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- pouch noun [C] (BAG). › a ​bag or ​soft ​container for a ​small ​object or a ​small ​amount of something: All ​our ​electric ​shavers are ​supplied with a ​free ​travel pouch.
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- Retort pouch. A retort pouch is  a type of food packaging made from a laminate of flexible plastic and metal foils. It allows the sterile packaging of a wide variety of food and drink handled by aseptic processing, and is used as an alternative to traditional industrial canning methods.
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Lakehead University Lakehead University is a public research university with campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Lakehead University, shortened to 'Lakehead U', or 'LU', is non-denominational and provincially supported.It has undergraduate programs, graduate programs, the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, and is home to the western campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.he main campus in Thunder Bay has more than 7,900 students. As of September 2006, a new permanent extension campus in Orillia, located about 150 km north of Toronto, has more than 1,100 students.
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Box Box (plural: boxes) describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use, often for transporting contents. Boxes may be made of durable materials such as wood or metal, or of corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, or other non-durable materials.
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acinus n one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland. a structure resembling a bag in an animal.
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wallet wallet. › a small (usually folding) case made of soft leather, plastic etc, carried in the pocket and used for holding (especially paper) money, personal papers etc; billfold(American) cartera His wallet has been stolen. › a similar case containing other things estuche a plastic wallet containing a set of small tools.
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- Other pouch shapes (S and K) are also possible. The pouch helps improve the patient’s quality of life and reduces the risk of growths that could develop into cancer. However, after this surgery, some patients may get pouchitis. Pouchitis is an inflammation (swelling) of the pouch that occurs when the pouch becomes irritated and inflamed. The inflammation can cause increased bowel frequency (having to go to the bathroom more often), abdominal cramping or bloating, lower abdominal pain, or sometimes blood in the stool.
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- pouch noun [C] (OF ANIMALS). › a ​pocket on the ​lower ​part of the ​body of some ​female ​animals in which ​their ​young are ​carried and ​protected after they are ​born: Kangaroos ​carry ​their ​young in pouches. › a ​bag ​formed from ​skin in the ​mouths of some ​animals, used for ​carrying and ​storing ​food.
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- The Killing‘s fourth season was released on Netflix and Community will continue with its coveted season 6 on Yahoo Screens next year. Would Longmire get picked up by a streaming outlet like Amazon or Netflix there’s a good chance the series could even continue beyond another season.
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balloon balloon - large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air. 1  gasbag, envelope - the bag containing the gas in a balloon. 2  hot-air balloon - balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air. 3  lighter-than-air craft - aircraft supported by its own buoyancy.
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- Medical Definition of PHARYNGEAL POUCH. : any of a series of evaginations of ectoderm on either side of the pharynx that meet the corresponding external furrows and give rise to the branchial clefts of the vertebrate embryo.What made you want to look up pharyngeal pouch?edical Definition of PHARYNGEAL POUCH. : any of a series of evaginations of ectoderm on either side of the pharynx that meet the corresponding external furrows and give rise to the branchial clefts of the vertebrate embryo. What made you want to look up pharyngeal pouch?
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- Full Definition of SADDLEBAG. 1. : one of a pair of covered pouches laid across the back of a horse behind the saddle or hanging over the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle.
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diverticula pressure diverticulum (pulsion diverticulum) a sac or pouch formed by hernial protrusion of the mucous membrane through the muscular coat of the esophagus or colon as a result of pressure from within.
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- Meaning of “pannier” in the English Dictionary. See all translations. uk ​ /ˈpæn.i.ər/ us ​ /ˈpæn.jɚ/. › a bag or similar container, especially one of a pair that hang on either side of a bicycle, motorcycle, or animal such as a horse or donkey.
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What is a Pharyngeal Pouch? 10 most extreme places on Earth. A pharyngeal pouch is a pocket that forms in the lining of the pharynx, which sits at the back of the throat between the esophagus and the mouth in humans and most animals. videofluoroscopy swallow study, or barium swallow, is the most effective way of diagnosing a pharyngeal pouch in most cases. In this test, the patient drinks a solution that contains barium sulfate, a metallic compound that is visible on x-rays.
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Definition of 'satchel' countable noun. 1  A satchel is a bag with a long strap that schoolchildren use for carrying books. 2  a rectangular bag, usually made of leather or cloth and provided with a shoulder strap, used for carrying books, esp school books. 3  a small bag for carrying clothes, books, etc., sometimes having a shoulder strap.
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Ostomy pouching system An ostomy pouching system [1] is a prosthetic medical device that provides a means for the collection of waste from a surgically diverted biological system (colon, ileum, bladder) and the creation of a stoma.
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- Define diverticulum: an abnormal pouch or sac opening from a hollow organ (such as the intestine or bladder) — diverticulum in a sentence an abnormal pouch or sac opening from a hollow organ (such as the intestine or bladder); a pocket or closed branch opening off a main passage…
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More FAQs See “How I do the Surgery” for pictures and further description. During this surgical procedure, the stomach is divided into two compartments. The upper part of the stomach, called a pouch, receives the food that you eat. This new pouch is approximately 15 cubic centimeters (or the size of a golf ball). While the surgery reduces the capacity of the stomach by 90-95 percent, no part of the stomach is removed.
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a pouch is a small bag used for carrying things. An example of a pouch is a small bag with a drawstring used for carrying coins.
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package Definition of package for English Language Learners. : 1  a box or large envelope that is sent or delivered usually through the mail or by another delivery service. : 2  a wrapper or container that covers or holds something. : 3  something that comes in a container.
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diverticulum diverticulum. pl. diverticula [L.] a circumscribed pouch or sac occurring normally or created by herniation of the lining mucous membrane through a defect in the muscular coat of a tubular organ. auditory tube diverticulum. see guttural pouch.
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- Synonym: Zenker's diverticulum. A pharyngeal pouch represents a posteromedial pulsion diverticulum through Killian's dehiscence. It is a herniation between the thyropharyngeus and cricopharyngeus muscles that are both part of the inferior constrictor of the pharynx.The aetiology is unknown. pharyngeal pouch represents a posteromedial pulsion diverticulum through Killian's dehiscence. It is a herniation between the thyropharyngeus and cricopharyngeus muscles that are both part of the inferior constrictor of the pharynx. The aetiology is unknown.
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- A stoma (plural stomata, from Greek στόμα mouth) is an opening, either natural or surgically created, which connects a portion of the body cavity to the outside environment.
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Plastic bag Plastic bag. A plastic bag, polybag, or pouch is a type of container made of thin, flexible, plastic film, nonwoven fabric, or plastic textile. Plastic bags are used for containing and transporting goods such as foods, produce, powders, ice, magazines, chemicals, and waste. It is a common form of packaging. Most plastic bags are heat sealed together. Some are bonded with adhesives or are stitched.
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Indiana pouch Indiana pouch. An Indiana pouch is a surgically-created urinary diversion used to create a way for the body to store and eliminate urine for patients who have had their urinary bladders removed as a result of bladder cancer, pelvic exenteration, bladder exstrophy or who are not continent due to a congenital, neurogenic bladder. This particular urinary diversion results in a continent reservoir that the patient must catheterize to empty urine. This concept and technique was developed by Drs. Mike Mitchell, Rand