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spatulate

 [spach´ŭ-lāt]
1. having a flat blunt end.
2. to mix or manipulate with a spatula.

spat·u·late

(spach'ŭ-lāt),
1. Shaped like a spatula.
2. To manipulate or mix with a spatula.
3. To incise the cut end of a tubular structure longitudinally and splay it open, to allow creation of an elliptic anastomosis of greater circumference than would be possible with conventional transverse or oblique (bevelled) end-to-end anastomoses.
Synonym(s): spatulated

spat·u·late

(spachyū-lăt, -lāt)
1. Shaped like a spatula.
2. To incise the cut end of a tubular structure longitudinally and splay it open, to allow creation of an elliptic anastomosis of greater circumference than would be possible with conventional transverse or oblique (beveled) end-to-end anastomoses.

spatulate

Shaped like a SPATULA.

spat·u·late

(spachyū-lăt, -lāt)
1. Shaped like a spatula.
2. To mix using a spatula.
3. To incise cut end of a tubular structure longitudinally and splay it open so as to allow creation of an elliptic anastomosis of greater circumference than would be possible with conventional transverse or oblique (beveled) end-to-end anastomoses.
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A revision of Annularia and Asterophyllites species from the lower Westphalian (Middle Pennsylvanian) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada
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Radula development in the giant key-hole limpet Megathura crenulata
In particular, we examine the specific function of the spatulate spines found on the plastron and those located in the anterolateral portion of the test, which appear to be specifically involved with digging.
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190 years of Sargassum taxonomy, facing the advent of DNA phylogenies
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Bare-chested in his A-line kilt, her husband puts his spatulate best foot forward, so as to stride into a new life.
The Afterlife
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Nabokov's cold pudding: the stylistic and structural impact of Finnegans wake on Lolita, pale fire, and bend sinister
It looked pleased with its spatulate bill, and seemed quite willing to have others share an admiration for its distinctive appearance.
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The tall white waterbirds are distinctive with their long spatulate black bills and long black legs.
Rare spoonbill makes a spectacular splashdown
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Systematic revision of the genus Cephalocyclus with description of ten new species from Mexico and Costa Rica (scarabaeoidea: aphodiidae)

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