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| hammerhead |
any of several large sharks that have eyes at the ends of large lateral extensions at the sides of the head. [1/2 definitions] |
| hemisphere |
either lateral half of the cerebellum or cerebrum. [1/3 definitions] |
| hippocampus |
one of two ridges of nerve matter that extend along the lateral ventricles of the brain from the olfactory lobe to the rear of the cerebrum. |
| innominate bone |
one of the two large, flat lateral bones of the pelvis. |
| lateral |
in football, to throw the ball in a sideways or backward direction to another; make a lateral pass. [1/4 definitions] |
| Lou Gehrig's disease |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
| pitchout |
in football, an underhanded lateral or backward pass from the quarterback to one of the running backs. [1/2 definitions] |
| sideline |
a line at the side of an area; lateral boundary, as of a playing field. [1/2 definitions] |
| thyrsus |
a branched flower cluster, as of the lilac, in which the main stem does not terminate in a flower but the lateral stems do. |
| traverse |
a zigzag or lateral movement or route, as in the tacking of a sailboat or the descent of a skier. [1/11 definitions] |
| trephine |
a circular surgical saw, mounted on a shaft and operated by a lateral handle, used to remove disks of bone, esp. from the skull. [1/2 definitions] |
| wide receiver |
in football, a pass receiver who takes a position at a wide lateral distance from the offensive line. |
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