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  • 71Vermiculation — Ver*mic u*la tion, n. [L. vermiculatio a being worm eaten.] 1. The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines. [1913… …

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  • 72peristalsis — noun (plural peristalses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek peristaltikos peristaltic Date: 1859 successive waves of involuntary contraction passing along the walls of a hollow muscular structure (as the esophagus or intestine) and forcing the… …

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  • 73Bryozoa — Temporal range: Upper Cambrian–Recent[1] …

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  • 74Pump — For information on Wikipedia project related discussions, see . A pump is a device used to move gases, liquids or slurries. A pump moves liquids or gases from lower pressure to higher pressure, and overcomes this difference in pressure by adding… …

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  • 75William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin — Infobox Scientist box width = 300px name = Lord Kelvin image width = 300px caption = William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824 1907) birth date = birth date|1824|6|26|df=y birth place = Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland death date = death date… …

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  • 76Kidney stone — Classification and external resources …

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  • 77Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry — ICP MS Instrument Acronym ICP MS Classification Mass spectrometry Analytes atomic and polyatomic species in plasma, with exceptions; usually inte …

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  • 78Strongyloides stercoralis — Taxobox | name = Threadworm image width = 250px image caption = First stage larva (L1) of S. stercoralis regnum = Animalia phylum = Nematoda classis = Secernentea ordo = Rhabditida familia = Strongyloididae genus = Strongyloides species = S.… …

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  • 79Esophagus — Gullet redirects here. For the African sailboat, see Gulet. For the Dutch soccer coach, see Ruud Gullit. Weasand redirects here. For other meanings, see Weasand (disambiguation). Esophagus Head and neck …

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  • 80Achalasia — Classification and external resources A CXR showing achalasia ( arrows point to the outline of the massively dilated esophagus ) ICD 10 K …

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