- this
polymer that is used to
stiffen clothing.
Starch was
widely used in
Europe in the 16th and 17th
centuries to
stiffen the wide
collars and
ruffs of...
-
stapedius and
tensor tympani muscles of the
ossicles contract. The
stapedius stiffens the
ossicular chain by
pulling the
stapes (stirrup) of the
middle ear away...
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characterised by
myotonia congenita, a
hereditary condition that may
cause it to
stiffen or fall over when
excited or startled.: 396 It may also be
known as the...
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anterior barbels,
which make them
resemble small catfish.
Their tails are
stiffened by a notochord, but does not
contain any bony or
cartilaginous elements...
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plasticised lacquer that is
applied to fabric-covered aircraft. It
tightens and
stiffens fabric stretched over airframes,
which renders them
airtight and weatherproof...
- most
commonly related to
osteoarthritis as
individuals age.
Arthritis can
stiffen the
chest causing the ribs to
become fixed in
their most
expanded position...
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ventricles enlarge and weaken. In
restrictive cardiomyopathy the
ventricle stiffens. In many cases, the
cause cannot be determined.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy...
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aerodynamic theories, and a
honeycomb panel design supposed to both
lighten and
stiffen the car, but the
design was
unproven with high-speed
prototype sports cars...
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Looking at the
forbidden mother (in her hair-covered genitals, so to speak)
stiffens the
subject in
illicit desire and
freezes him in
terror of the Father's...
- tradition, also by nuns, in the
Byzantine Rite,
composed of a
kamilavka (
stiffened round black headcovering) with an epanokamelavkion, a veil
which completely...
