Muscle+and+fat

  • 91flesh — /flɛʃ / (say flesh) noun 1. the soft substance of an animal body, consisting of muscle and fat. 2. muscular tissue. 3. fatness; weight: to put on flesh. 4. such substance of animals as an article of food, usually excluding fish and sometimes… …

  • 92Wasting — could also mean unefficient and/or uneffective consumption. See waste. In medical circles, wasting refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to waste away. Wasting is sometimes referred to as acute… …

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  • 93Blood sugar regulation — is the process by which the levels of blood sugar, primarily glucose, are maintained by the body.Mechanisms of blood sugar regulationBlood sugar levels are regulated by negative feedback in order to keep the body in homeostasis. The levels of… …

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  • 94flesh — fleshless, adj. /flesh/, n. 1. the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat. 2. muscular and fatty tissue. 3. this substance or tissue in animals, viewed as an article of food, usually excluding fish and… …

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  • 95flesh*/ — [fleʃ] noun [U] I 1) the soft substance under your skin that consists mostly of muscle and fat The dog s teeth sank into my flesh.[/ex] 2) the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that is under the skin Cut the avocado in half and scoop out the… …

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  • 96flesh — 1. noun a) the soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat. I charge the that thou ete no fleysshe as longe as ye be in the Queste of Sankgreall, nother ye shall drynke no wyne [...]. b) Animal tissue regarded as food; meat …

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  • 97flesh — flesh1 [ fleʃ ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the soft part of people s or animals bodies that consists mostly of muscle and fat: The dog s teeth sank into my flesh. a ) a person s skin: I felt the soft flesh of his cheek. 2. ) the soft part of a fruit or …

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  • 98bone — [[t]bo͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦♦ bones, boning, boned 1) N VAR Your bones are the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton. Many passengers suffered broken bones... Stephen fractured a thigh bone... The body is made up primarily of bone,… …

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  • 99prepubescent — [[t]pri͟ːpjuːbe̱s(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Prepubescent means relating to the time just before someone s body becomes physically mature. [FORMAL] Prepubescent boys and girls look very similar in terms of size and the amount of muscle and fat that …

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  • 100Waste (disambiguation) — *Waste is unwanted or undesired material left over after the completion of a process falling into a number of different waste types. **Feces, waste product from an animal s digestive tract expelled through the anus *Waste (law), a legal term used …

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