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Biorgan
A physiological organ a living organ an organ endowed with function distinguished from idorgan
magistrate
hearings called also magistrate judge b : an official (as a judge) authorized to perform the role or function of a magistrate [ means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a
Black box
any electronic instrument or part of an instrument whose function is defined but which is treated as a unit without consideration of the internal mechanisms broadly any device
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Blastostyle
In certain hydroids an imperfect zooid whose special function is to produce medusoid buds See Hydroidea and Athecata
Bose Einstein statistics
which is obeyed by a system of particles when interchange of two particles does not change the wave function Contrasted to Fermi Dirac statistics See also boson
Branchiopoda
An order of Entomostraca so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills It includes the fresh water genera Branchipus Apus and Limnadia and the genus Artemia found in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
An emergency procedure to revive heart and lung function in persons whose heart has apparently stopped beating involving forced respiration periodic pressure on the heart by pushing
carriage house
for keeping coaches carriages or other vehicles also called coach house It is now 1998 obsolescent and its function has been taken over by the garage which is usually attached to a residence or main building Carriage
catecholamine
group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland They function as nerotransmitters in the sympathetic nervous system Also any structurally related chemical substance whether natural or synthetic
circuit breaker
interrupt the circuit when the current exceeds a preset value it is sometimes called a contact breaker Its function is to prevent fire or damage to the circuit or the devices on the circuit which could be
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