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The diastase of the pancreatic juice.

One of the starch group (C6H10O5)n of the carbohydrates; as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc.

Wanting in muscle; without flesh.

Same as Amice, a hood or cape.

e different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.

The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe.

Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zoötomy; anthropotomy. [R.]

Same as Angiology, Angiotomy, etc.

Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body. Dunglison.

Disregard or violation of law. [R.] Glanvill.

The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment. -- An`thro*po*nom"ic*al (#), a.

The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. Owen.

s have deduced from it the very opposite doctrines. In some instances this apparent antinomy is doubtful. De Quincey.

Simple incision. Dunglison.

The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oöspore. De Bary.

Dissection of aponeuroses.

Excision of the vermiform appendix.

A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind. Milton.

A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.

ges, and equips its armed land forces. The usual divisions are: (1) A regular or active army, in which soldiers serve continuously with the colors and live in barracks or cantonments when not in the field; (2) the reserves of this army, in which the soldiers, while remaining constantly subject to a call to the colors,…