American twinflower
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~ similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia
arm-twisting
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~ persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure; "some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"; "no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree"
Alpine type of glacier
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~ a glacier that moves down from a high valley
asthenic type
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~ slender, weak, and lightweight
athletic type
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~ muscular and big-boned
aphthous ulcer
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~ a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract
arteria ulnaris
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~ large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand
A-scan ultrasonography
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~ the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball
Abronia umbellata
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~ prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
al-Ummah
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~ a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998
Arbutus unedo
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~ small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor
Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
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~ a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year"
apothecaries' unit
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~ any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces