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81Reflex — A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The nasal reflex is a sneeze. * * * 1. An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the… …
82metatarsus — The distal portion of the foot between the instep and the toes, having as its skeleton the five long bones (metatarsal bones) articulating proximally with the cuboid and cuneiform bones and distally with the phalanges. [meta + G. tarsos, tarsus]… …
83Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics) — Parsimony is a non parametric statistical method commonly used in computational phylogenetics for estimating phylogenies. Under parsimony, the preferred phylogenetic tree is the tree that requires the least evolutionary change to explain some… …
84Doraha (drama) — Doraha The opening title screen for Doraha Genre Drama Written by Umaira Ahmed Directed by …
85Maazi, Haal, Mustaqbil — Studio album by Mizraab Released March 8, 2004 Recorded 2003 2004 at …
86shoe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. footwear; footgear; sandal, espadrille, boot, loafer, casual, sneaker; runner, [tire] casing; [brake] lining. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. footwear, foot covering. Types of shoes include:… …
87wrist — [OE] The wrist is etymologically the ‘twisting’ joint. The word goes back to prehistoric Germanic *wristiz, which also produced German rist ‘instep, wrist’ and Swedish vrist ‘instep, ankle’. This was derived from the base *writh , whose wr sound… …
88gaiter — leather cover for the ankle, 1775, perhaps from Fr. guêtre belonging to peasant attire, from M.Fr. *guestre, probably from Frank. *wrist instep, from P.Gmc. *wirstiz (Cf. Ger. Rist instep; see WRIST (Cf. wrist)). Related: Gaiters …
89wrist — (n.) O.E. wrist, from P.Gmc. *wristiz (Cf. O.N. rist instep, O.Fris. wrist, M.Du. wrist, Ger. Rist back of the hand, instep ), from P.Gmc. *wrig , *wreik to turn (see WRY (Cf. wry)). The notion is the turning joint …
90mule — I [[t]myul[/t]] n. 1) vet ahb. the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey Compare hinny 2) inf a stubborn person 3) orn a hybrid songbird, esp. of the canaryand another finch 4) bot any sterile hybrid plant 5) cvb sts Slang. a… …
