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  • 71zygomaticotemporal — Relating to the zygomatic and temporal bones. * * * zy·go·mat·i·co·tem·po·ral tem p(ə )rəl adj 1) of, relating to, or uniting the zygomatic arch and the temporal bone <the zygomaticotemporal suture> 2 a) of, relating to, or being the branch …

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  • 72Biochemical — Relating to biochemistry, the application of the tools and concepts of chemistry to living systems. Biochemists study such things as the structures and physical properties of biological molecules, including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and… …

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  • 73Endothelial — Relating to the endothelium, the layer of flat cells lining the closed spaces of the body such as the inside of blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, the heart, and body cavities. By contrast, the outside layer of cells that covers all the free, open …

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  • 74Fecal — Relating to the feces, the stool. the excrement discharged from the intestines. From the Latin faex and faecis meaning the dregs or sediment. * * * Relating to feces. * * * fe·cal or chiefly Brit fae·cal fē kəl adj of, relating to, or… …

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  • 75Metabolic — Relating to metabolism, the whole range of biochemical processes that occur within us (or any living organism). Metabolism consists of anabolism (the buildup of substances) and catabolism (the breakdown of substances). The term metabolic is often …

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  • 76Oneiric — Relating to dreams; dream like. From the Greek oneiros (dream). See oneirophrenia. * * * 1. Pertaining to dreams. 2. Pertaining to the clinical state of oneirophrenia. SYN: oniric. [G. oneiros, dream] * * * onei·ric ō nī rik adj 1) of or relating …

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  • 77Therapeutic — Relating to therapeutics, that part of medicine concerned specifically with the treatment of disease. The therapeutic dose of a drug is the amount needed to treat a disease. Something that is therapeutic is good for the individual. It is often… …

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  • 78agonal — Relating to the process of dying or the moment of death, so called because of the former erroneous notion that dying is a painful process. * * * ag·o·nal ag ən əl adj of, relating to, or associated with agony and esp. the death agony <chemical …

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  • 79alveolar — Relating to an alveolus. * * * al·ve·o·lar al vē ə lər adj 1) of, relating to, resembling, or having alveoli 2) of, relating to, or constituting the part of the jaws where the teeth arise, the air cells of the lungs, or glands with secretory… …

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  • 80areolar — Relating to an areola. * * * are·o·lar lər adj 1) of, relating to, or like an areola 2) of, relating to, or consisting of areolar tissue …

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