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tease

[tēz]

to pull apart gently with fine needles to permit microscopic examination.

tease

(tēz),

To separate the structural parts of a tissue by means of a needle, in order to prepare it for microscopic examination.

[A. S. taesan]

tease

(tēz) to pull apart gently with fine needles to permit microscopic examination.

tease

(tēz)

To separate the structural parts of a tissue, as with a needle, in order to prepare it for microscopic examination.

tease

(tēz)

To separate the structural parts of a tissue by means of a needle, to prepare it for microscopic examination.

[A. S. taesan]

tease

1. to pull apart gently with fine needles to permit microscopic examination.

2. to tantalize, e.g. sexually by parading a male in front of a female, or the opposite, in the mating capacity test.

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