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... matter of the body , and if this destruction were not counterbalanced in some way , an animal would rapidly waste away and die from the incessant losses of matter , caused by its movements and other vital processes . This result ...
... matter of the body , and if this destruction were not counterbalanced in some way , an animal would rapidly waste away and die from the incessant losses of matter , caused by its movements and other vital processes . This result ...
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... matter as it circulates through the tissues and organs of the body . It follows from this that the blood has two processes to undergo , if it is to remain in a healthy condition . In the first place , the various tissues of the body are ...
... matter as it circulates through the tissues and organs of the body . It follows from this that the blood has two processes to undergo , if it is to remain in a healthy condition . In the first place , the various tissues of the body are ...
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... matters , and the blood must get rid of these , if it is to retain its purity . This latter process is generally effected by means of distinct breathing organs , in which the blood is exposed to the action of the air . In the air ...
... matters , and the blood must get rid of these , if it is to retain its purity . This latter process is generally effected by means of distinct breathing organs , in which the blood is exposed to the action of the air . In the air ...
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... matter is present ; and it is microscopic in its dimensions . It derives both of its names from its wonderful power of altering its shape ( Greek , amoibos , changing ; Latin , Proteus , a sea - god who had the faculty of assuming ...
... matter is present ; and it is microscopic in its dimensions . It derives both of its names from its wonderful power of altering its shape ( Greek , amoibos , changing ; Latin , Proteus , a sea - god who had the faculty of assuming ...
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... matter , very greatly magnified ( after Beale ) . B , Amaba princeps ( after Carter ) , highly magnified : c Rudimentary circulatory organ or heart ; e Outer , transparent layer of the body . These root - like processes can not only be ...
... matter , very greatly magnified ( after Beale ) . B , Amaba princeps ( after Carter ) , highly magnified : c Rudimentary circulatory organ or heart ; e Outer , transparent layer of the body . These root - like processes can not only be ...
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