(anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a
blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
(linguistics, dated) A voiced stop consonant.
(engineering) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.
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