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(Greek: hollow way, tube, pipe; any instrument; such as, a flute)
(Greek > Latin: reed, pipe; the word for "reed" in Hebrew, Arabic, and Egyptian was kaneh; then the word element passed into Greek and Latin, and into the languages of western Europe)
(Latin: pipe; an abnormal passage or communication, usually between two internal organs, or leading from an internal organ to the surface of the body)
(Greek > Latin: tube, pipe, or hose; a tube or pipe from which water or fluid springs out)
(Greek: channel, pipe)
(Greek: pipe, tube, cavity, fistula; spine)
(Latin: pipe)
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lead-pipe rigidity
1. Constant resistance to a passive movement of a limb throughout the entire range of movement, as when trying to bend a lead pipe.
2. The generalized nervous disorder marked by symptoms of trembling limbs and muscular rigidity as seen in parkinsonism (a syndrome similar to Parkinson disease; for example, as a side effect of an antipsychotic drug).
2. The generalized nervous disorder marked by symptoms of trembling limbs and muscular rigidity as seen in parkinsonism (a syndrome similar to Parkinson disease; for example, as a side effect of an antipsychotic drug).
Parkinson disease: a slowly progressive neurologic disease characterized by a fixed unexpressive face, a tremor (shaking) when at rest, slowing of voluntary movements, walking with short fast steps, a peculiar posture and muscle weakness, caused by degeneration of an area of the brain called the basal ganglia, and by low production of the neurotransmitter dopamine.
Most patients are over fifty, but at least ten percent are under forty. It is also known as paralysis agitans and shaking palsy.
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rigi-, rig-
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vitrified-clay pipe
A pipe, made of clay treated in a kiln to induce vitrification, with the surface glazed to keep water from seeping through the pipe surface; used for drainage.
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fac-, facil-, fact-, feas-, -feat, -fect, -feit, -facient, -faction, -fic-, -fy, -ficate, -fication
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vitreo-, vitre-, vitr- +
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(Hebrew: kaneh, reed; Latin: canna, reed, pipe)