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  • 1Ridge and furrow — The term ridge and furrow is often used by archaeologists and others to describe the pattern of peaks and troughs created in a field by the system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages. Early examples date to the immediate post Roman …

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  • 2scratch — I. v. a. 1. Mark with a scratch or with scratches. 2. Wound slightly (as with the nails). 3. Scribble, write carelessly. 4. Dig (with the claws), excavate. 5. Obliterate, expunge, erase, rub out. II. n …

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  • 3stria — /ˈstraɪə / (say struyuh) noun (plural striae /ˈstraɪi / (say struyee)) 1. a slight furrow or ridge; a narrow stripe or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement. 2. (plural) Geology scratches or tiny grooves on the surface of a… …

  • 4Abdomen — Female Belly In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen (belly) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity. In arthropods it is the most distal section …

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  • 5limbus corneae — [TA] corneal limbus the junctional region between the cornea and the sclera, marked on the outer surface of the eyeball by a slight furrow, the sulcus sclerae; called also corneoscleral or sclerocorneal junction. Limbus corneae, in a horizontal… …

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  • 6stri|a — «STRY uh», noun, plural stri|ae «STRY ee». 1. a slight furrow or ridge; small groove or channel, as produced on a rock by moving ice, or on the surface of a crystal or mineral by its structure. 2. a linear marking; narrow stripe or streak, as of… …

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  • 7Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… …

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  • 8agricultural technology — Introduction       application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation       Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …

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  • 9ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium).  The human ear, like …

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  • 10cut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. incise, carve, dissect, slice, shave, trim, shape; separate, divide, split, sever; abridge, shorten, diminish, reduce, curtail; hurt, sting, wound, snub, ignore; reap, gather. See disjunction,… …

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