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brief (BREEF) (noun)
A concise statement or letter: The lawyer prepared a brief in preparation for the trial.
short (SHORT) (adjective)
1. Being of limited duration, abrupt, passing quickly: There was a short pause in the speech before the senator continued.
2. Containing or cooked with a grease based ingredient: The pie crust was very short, flaky and delicious.
short (SHORT) (adverb)
Insufficient: The supplies in the store room were short several boxes.

The lawyer prepared a brief that was submitted to the courts; however, the judge said it was too short and so he requested the lawyer to prepare a more comprehensive brief.

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(Greek: short, shortness, small [also expressed as "slow"])
(Latin: short; shorten, make shorter, shortened)
(Greek: narrow, contracted; short)
(Latin: a kind of short sword or scimiter)
(a short history about the profession of barbers)
(Greek: hinder, inhibiting, to cut short, stop)
(it was originally thought that this disease was caused by foul air or "bad air")
(lists of careers in science with short descriptions)
(Latin: bristle [short stiff hair on an animal or plant, or a mass of short stiff hairs growing; especially, on a hog's back or a man's face])
(Latin: to maim, to cut off; mutilated; cut short)
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Wear short sleeves and then you can support your right to bare arms.
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short-circuit current
The electrical current flowing freely through an external circuit that has no load or resistance; the maximum current possible.
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The results of a diagnostic test given to premedical students who were instructed to write short meanings for a list of medical terms

artery, the study of paintings.

bacteria, the back door of a cafeteria.

barium, what doctors do when patients die.

bowel, a letter like a, e, i, o, or u.

caesarean section, a neighborhood in Rome.

cat scan, searching for a lost cat.

cauterize, making eye-contact with a girl.

coma, a punctuation mark.

dilate, to live a long time.

enema, not a friend .

euthanasia, Chinese, Japanese, etc. adolescents.

fester, quicker.

fibula, a small lie.

genital, not a Jew.

hangnail, a coat hook.

impotent, distinguished, well known.

labor pain, getting hurt at work.

malfeasance, exorbitant charges for professional services.

medical staff, a doctor’s cane.

morbid, a higher offer.

nitrates, cheaper than day rates.

node, was aware of, knew.

nosography

1. The art of writing using a pen or pencil stuck up one’s nose.

2. The writing done by a nasograph.

outpatient, someone who has fainted.

pap smear, a fatherhood test.

pelvis, a cousin of Elvis.

prophylactic, a person who favors birth control.

recovery room, place to do upholstery.

rectum, dang near killed ‘em.

secretion, hiding something.

seizure, famous Roman leader.

tablet, a small table.

terminal illness, getting sick at the airport.

tumor, more than one.

urine, opposite of “you’re out”.

vein, conceited.

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