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lump

(lŭmp)
n.
1. An irregularly shaped mass or piece.
2. Medicine A swelling or small palpable mass.
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But the three policemen were flung far and wide, and Bill Totts, raining down lumps of coal, held the fort.
you should hear Miss Twinkleton,' often nodding her head, and much enjoying the Lumps, 'bore about them, and then you wouldn't ask.
8, 2019, the House of Representatives ratified the proposed budget that had lump sums, which Arroyo now describes as 'unconstitutional.' It was unclear, however, why they ratified the spending bill which had lump sum appropriations.
The lump sum appropriations ndash comprising only about two percent of the proposed budget ndash can now be tackled in a short special session and be approved as a supplemental budget, Sotto said.
Very rarely, pain draws the attention of a woman to the presence of a lump lurking in her breast.
Conclusion: Fibroadenoma was a common benign breast disorder among women who presented with breast lump.
Some, such as cysts and fatty lumps, are relatively harmless - but there are many forms of cancer that may pose a threat to your dog's health.
In this paper, we investigate lump solutions for a fifth-order KdV-like equation.
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