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imperforate

 
Dictionary: im·per·fo·rate   (ĭm-pûr'fər-ĭt) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Having no opening; not perforated.
  2. Not separated by rows of perforations: imperforate sheets of stamps.
  3. Medicine. Lacking a normal opening: an imperforate anus.
n.
An imperforate stamp.


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(ĭm-pûr'fər-ĭt)
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Lacking a normal opening.

Veterinary Dictionary: imperforate
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Not open; abnormally closed. Common sites for atresia are anus, hymen, teat sphincter, lacrimal puncta.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not perforated; having no opening


 
 
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