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61United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
62reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …
63indirect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. oblique; roundabout, circuitous; underhand, crooked, furtive; hinted, implied, inferential. See circuity, deviation,obliquity.Ant., direct, straight. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. roundabout,… …
64serpentine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. snaky, reptilian, herpetic; sinuous, slithery; winding, tortuous, snaking; cunning, wily, venomous, cold blooded. See convolution. Ant., straight [forward]. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. snakelike,… …
65crookedness — noun 1. a tortuous and twisted shape or position they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs the acrobat performed incredible contortions • Syn: ↑tortuosity, ↑tortuousness, ↑torsion, ↑contortion • Derivationally relate …
66tortuosity — noun a tortuous and twisted shape or position they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs the acrobat performed incredible contortions • Syn: ↑tortuousness, ↑torsion, ↑contortion, ↑crookedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
67Convolution — Con vo*lu tion, n. 1. The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion. [1913 Webster] O er the calm sea, in convolution swift, The feathered eddy floats. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being rolled… …
68labyrinth — noun Etymology: Middle English laborintus, from Latin labyrinthus, from Greek labyrinthos Date: 14th century 1. a. a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys b. a maze (as in a garden) formed by paths separated by… …
69Appalachian Mountains — Appalachian redirects here. For the region, see Appalachia. Appalachian Mountains Appalachians Range …
70Dieulafoy's lesion — Classification and external resources Blood supply of stomach ICD 10 K25 …
