Definitionn. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
Last update: November 3, 2015
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It is covered with numerous large papillae, and forms, like the trunk of the elephant, an admirable organ for the examination and prehension of food. [Please select]
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There is a desire to eat, and frequent attempts to take food are made, but prehension is very difficult. [Please select]
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The trophi serve merely for the prehension of prey, and not for mastication. [Please select]
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Having for its function the narrowing of the orifice it surrounds, it acts during suction and in the prehension of food. [Please select]
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In such cases an ox will use his tongue more in the prehension of food to make up for the incapacity of the lips. [Please select]
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The number of metacarpals and digits diminishes in proportion as the limbs cease to be organs of prehension, and become more exclusively organs of support and locomotion. [Please select]
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