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biopsy
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noun
examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
lining
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noun
a protective covering that protects an inside surface
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noun
the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)
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noun
providing something with a surface of a different material
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noun
(= liner)
a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
uterus
Noun
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The uterus is the internal organ inside of a female mammal where an embryo grows into an infant ready to be born.
A man does not have a uterus and cannot give birth.
Female fish do not have a uterus, and so the embryo must grow inside of an egg outside of the body.