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In a particular region, referring to a particular region.  

An area or part which is around something. A portion of the body with natural or arbitrary boundaries. Any distinct region of the body demarcated by clear boundaries.  

To get back something which was lost.  

A machine which cools and keeps things cold.  

The process of making something cold. The process of making part of the body very cold, to give the effect of an anaesthetic. Lowering the temperature of a part of the body to reduce the metabolic activity of its tissues or to provide a local anesthetic effect. Refrigeration, a marvel of modern technology, provides an…

To make something cold.  

To make light rays change direction as they go from one medium such as air to another such as water at an angle. To induce a diversion or to bring about a deviation. To assess the degree of visual impairment in an eye.  

Inflammation of the oesophagus caused by regurgitation of acid juices from the stomach. A variant of esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus) originating from impaired muscular activity in the lower esophagus, resulting in acid reflux.  

A person specialising in reflexology.  

Reaction of the pupil of the eye which changes size according to the amount of light going into the eye. Pupillary constriction in the eye in response to light. The direct light reflex involves pupillary constriction in the eye into which a light is shone; the consensual light reflex is the pupillary constriction that occurs…