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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The pia mater.
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- noun anatomy The
pia mater , the innermost of themeninges that protect the brain andspinal cord
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The _pia_, or pia mater, a thin, delicate membrane, containing numerous blood vessels, that covers the surface of the brain and cord.
Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters
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"pia" quando recebemos um novo, mesmo sem estar a correr a aplicação.
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"pia" quando recebemos um novo, mesmo sem estar a correr a aplicação.
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Haya siyo mabomu, bali nia surface-to - air missiles za kutungulia ndege, pia sitashangaa kama kuan surface-to-surface missiles ambazo zaweza kufyatuliwa na mzinga wenye midomo 20, hiyo kuruka kwa mpigo ktk uwanja wa vita.
Global Voices in English » Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Armoury Explosion Death Toll Rises 2009
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Ave, pia humilitas, [Hail, pious humility] sine viro fecunditas, [fruitful without a man] cuius annuntiatio [whose Annuciation] nostra fuit salvatio. [brought us salvation]
Josquin's Ave Maria 2009
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Na wapenzi wa jinsia moja pia lazima wapewe haki hizi.
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In hunc ergo ortum uirtutum floribus decoratum, pia Dei genitrix ad deliciandum libenter progressa, exstirpauit uiciorum germina, plantans uirtutum semina, rigando fecundauit interiora cordium, perfundendo ea profusiori ymbre graciarum, stillante indesinenter Dei munere super terram.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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Comments (3) 3 Responses to “Murillo – Contemporary Furniture from the Philippines” pia on 15 Nov 2008 at 4: 03 am # go team philippines!! we truly have the best ideas and workers in the whole world.
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I really hope the remaining voters back Obama so he can challenge McCain to be the next president. pia
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With his purple rubber gloves, he points out the layers covering the brain — the dura mater, the web-like arachnoid and the pia mater " this tender shield " as artist Katharine Dowson comments.
Exploring Science Through Art Emma Crichton-Miller 2010
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