PERITOMOUS

Pe*rit"o*mous, a. Etym: [Gr. Peri-, and Tome.] (Min.)

Definition: Cleaving in more directions than one, parallel to the axis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 July 2024

ASYSTOLE

(noun) absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death


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