protrusion

Example Sentences

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“But,” said the Spectator, “you said in your famous speech before the Society for the Prevention of the Protrusion of Nail Heads from Plank Sidewalks that Kings were blood-smeared oppressors and hell-bound loafers.”

From Fantastic Fables by Bierce, Ambrose

Protrusion of the rectum is also sometimes a consequence of gross feeding, starting up piles in the first instance, and then, from more intense digestive derangement, causing purgation, accompanied with violent straining.

From The Dog by Dinks

What are the most frequent causes of Protrusion of the lower-bowel?

From Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children by Chavasse, Pye Henry

Protrusion of the rectum, 287. treatment of, ib.

From The Dog by Dinks

Surprise, astonishment—Elevation of the eyebrows—Opening the mouth— Protrusion of the lips—Gestures accompanying surprise— Admiration—Fear—Terror—Erection of the hair—Contraction of the platysma muscle—Dilatation of the pupils—Horror—Conclusion.

From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles