slovo | definícia |
bowels (mass) | bowels
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bowels (encz) | bowels,střeva n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
bowels (encz) | bowels,útroby n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
bowels (encz) | bowels,vnitřnosti Zdeněk Brož |
bowels (wn) | bowels
n 1: the center of the Earth |
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looseness of the bowels (encz) | looseness of the bowels, n: |
Consumption of the bowels (gcide) | Consumption \Con*sump"tion\ (?; 215), n. [L. consumptio: cf. F.
consomption.]
1. The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.;
decay; destruction.
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Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a
new incentive to him to retrench the quality of his
consumption. --Burke.
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2. The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or
diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay.
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3. (Med.) A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that
form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and
associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever,
etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- called also {pulmonary
consumption}.
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Consumption of the bowels (Med.), inflammation and
ulceration of the intestines from tubercular disease.
Syn: Decline; waste; decay. See Decline.
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Movement of the bowels (gcide) | Movement \Move"ment\, n. [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf.
Moment.]
1. The act of moving in space; change of place or posture;
motion; as, the movement of an army in marching or
maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine.
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2. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or
sudden, movement.
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3. Transference, by any means, from one situation to another;
a change of situation; progress toward a goal;
advancement; as, after months of fruitless discussion
there was finally some movement toward an agreement.
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4. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
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5. (Mus.)
(a) The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a
piece. "Any change of time is a change of movement."
--Busby.
(b) One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in
itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a
larger work; as, the several movements of a suite or a
symphony.
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6. (Mech.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a
definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the
wheelwork of a watch; as, a seventeen jewel movement.
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7. A more or less organized effort by many people to achieve
some goal, especially a social or artistic goal; as, the
women's liberation movement; the progressive movement in
architecture.
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Febrile movement (Med.), an elevation of the body
temperature; a fever.
Movement cure. (Med.) See Kinesiatrics.
Movement of the bowels, an evacuation or stool; a passage
or discharge.
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Syn: Motion.
Usage: Movement, Motion. Motion expresses a general idea
of not being at rest; movement is oftener used to
express a definite, regulated motion, esp. a progress.
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looseness of the bowels (wn) | looseness of the bowels
n 1: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of
infection or food poisoning or colitis or a
gastrointestinal tumor [syn: diarrhea, diarrhoea,
looseness of the bowels, looseness] |
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