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Underfilling — Un der*fill ing, n. The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
underfilling — v. fill with too little … English contemporary dictionary
underfilling theory — the theory that ascites associated with portal hypertension causes hypovolemia and so both a lowering of portal pressure and retention of sodium and water. The higher sodium concentration causes increases in the plasma volume and portal pressure … Medical dictionary
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overflow theory — a theory of ascites formation similar to the underfilling theory but proposing that the primary event is sodium and water retention resulting in portal hypertension; plasma volume expansion to the point of overflow from the hepatic sinusoids then … Medical dictionary
barrel — 1. (bbl or brl or bl) a commercial unit of volume used to measure liquids such as beer and wine. The official U. S. definition of the barrel is 31.5 gallons, which is about 4.211 cubic feet or 119.24 liters. This unit is the same as the… … Dictionary of units of measurement
