PROATLAS

Pro*at"las, n. Etym: [Pref. pro- + atlas.] (Anat.)

Definition: A vertebral rudiment in front of the atlas in some reptiles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 June 2025

SUFFOCATION

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”


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