
103trachea — tra•che•a [[t]ˈtreɪ ki ə[/t]] n. pl. che•ae [[t] kiˌi[/t]] che•as 1) anat. (in air breathing vertebrates) a tube that extends from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passageway of air to and from the lungs; windpipe 2) ent (in… …
104cutdown — [kut′doun΄] n. a medical procedure of cutting into a body cavity or vessel, esp. a vein, to attach a catheter for drainage, examination, etc …
105KARAITES — (Heb. בַּעֲלֵי מִקְרָא ,בְּנֵי מִקְרָא ,קָרָאִים, Qaraʾim, Benei Miqra, Ba alei Miqra; Ar. Qarāʾiyyūn), Jewish sect which came into being toward the middle of the ninth century. (See Map: karaite Settlement). Its doctrine is characterized… …
106Arthurian legend — Body of stories and medieval romances centring on the legendary English king Arthur. The stories chronicle Arthur s life, the adventures of his knights, and the adulterous love between his knight Sir Lancelot and his queen, Guinevere. The legend… …
107Maroon (people) — Body of Ndyuka Maroon child brought before a shaman, Suriname 1955 Maroons (from the word marronage or American/Spanish cimarrón: fugitive, runaway , lit. living on mountaintops ; from Spanish cima: top, summit ) were runaway slaves in the West… …
108canopic jar — vessel used in ancient Egypt to house the embalmed organs of the deceased (was buried alongside the mummified body) …
109circulation — circulable /serr kyeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. /serr kyeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing. 2. the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, which is maintained… …
110arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
