In a single-acting engine, an elongated hollow piston, open at the end, in which the end of the connecting rod is pivoted. The piston rod, crosshead and stuffing box are thus dispensed with.

(idiomatic, slang) Corpulence of the buttocks.

A relatively small piece of hard-sided luggage with hinges and latches.

A kind of chest for luggage, having a flat or slightly curved top and usually covered in canvas, leather or patterned paper.

(anatomy) A bundle of nerve fibres, held together by a sheath of connective tissue, that makes up the main stem of a nerve

(anatomy) A string of ganglia running down each side of the spinal cord throughout most of its length, containing cell bodies of neurons that belong to the sympathetic nervous system and that project axons to muscles and glands.

Synonym of brachiocephalic artery

(anatomy) An artery that arises from the right ventricle of the heart and branches into the right and left pulmonary arteries.

(anatomy) A branch of the subclavian artery that divides to supply the first or first two intercostal spaces and the deep structures of the neck.

(anatomy) A short thick branch of the subclavian artery that divides into the inferior thyroid, suprascapular, and transverse cervical arteries.