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sphenoid bone |
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butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull |
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supinator |
Noun
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a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination |
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sphenoid |
Noun
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butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull |
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sternum |
Noun
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the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs |
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speech organ |
Noun
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any of the organs involved in speech production |
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secondary dentition |
Noun
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dentition of permanent teeth |
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superior alveolar artery |
Noun
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the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth |
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stapes |
Noun
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the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea |
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superior rectus muscle |
Noun
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the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially |
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superior rectus |
Noun
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the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially |
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secretory organ |
Noun
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any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream |
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secretor |
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any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream |
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secreter |
Noun
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any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream |
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sebaceous gland |
Noun
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a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin |
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sebaceous follicle |
Noun
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a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin |
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systema alimentarium |
Noun
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the system that makes food absorbable into the body |
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systema digestorium |
Noun
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the system that makes food absorbable into the body |
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sweat duct |
Noun
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a small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skin |
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sweat gland |
Noun
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any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration |
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superior cerebellar artery |
Noun
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the superior branch of the cerebellar artery |
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sudoriferous gland |
Noun
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any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration |
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simple eye |
Noun
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an eye having a single lens |
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stemma |
Noun
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an eye having a single lens |
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stemma |
Noun
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the descendants of one individual |
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stemma |
Noun
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a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work |
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suprarenal gland |
Noun
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either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney |
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supercilium |
Noun
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the arch of hair above each eye |
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saccule |
Noun
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a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth) |
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sacculus |
Noun
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a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth) |
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semicircular canal |
Noun
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one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another |
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spleen |
Noun
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a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm |
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spleen |
Noun
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a feeling of resentful anger |
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stretch receptor |
Noun
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a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue |
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short gastric artery |
Noun
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several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach |
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subclavian artery |
Noun
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either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms |
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superficial middle cerebral vein |
Noun
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a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinus |
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superior cerebral vein |
Noun
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a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus |
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superior labial vein |
Noun
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a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip |
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superior labial artery |
Noun
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an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip |
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splenic artery |
Noun
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an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen |
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superficial epigastric vein |
Noun
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empties into the great saphenous vein |
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superior epigastric veins |
Noun
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veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery |
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superior mesenteric artery |
Noun
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originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon |
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superficial temporal vein |
Noun
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join the middle temporal vein to empty into the retromandibular vein |
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superior ophthalmic vein |
Noun
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a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinus |
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superior thalamostriate vein |
Noun
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a long vein that helps to form the internal cerebral vein |
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striate vein |
Noun
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tributaries to the basal vein |
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serum |
Noun
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an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates |
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semilunar valve |
Noun
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a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons |
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superior thyroid vein |
Noun
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a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein |