abele | (noun) a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces | Synonyms: aspen poplar, Populus alba, silver-leaved poplar, white aspen, white poplar |
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allele | (noun) (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character | Synonyms: allelomorph |
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blastocele | (noun) the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula | Synonyms: blastocoel, blastocoele, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavity |
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blastocoele | (noun) the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula | Synonyms: blastocele, blastocoel, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavity |
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clientele | (noun) customers collectively | Synonyms: business, patronage |
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colpocele | (noun) hernia projecting into the vagina | Synonyms: vaginocele |
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colpocystocele | (noun) hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth | Synonyms: cystocele |
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cystocele | (noun) hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth | Synonyms: colpocystocele |
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encephalocele | (noun) protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull | - |
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fistmele | (noun) about seven inches; the breadth of a fist with the thumb stuck out (used especially in archery to give the correct distance of the string from the bow) | - |
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galactocele | (noun) a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands) | - |
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haematocele | (noun) swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) | Synonyms: haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele |
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haematocoele | (noun) swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) | Synonyms: haematocele, hematocele, hematocoele |
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hematocele | (noun) swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) | Synonyms: haematocele, haematocoele, hematocoele |
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hematocoele | (noun) swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) | Synonyms: haematocele, haematocoele, hematocele |
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hydrocele | (noun) disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum) | - |
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keratocele | (noun) hernia of the cornea | - |
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laparocele | (noun) hernia through the abdomen | - |
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meningocele | (noun) a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue) | - |
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myelomeningocele | (noun) a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation | - |
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nonallele | (noun) genes that are not competitors at the same locus | - |
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omphalocele | (noun) protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth | Synonyms: umbilical hernia |
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oscheocele | (noun) swelling of the scrotum | Synonyms: oscheocoele |
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oscheocoele | (noun) swelling of the scrotum | Synonyms: oscheocele |
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proctocele | (noun) protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth | Synonyms: rectocele |
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rectocele | (noun) protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth | Synonyms: proctocele |
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spermatocele | (noun) a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa | - |
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stele | (noun) an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings | Synonyms: stela |
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(noun) the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant | - |
tetraskele | (noun) a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center | Synonyms: tetraskelion |
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triskele | (noun) a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center | Synonyms: triskelion |
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ukulele | (noun) a small guitar having four strings | Synonyms: uke |
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ureterocele | (noun) prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow | - |
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urethrocele | (noun) prolapse of the urethra into the vagina | - |
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urocele | (noun) extravasation of urine into the scrotal sac | - |
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urodele | (noun) amphibians that resemble lizards | Synonyms: caudate |
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vaginocele | (noun) hernia projecting into the vagina | Synonyms: colpocele |
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varicocele | (noun) dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes | - |
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