patulous
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The os uteri is soft, patulous, and its edges are torn.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
But the most cogent reason of this blind manœuvring was to be found in the rapid variations of contour, the patulous trees, and the abundant leafage.
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
The gland-ducts are enlarged, patulous or plugged with sebaceous and epithelial matter.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Cones from 5 to 8 cm. long, short-pedunculate, erect or patulous; ovate-conic, symmetrical; apophyses rufous brown, low-pyramidal, the umbo mutic.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
It is all a matter of "plumbing" i.e., clearing out the "pipes," and maintaining a patulous airway.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
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