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integumentary system
(Encyclopedia)integumentary system: see skin.heliocentric system
(Encyclopedia)heliocentric system: see Copernican system. ...geocentric system
(Encyclopedia)geocentric system: see Ptolemaic system. ...gastrointestinal system
(Encyclopedia)gastrointestinal system: see digestive system. ...monitorial system
(Encyclopedia)monitorial system, method of elementary education devised by British educators Joseph Lancaster and Andrew Bell during the 19th cent. to furnish schooling to the underprivileged even under conditions ...mks system
(Encyclopedia)mks system, system of units of measurement based on the metric system and having the meter of length, the kilogram of mass, and the second of time as its fundamental units. Other mks units include the...nervous system
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Nerve cell CE5 Nervous system nervous system, network of specialized tissue that controls actions and reactions of the body and its adjustment to the environment. Virtually all members of ...Bach system
(Encyclopedia)Bach system: see Bach, Alexander.Mariinsk System
(Encyclopedia)Mariinsk System: see Volga-Baltic Waterway. ...lymphatic system
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Lymphatic system lymphatic system lĭmfătˈĭk [key], network of vessels carrying lymph, or tissue-cleansing fluid, from the tissues into the veins of the circulatory system. The lymphatic sy...Browse by Subject
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