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  • 111Outer segment disc shedding — The retina contains two types of photoreceptors – rods and cones. There are about 6 7 million cones that provide color vision to the eye, and they are very concentrated in a central spot in the retina, called the macula. However, the rods are… …

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  • 112architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …

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  • 113bossa nova — /bos euh noh veuh, baw seuh/ 1. jazz influenced music of Brazilian origin, rhythmically related to the samba. 2. a dance performed to this music. [1960 65; < Pg: lit., new tendency, leaning] * * * ▪ music Portuguese“new trend”       Brazilian&#8230; …

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  • 114cardiopulmonary resuscitation — emergency procedure for reviving heart and lung function, involving special physical techniques and often the use of electrical and mechanical equipment. Abbr.: CPR [1970 75] * * * ▪ medicine       emergency procedure for providing artificial&#8230; …

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  • 115painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface&#8230; …

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  • 116rock — rock1 rockless, adj. rocklike, adj. /rok/, n. 1. a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like. 2. Geol. a. mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable&#8230; …

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  • 117Rock — /rok/, n. a male given name. * * * I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals. The three major classes of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic are based on the processes that formed them. These three classes are&#8230; …

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  • 118tap dance — a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out with the toe or heel by a dancer wearing shoes with special hard soles or with taps. [‡1925 30] * * * Style of American theatrical dance using precise rhythmical patterns&#8230; …

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  • 119South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and&#8230; …

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  • 120musical performance — Introduction       step in the musical process during which musical ideas are realized and transmitted to a listener. In Western music, performance is most commonly viewed as an interpretive art, though it is not always merely that. A performer&#8230; …

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