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  • 101To talk big — Big Big (b[i^]g), a. [Compar. {Bigger}; superl. {Biggest}.] [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent,… …

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  • 102Tympanites — Tym pa*ni tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a kettledrum.] (Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 103Tympany — Tym pa*ny, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a kettledrum. See {Tympanites}.] 1. (Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. Thine s a tympany of sense. Dryden. [1913 Webster] A …

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  • 104Cardiac glycoside — Cardiac glycosides are drugs used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia. These glycosides are found as secondary metabolites in several plants, but also in some animals. Some of these compounds (ouabain and some frog …

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  • 105Time — This article is about the measurement. For the magazine, see Time (magazine). For other uses, see Time (disambiguation). The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to keep track of elapsed time. It also concretely represents the present as… …

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  • 106Diarrhea — For other uses, see Diarrhea (disambiguation). Diarrhea An electron micrograph …

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  • 107Small intestine — Infobox Anatomy Name = Small intestine Latin = intestinum tenue GraySubject = 248 GrayPage = 1168 Caption = Diagram showing the small intestine Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = celiac ganglia, vagus… …

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  • 1083-Quinuclidinyl benzilate — Chembox new ImageFile=3 quinuclidinyl benzilate.svg ImageSize= IUPACName=1 azabicyclo [2.2.2] oct 3 yl hydroxy(diphenyl)acetate OtherNames= Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=6581 06 2 PubChem=23056 SMILES= MeSHName=Quinuclidinyl+benzilate… …

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  • 109Digestion — For the industrial process, see anaerobic digestion. For the treatment of precipitates in analytical chemistry, see Precipitation (chemistry)#Digestion. Entrails redirects here. For the practice of reading entrails, see Extispicy. Digestion is… …

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  • 110Esophageal atresia — Classification and external resources Common anatomical types of esophageal atresia a) Esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula (86%). b) Isolated esophageal atresia without tracheoesophageal fistula (7%). c) H type… …

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