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action taking place in the order that things actually happen, e.g. The author wrote the events...

the sequence or order of events.

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milky white lymph in the lacteal of the lymphatic system.

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semi-liquid mass of partially digested food and gastric juices, produced in the stomach.

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mostly columnar epithelium with cilia that line the nasal cavity, trachea, bronchi, fallopian...

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