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jaw
jawnoun
/d͡ʒɔː/ /d͡ʒɑ/

One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

emporium
/ɛmˈpɔː.ɹi.əm/ /ɛmˈpɔ.ɹi.əm/

(by extension) The brain.

"My brain, my emporium of knowledge, was struggling to remember the capital of France. "

neuroendocrine
/ˌnjʊroʊˈɛndəˌkraɪn/ /ˌnʊroʊˈɛndəˌkraɪn/

Pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together

"a neuroendocrine cancer"

lumpectomies
/lʌmˈpɛktəmiz/

The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.

cord
cordnoun
/kɔːd/ /kɔɹd/

Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.

"spermatic cord; spinal cord; umbilical cord; vocal cords"

honker
honkernoun
/ˈhɑŋkər/ /ˈhɔŋkər/

A large nose.

gall
gallnoun
/ɡɑl/

Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.

optic nerve
/ˈɒptɪk ˈnɜːv/ /ˈɑːptɪk ˈnɜːrv/

Either of a pair of nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain

decerebrates
/diːˈserəbreɪts/ /dɪˈserəbreɪts/

To remove the cerebrum in order to eliminate brain function.

ciliary
ciliaryadjective
/ˈsɪliˌɛri/ /ˈsɪliəri/

Of or pertaining to a cilium.

bypass
bypassnoun
/ˈbaɪpɑːs/ /ˈbaɪpæs/

An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass

ischium
/ˈɪskɪəm/

The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis.

defibrillation
/diːˌfɪbɹɪˈleɪʃən/

The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.

maxilla
/mækˈsɪlə/ /mækˈsɪlə/

Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.

effector
/ɪˈfɛktər/ /iˈfɛktər/

Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.

rib
ribnoun
/ɹɪb/

Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum

spermatheca
/ˌspɜːməˈθiːkə/

A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.

brain
brainnoun
/bɹeɪn/

The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

stroma
stromanoun
/stɹoʊmə/

The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.

avascular
avascularadjective
/eɪˈvæskjələr/ /ˌeɪˈvæskjələr/

Lacking blood vessels.

"An avascular mass was discovered during surgery."