exclusion
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| pertaining to the blood in the pulmonary vein, having been oxygenated during its passage through the lungs and being normally bright red |
| a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion |
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exclusion (ɪkˈskluːʒən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the act or an instance of excluding or the state of being excluded | |
| ex'clusionary | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
exclusion
1610s, from L. exclusionem, noun of action from excludere (see exclude). Related: Exclusionary (1817).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
exclusion ex·clu·sion (ĭk-skl&oomacr;'zhən)
n.
Surgical isolation of a part or segment without removal from the body.
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Example sentences
Silicone the fur and capillary exclusion will have it dry in a quick wiggle, for both reasons: eg sheep and lanolin.
But it also guarantees parochialism and is grounded in exclusion.
She focuses on its role in reducing pain to the exclusion of its potential to harm the birth process.
Alzheimer's is still mainly a diagnosis of exclusion.
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