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accretion |
the growing together of separate parts. [1/3 definitions] |
adhesion |
an abnormal growing together of separate body tissues. [1/4 definitions] |
angina pectoris |
severe recurrent pain in the chest caused by a sudden decrease in the amount of blood flowing to the heart muscle. |
ankylosis |
the joining or growing together of bones or other hard tissues. [1/2 definitions] |
concrescence |
the merging, esp. by growing together, of related parts or particles, as cells. |
decrepitude |
a weakened, feeble, or dilapidated condition, esp. owing to long use or old age. |
deficit financing |
a governmental policy of borrowing to finance government spending. |
explode |
to destroy the credibility of, as though blowing to bits. [1/7 definitions] |
flux |
any of various substances that enhance the flowing together of metals, as in soldering. [1/9 definitions] |
steal |
in baseball, to run safely to (another base) while the pitcher is throwing to the batter. [1/9 definitions] |
suffocate |
to kill by not allowing to take in oxygen; smother. [1/6 definitions] |
symphysis |
the fusing or growing together of bones such that an abnormal union is formed. [2 definitions] |
tree |
a perennial woody plant consisting of roots, a trunk, and branches, usu. growing to a substantial height. [1/5 definitions] |
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