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pad — 1. Soft material forming a cushion, used in applying or relieving pressure on a part, or in filling a depression so that dressings can fit snugly. 2. A more or less encapsulated body of fat or some other tissue serving to fill a space or act as a … Medical dictionary
fat-pad — An accumulation of somewhat encapsulated adipose tissue. SYN: corpus adiposum [TA], fat body. Bichat fat pad SYN: buccal fat pad. buccal fat pad an encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator … Medical dictionary
Giant sucking sound — The giant sucking sound was United States Presidential candidate Ross Perot s colorful phrase for what he believed would be the negative effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which he opposed. The phrase, coined during the… … Wikipedia
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
Garra — For other uses, see Garra (disambiguation). Garra Doctor Fish (Garra rufa) at work Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
corpus adiposum buccae — [TA] buccal fat pad: an encapsulated mass of fat in the cheek, separated from the subcutaneous fascia by a facial cleft, and situated between the masseter and the external surface of the buccinator muscles; especially well developed in infants… … Medical dictionary
Field dressing (bandage) — A field dressing or battle dressing is a kind of bandage intended to be carried by soldiers for immediate use in case of (typically gunshot) wounds. It consists of a large pad of absorbent cloth, attached to the middle of a strip of thin fabric… … Wikipedia
ostariophysan — ▪ fish Introduction any of about8,000 species of bony fishes (bony fish) belonging to a group that includes the majority of freshwater fishes throughout the world. Familiar representatives of this group are the minnows (minnow), suckers (sucker) … Universalium
Cypriniformes — Loach redirects here. For other uses, see Loach (disambiguation). Cypriniformes Temporal range: Paleocene–Recent … Wikipedia
