CORSEPRESENT

Corse"pres`ent (krs"prz`ent or krs"-), n. (Engl.Law)

Definition: An offering made to the church at the interment of a dead body. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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