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  • 11Sh! Women's Erotic Emporium — Sh! Women’s Erotic Emporium is a woman run British business selling sex toys, strap on dildo harnesses, books on all aspects of sex, and accessories. Founded in 1992 by Kathryn Hoyle and Sophie Walters, the company also manufactures dildos and… …

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  • 12nitric oxide — Chem. a colorless, slightly water soluble gas, NO, formed by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper, and by the direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen at the high temperatures of an electric arc: an intermediate in the… …

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  • 13parturition — /pahr too rish euhn, tyoo , choo /, n. Biol. the process of bringing forth young. [1640 50; < LL parturition (s. of parturitio) travail, equiv. to L parturit(us) (ptp. of parturire; see PARTURIENT) + ion ION] * * * I or birth or childbirth or&#8230; …

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  • 14cardiovascular disease — Introduction       any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …

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  • 15Dilator — A device used to stretch or enlarge an opening. Patients with scarring of the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach (esophagus) can require a dilator procedure in order to open the esophagus for adequate passage&#8230; …

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  • 16sound — 1. The vibrations produced by a sounding body, transmitted by the air or other medium, and perceived by the internal ear. 2. An elongated cylindrical, usually curved, instrument of metal, used for exploring the bladder or other cavities of the&#8230; …

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  • 17tent — 1. Canopy used in various types of inhalation therapy to control humidity and concentration of oxygen in inspired air. 2. Cylinder of some material, usually absorbent, introduced into a canal or sinus to maintain its …

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  • 18Diffuseness — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Diffuseness &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 diffuseness diffuseness &c. &GT;Adj. Sgm: N 1 amplification amplification &c. &GT;V. Sgm: N 1 dilating dilating &c. &GT;V. Sgm: N 1 verbosity verbosity verbiage …

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  • 19dilate — [c]/daɪˈleɪt / (say duy layt), /də / (say duh ) verb (dilated, dilating) –verb (t) 1. to make wider or larger; cause to expand: *nose dilated to exhale the whole sky –rodney hall, 1987. –verb (i) 2. to spread out; expand. –phrase 3. dilate on (or …

  • 20Amplification — Am pli*fi*ca tion, n. [L. amplificatio.] 1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for&#8230; …

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