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101Short division — Division Di*vi sion, n. [F. division, L. divisio, from dividere. See {Divide}.] 1. The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation. [1913 Webster] I was overlooked in the division of the spoil.… …
102Strangulated — Stran gu*la ted, a. 1. (Med.) Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Contracted at irregular… …
103Strangulated hernia — Strangulated Stran gu*la ted, a. 1. (Med.) Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Contracted at …
104Striction — Stric tion, n. [L. strictio. See {Stringent}.] The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted. [1913 Webster] {Line of striction} (Geom.), the line on a skew surface that cuts each generator in that point of it that is nearest to the… …
105cervix — noun (plural cervices or cervixes) Etymology: Latin cervic , cervix Date: 15th century 1. neck; especially the back part of the neck 2. a constricted portion of an organ or part; especially the narrow outer end of the uterus …
106constrict — verb Etymology: Latin constrictus, past participle of constringere Date: 1732 transitive verb 1. a. to make narrow or draw together b. compress, squeeze < constrict a nerve > 2 …
107constriction — noun Date: 15th century 1. an act or product of constricting 2. the quality or state of being constricted 3. something that constricts …
108hobble skirt — noun Date: 1911 a skirt constricted at the bottom …
109moniliform — adjective Etymology: Latin monile necklace more at mane Date: circa 1803 jointed or constricted at regular intervals so as to resemble a string of beads < a moniliform root > < moniliform insect antennae > …
110spider — noun Etymology: Middle English spyder, alteration of spithre; akin to Old English spinnan to spin Date: 15th century 1. any of an order (Araneae syn. Araneida) of arachnids having the abdomen usually unsegmented and constricted at the base,… …
