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  • 61crural — Relating to the leg or thigh, or to any crus. * * * cru·ral kru̇(ə)r əl adj of or relating to the thigh or leg specif FEMORAL <crural artery> <crural nerve> * * * adj. 1. relating to the thigh or leg. 2. relating to the crura cerebri… …

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  • 62germinal — Relating to a germ or, in botany, to germination. * * * ger·mi·nal jərm nəl, ən əl adj of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a germ cell or early embryo ger·mi·nal·ly ē adv * * * adj. 1. relating to the early developmental stages of… …

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  • 63medicolegal — Relating to both medicine and the law. SEE ALSO: forensic medicine. [medico + L. legalis, legal] * * * med·i·co·le·gal .med i kō lē gəl adj of or relating to both medicine and law * * * adj. relating to the legal aspects of the practice of… …

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  • 64medullary — Relating to the medulla or marrow. SYN: medullar. * * * med·ul·lary med əl .er ē, mej ə .ler ē; mə dəl ə rē adj 1 a) of or relating to the medulla of any body part or organ b) containing, consisting of, or resembling bone marrow c) of or relating …

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  • 65murine — Relating to animals of the family Muridae. [L. murinus, relating to mice, fr. mus (mur ), a mouse] * * * mu·rine myu̇(ə)r .īn adj 1 a) of or relating to the genus Mus or to its subfamily (Murinae) that includes most of the rats and mice which… …

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  • 66pectoral — Relating to the chest. [L. pectoralis; fr. pectus, breast bone] * * * pec·to·ral pek t(ə )rəl n 1) a pectoral part or organ esp PECTORALIS 2) a medicinal substance for treating diseases of the respiratory tract pectoral …

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  • 67phonic — Relating to the voice or to sound. SEE ALSO: phonetic. * * * pho·nic fän ik, except 2b also fō nik adj 1) of, relating to, or producing sound 2 a) of or relating to the sounds of speech b) of or relating to phonics pho·ni·cal·ly (ə )lē …

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  • 68physical — Relating to the body, as distinguished from the mind. [Mod. L. physicalis, fr. G. physikos] * * * phys·i·cal fiz i kəl adj 1) having material existence: perceptible esp. through the senses and subject to the laws of nature 2 a) of or relating to… …

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  • 69somatopsychic — Relating to the body mind relationship; the study of the effects of the body upon the mind, as opposed to psychosomatic, which is mind on body. [somato + G. psyche, soul] * * * so·ma·to·psy·chic sō .mat ə sī kik, .sō mət ə adj of or relating to… …

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  • 70systemic — Relating to a system; specifically somatic, relating to the entire organism as distinguished from any of its individual parts. * * * sys·tem·ic sis tem ik adj of, relating to, or common to a system: as a) affecting the body generally compare… …

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