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Galvanization

The act of process of galvanizing.

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Application 76% connected

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

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Coating 76% connected

of Coat

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

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Stimulation 76% connected

The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.

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Galvanize 74% connected

To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of electrical currents.

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Galvanize 74% connected

To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of electrical currents.

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Startle 74% connected

To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

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Startle 74% connected

To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

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Abduction noun · 78% connection

(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body

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Accommodation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

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Acid-base balance noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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Acid-base equilibrium noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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Adaptation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

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Adduction noun · 78% connection

(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

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Antagonistic muscle noun · 78% connection

(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"

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Autoregulation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism

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Cell death noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)

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Contraction noun · 78% connection

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

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Control noun · 78% connection

(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired…

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homeostasis noun · 78% connection

(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous…

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Inhibition noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the…

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Irradiation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex

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Localisation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

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Localisation of function noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

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Localisation principle noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

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Localization noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

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Zinc noun · 78% connection

a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys…

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Galvanizing p pr. & vb. n. · 72% connection

of Galvanize

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