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Urethrotomy :: Urethrotomy (n.) An incision of the urethra, esp. incision for relief of urethral stricture..

Relievement :: Relievement (n.) The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; release..

Rilievo :: Rilievo (n.) Same as Relief, n., 5..

Basso-relievo :: Basso-relievo (n.) Same as Bas-relief.

Relief :: Relief (n.) The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.

Goggle :: Goggle (v. i.) Colored glasses for relief from intense light.

Chemitype :: Chemitype (n.) One of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press..

Anastatic :: Anastatic (a.) Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.

Bass-relief :: Bass-relief (n.) Some as Bas-relief.

Mill :: Mill (n.) A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper..

Relief :: Relief (n.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.

Concerto :: Concerto (n.) A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its qualities or the performer's skill..

Electro-tint :: Electro-tint (n.) A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing..

Aquapuncture :: Aquapuncture (n.) The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain.

Graphotype :: Graphotype (n.) A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief..

Ectypography :: Ectypography (n.) A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.

Alto-rilievo :: Alto-rilievo (n.) High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo..

Panacea :: Panacea (n.) A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction..

Relief :: Relief (n.) The elevations and surface undulations of a country.

Succorable :: Succor (v. t.) The person or thing that brings relief.

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