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  2. Eimer's organ - Wikipedia

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    The organ is named in his honour. In his original publication in 1871, he examined the structure of the nose, the distribution of the touch organs on the nasal skin, and the relationship of their density with the nose's use for palpation, to examine or explore by touching. Eimer established a connection between structure and function.

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  4. Matt Gaffney - Wikipedia

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    Matt Gaffney is a professional crossword puzzle constructor and author [1] who lives in Staunton, Virginia.His puzzles have appeared in Billboard magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Beast, [2] Dell Champion Crossword Puzzles, GAMES magazine, the Los Angeles Times, [3] New York magazine, the New York Times, [3] Newsday, The Onion, Slate magazine, [4] the Wall Street Journal, [3] the ...

  5. Respiratory examination - Wikipedia

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    Palpation is the use of physical touch during examination. During palpation, the physician checks for areas of tenderness, abnormalities of the skin, respiratory expansion and fremitus. [14] To assess areas of tenderness, palpate areas of pain, bruises, or lesions on the front and back of the chest.

  6. Palpation - Wikipedia

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    Palpation is the process of using one's hands to check the body, especially while perceiving/diagnosing a disease or illness. [1] Usually performed by a health care practitioner, it is the process of feeling an object in or on the body to determine its size, shape, firmness, or location (for example, a veterinarian can feel the stomach of a pregnant animal to ensure good health and successful ...

  7. Molyneux's problem - Wikipedia

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    I shall here insert a problem of that very ingenious and studious promoter of real knowledge, the learned and worthy Mr. Molineux, which he was pleased to send me in a letter some months since; and it is this:—“Suppose a man born blind, and now adult, and taught by his touch to distinguish between a cube and a sphere of the same metal, and ...

  8. Tactile discrimination - Wikipedia

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    The discriminative touch system deals with everything from the toes to the neck through the spinal cord. The sensation experienced enters the periphery by axons. More specifically, the sensory axons. This signal passes through axon to axon from the distal to proximal process. The proximal end of the specific axon leads into the spinal cord on ...

  9. Lord Peter Views the Body - Wikipedia

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    Peter and Gherkins examine the book, and go to stay with Dr Conyers. The doctor explains he wishes to build a hospital and a clinic to continue his research. He lately has been seeking "the treasure hidden in Munster", which retired pirate "Old Cut-Throat" Conyers bequeathed to his descendants many generations before.