| beating | 1. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows. 2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart. 3. <physics> Pulsative sounds. See Beat. 4. The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| wing-beating tumour | A coarse, irregular tumour that is most prominent when the limbs are held outstretched, reminiscent of a bird flapping its wings; due to up and down excursion of arm at abducted shoulder. Seen mainly with Wilson's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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