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Thick flat cotton wadding, used as part of a surgical dressing. A material used in surgical dressings, made of scraped linen or a cotton substitute. It is usually fluffy one side and smooth the other. A thick, loosely woven, absorbent fabric that features a smooth side and a fluffy side. It’s important to apply the…

One of the essential fatty acids, found in linseed and other natural oils. Two forms: (1) α-linolenic, and (2) ϒ-linolenic. Linolenic acid is an essential fatty acid. α-Linolenic is a member of the n-3 or ω3 family of fatty acids, while ϒ-linolenic is a member of the n-6 or ω6 family of fatty acids. Linolenic…

To join things together. To be related to or associated with something.  

A substance or tissue on the inside of an organ.  

Relating to a lingula.  

A long thin piece of bone or other tissue. Tongue-like part, especially lingula cerebelli, thin forward projection of the cerebellum of the brain. The thin forward-projecting portion of the anterior lobe of the cerebellum, in the midline. A tongue-shaped process of some structure.  

A vein which takes blood away from the tongue.  

A mass of lymphoid tissue on the top surface of the back of the tongue. Lymphatic tissue located on both sides of the base of the tongue in the hypopharynx.  

A dark line on the skin from the navel to the pubis which appears during the later months of pregnancy. A dark streak that sometimes develops between a woman’s navel and pubic area during pregnancy, later fading away. During pregnancy, the linea alba becomes pigmented and appears as a dark line down the middle of…

A tendon running from the breastbone to the pubic area, to which abdominal muscles are attached. The line of fibrous tissue stretching down the mid line of the belly from the lower end of the sternum to the pubic bone. The linea alba gives attachment to the muscles of the stomach wall. The white line…