| aeroembolism | (noun) obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving | Synonyms: air embolism, gas embolism |
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| (noun) pain resulting from rapid change in pressure | Synonyms: air embolism, bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism |
| alstroemeria | (noun) any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers | - |
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| foeman | (noun) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | Synonyms: enemy, foe, opposition |
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| phacoemulsification | (noun) extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube | - |
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| phloem | (noun) (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes | Synonyms: bast |
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| photoemission | (noun) an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface) | - |
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| photoemissive | (adjective) of or relating to photoemission | - |
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| poem | (noun) a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines | Synonyms: verse form |
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| pseudophloem | (noun) false phloem | - |
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| shoemaker | (noun) a person who makes or repairs shoes | Synonyms: cobbler |
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| shoemaking | (noun) the shoemaker's trade | Synonyms: cobbling, shoe repairing |
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| thromboembolism | (noun) occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus | - |
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