breathing
external respiration
respiration ventilation | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation, the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
| external gill | occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians |
auxiliary storage
external storage
secondary storage | a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
cast plaster cast
plaster bandage | bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal |
| court plaster | a plaster composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to dress superficial wounds |
| external drive | a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable |
fabric
cloth
material
textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers, the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent, woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around BC, she measured off enough material for a dress |
figure loom
figured-fabric loom | a loom for weaving figured fabrics |
mustard plaster
sinapism | a plaster containing powdered black mustard, applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient |
plaster
adhesive plaster
sticking plaster | adhesive tape used in dressing wounds |
| plaster plasterwork | a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling), there were cracks in the plaster |
poultice
cataplasm
plaster | a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. |
framework
fabric | the underlying structure, providing a factual framework for future research, it is part of the fabric of society |
| external body part | any body part visible externally |
auditory meatus
acoustic meatus
ear canal
auditory canal
external auditory canal | either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane |
| external organ | an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body |
external ear
outer ear | the part of the ear visible externally |
external carotid artery
external carotid | the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head |
facial artery
arteria facialis
external maxillary artery | an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face |
| external iliac artery | the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body, becomes the femoral artery |
external nasal vein
vena nasalis externa | one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein |
| external iliac vein | a continuation of the femoral vein, unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein |
| external jugular vein | formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins, empties into the subclavian vein |
urethral orifice
external orifice | the orifice through which urine is discharged |
external oblique muscle
musculus obliquus externus abdominis
abdominal external oblique muscle
oblique | a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso |
| external | outward features, he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion |
| plaster saint | a person (considered to be) without human failings, he's no plaster saint |
exterior angle
external angle | the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon |
| lath and plaster | a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster |
| plaster | a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water, hardens into a smooth solid, used to cover walls and ceilings |
plaster of Paris
plaster | any of several gypsum cements, a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid, used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs |
poultice
plaster | dress by covering with a therapeutic substance |
plaster
daub | coat with plaster, daub the wall |
plaster plaster over
stick on | apply a heavy coat to |
| plaster | apply a plaster cast to, plaster the broken arm |
| plaster | affix conspicuously, She plastered warnings all over the wall |
| plaster b beplaster | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on, The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters, She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco |
| external | happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface, the external auditory canal, external pressures |
| external | purely outward or superficial, external composure, an external concern for reputation- A.R.Gurney,Jr. |
external
international
outside(a) | from or between other countries, external commerce, international trade, developing nations need outside help |
external
extraneous outside | coming from the outside, extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph, relying upon an extraneous income, disdaining outside pressure groups |