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teres

/ˈtɪəriːz/ /ˈtɛriːz/

Meanings
noun
A terete muscle.

Examples :

"The patient's terete muscle was weak, affecting their ability to lift their arm. "
anatomy medicine body organ physiology

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Illustration patient

patient noun

/ˈpeɪʃənt/

A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

"The patient followed the doctor's instructions carefully. "

Illustration ability

ability noun

/əˈ.bɪl.ɪ.ti/

Suitableness.

"The student's ability to concentrate in noisy environments was crucial for success in the class. "

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration terete

terete adjective

/tɪˈriːt/ /ˈtɛrɪt/

Having a smooth circular cross-section; cylindrical, commonly more or less tapering.

"The artist carefully sanded the wooden dowel until it was perfectly terete, ready to be used as a support for her sculpture. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration affecting

affecting verb

/əˈfɛktɪŋ/

To influence or alter.

"The experience affected me deeply."

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Illustration weak

weak adjective

/wiːk/

Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.

"The child was too weak to move the boulder."

Illustration lift

lift noun

/lɪft/

An act of lifting or raising.

"The lift of the heavy box was difficult for the student. "

Illustration muscle

muscle noun

/ˈmʌs.əl/

A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.

"Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments."

Illustration arm

arm noun

/ɑːm/ /ɑɹm/

The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

"She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”"