Cautery

  • 51Actual sin — Actual Ac tu*al (#; 135), a. [OE. actuel, F. actuel, L. actualis, fr. agere to do, act.] 1. Involving or comprising action; active. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Her walking and other actual performances. Shak. [1913 Webster] Let your holy and pious… …

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  • 52Paquelin's thermocautery — Thermocautery Ther mo*cau ter*y, n. [Thermo + cautery.] (Surg.) Cautery by the application of heat. [1913 Webster] {Paquelin s thermocautery}, thermocautery by means of a hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the passage through… …

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  • 53Potential — Po*ten tial, a. [Cf. F. potentiel. See {Potency}.] 1. Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential. [Obs.] And hath in his effect a voice potential. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Existing in possibility, not in… …

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  • 54Potential energy — Potential Po*ten tial, a. [Cf. F. potentiel. See {Potency}.] 1. Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential. [Obs.] And hath in his effect a voice potential. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Existing in possibility,… …

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  • 55Potential mode — Potential Po*ten tial, a. [Cf. F. potentiel. See {Potency}.] 1. Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential. [Obs.] And hath in his effect a voice potential. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Existing in possibility,… …

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  • 56Potential mood — Potential Po*ten tial, a. [Cf. F. potentiel. See {Potency}.] 1. Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential. [Obs.] And hath in his effect a voice potential. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Existing in possibility,… …

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  • 57Thermocautery — Ther mo*cau ter*y, n. [Thermo + cautery.] (Surg.) Cautery by the application of heat. [1913 Webster] {Paquelin s thermocautery}, thermocautery by means of a hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the passage through it of benzine… …

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  • 58Cardiac arrhythmia — Dysrhythmia redirects here. For the American band, see Dysrhythmia (band). ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001101 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D001145 Cardiac arrhythmia (also dysrhythmia) is a term for any of a large and heterogeneous… …

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  • 59Ectopic pregnancy — eMedicine2|radio|231 MeshID = D011271An ectopic pregnancy is a complication of pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall. Most ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube (so called tubal… …

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  • 60Scarification — This article is about a body modification method. For the process which encourages germination in plants, see Scarification (botany). Modern scarification (Euler s identity) Scarifying involves scratching, etching, burning, or superficially… …

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