Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... anatomy , a muscle whose action is to draw one part to another ; its antagonistic muscle is called the Abductor . Adelobotrys ( Gr . obscure raceme ) , a genus of plants growing in Guiana ; | order Melastomaceæ . Adelobran'chiata ( Gr ...
... anatomy , a muscle whose action is to draw one part to another ; its antagonistic muscle is called the Abductor . Adelobotrys ( Gr . obscure raceme ) , a genus of plants growing in Guiana ; | order Melastomaceæ . Adelobran'chiata ( Gr ...
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... anatomy , the fat of the abdomen . Adesma'ces ( Gr . long - footed ) , a family of boring Mollusca , including the Pholidæ , Teredineæ , & c . Ades'mia ( Gr . without bands ) , a genus of S. American herbaceous plants ; sub - order ...
... anatomy , the fat of the abdomen . Adesma'ces ( Gr . long - footed ) , a family of boring Mollusca , including the Pholidæ , Teredineæ , & c . Ades'mia ( Gr . without bands ) , a genus of S. American herbaceous plants ; sub - order ...
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... anatomy , the term has various applications , especially to the cartilages of the nostrils , and the cartilaginous parts of the ear ; Ala nasi are the lateral or movable parts of the nose ; Al vespertilionum ( bat's wings ) are the ...
... anatomy , the term has various applications , especially to the cartilages of the nostrils , and the cartilaginous parts of the ear ; Ala nasi are the lateral or movable parts of the nose ; Al vespertilionum ( bat's wings ) are the ...
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... Anatomy ( Gr . cutting up ) , the art of dissecting animal bodies ; the science which treats of the internal structure of the human body . - Comparative Anatomy is the science which teaches the differences in the structure and ...
... Anatomy ( Gr . cutting up ) , the art of dissecting animal bodies ; the science which treats of the internal structure of the human body . - Comparative Anatomy is the science which teaches the differences in the structure and ...
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... anatomy , a term applied to the muscles that assist in bending the head forward , as in nodding or bowing . An'nular Crystal ( Lat . annulus a ring ) , a hexagonal prism with six , or an octohedral prism with eight , marginal faces ...
... anatomy , a term applied to the muscles that assist in bending the head forward , as in nodding or bowing . An'nular Crystal ( Lat . annulus a ring ) , a hexagonal prism with six , or an octohedral prism with eight , marginal faces ...
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