Hemoptysis is the coughing up of blood or blood-stained mucus from the bronchi, larynx, trachea, or lungs. In other words, it is the airway bleeding. This can occur with lung cancer, infections such as tuberculosis, bronchitis, or pneumonia, and certain cardiovascular conditions. Hemoptysis is considered massive at 300 mL (11 imp fl oz; 10 US fl oz). In such cases, there are always severe injuries. The primary danger comes from choking, rather than blood loss.
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RE: haemoptysis
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RE: Heterocycle
a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon
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RE: goldmine
A goldmine is a location, site or place where gold is obtained by mining operations, often through digging into the earth or rock. It can also be metaphorically used to refer to any source of abundant or profitable business or wealth.
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RE: Semivowel
A semivowel is a type of sound used in some spoken languages. It is a sound that is phonetically similar to a vowel sound but functions like a consonant typically in the syllable structure of a word. In English, the sounds associated with the letters w and y are examples of semivowels.
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RE: toxic industrial waste
Toxic industrial waste refers to any byproducts or waste generated from industrial activities that contain hazardous substances harmful to human health or the environment. This includes waste from manufacturing processes, chemical production, and other industries, comprising heavy metals, radioactive materials, carcinogens, and other materials that might be dangerous if not handled and disposed of properly.
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RE: casting
In metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process. Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods.
Casting processes have been known for thousands of years, and widely used for sculpture, especially in bronze, jewellery in precious metals, and weapons and tools. Traditional techniques include lost-wax casting, plaster mold casting and sand casting.
The modern casting process is subdivided into two main categories: expendable and non-expendable casting. It is further broken down by the mold material, such as sand or metal, and pouring method, such as gravity, vacuum, or low pressure. -
RE: catostomidae
The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively native to North America. The only exceptions are Catostomus catostomus, found in both North America and Russia, and Myxocyprinus asiaticus found only in China. In the Ozarks they are a common food fish and a festival is held each year to celebrate them. Ictiobus cyprinellus can reach an age up to 112 years, making it the oldest known freshwater teleost.
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RE: cartilage bone
Cartilage bone, also known as a cartilaginous bone, refers to a type of bone that originates from pre-existing cartilage. This is part of the process of endochondral ossification, where the cartilage is gradually replaced by bone over time. These bones are typically involved in the growth process and include most of the bones in the body, such as long bones in the arms and legs, and the bones in the spine.
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RE: befittingly
Befittingly means in a manner that is suitable, appropriate, or fitting regarding the circumstances or the person involved. It refers to doing something in a way that matches or aligns well with the situation, event, or persons status or character.
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jakob-creutzfeldt disease
rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
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RE: tincture of iodine
Tincture of iodine is a solution of iodine in alcohol, often used as an antiseptic to prevent skin infections or to treat minor wounds and cuts. Its a topical disinfectant that works by killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria on the skin.
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RE: gin and it
A simple cocktail, similar to an unsophisticated martini, made from gin and sweet vermouth
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RE: merchantability
In common law jurisdictions, an implied warranty is a contract law term for certain assurances that are presumed to be made in the sale of products or real property, due to the circumstances of the sale. These assurances are characterized as warranties regardless of whether the seller has expressly promised them orally or in writing. They include an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, an implied warranty of merchantability for products, implied warranty of workmanlike quality for services, and an implied warranty of habitability for a home.
The warranty of merchantability is implied, unless expressly disclaimed by name, or the sale is identified with the phrase as is or with all faults. To be merchantable, the goods must reasonably conform to an ordinary buyers expectations, i.e., they are what they say they are. For example, a fruit that looks and smells good but has hidden defects would violate the implied warranty of merchantability if its quality does not meet the standards for such fruit as passes ordinarily in the trade. In Massachusetts consumer protection law, it is illegal to disclaim this warranty on household goods sold to consumers.
The warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is implied when a buyer relies upon the seller to select the goods to fit a specific request. For example, this warranty is violated when a buyer asks a mechanic to provide snow tires and receives tires that are unsafe to use in snow. This implied warranty can also be expressly disclaimed by name, thereby shifting the risk of unfitness back to the buyer.
Another implied warranty is the warranty of title, which implies that the seller of goods has the right to sell them (e.g., they are not stolen, or patent infringements, or already sold to someone else). Theoretically, this saves a buyer from having to pay twice for a product, if it is confiscated by the rightful owner, but only if the seller can be found and makes restitution. -
RE: Poste restante
the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it
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RE: Ubiquity
the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
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RE: colly
Colly Township is a district in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA.
Colly Township was once home to the WECT tower, a guyed TV tower, which was one of the tallest constructions in the world. Erected in 1969, the tower was demolished in 2012. -
RE: mugger
A large crocodile Crocodilus palustris of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.