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(pīl )

[L. pila, a ball, a pillar]

1. A single hemorrhoid.
SEE: hemorrhoid
2. A battery for production of electricity.
3. An apparatus for producing and regulating a nuclear chain-reaction fission process.

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(pīl )

[L. pila, a ball, a pillar]

1. A single hemorrhoid.
SEE: hemorrhoid
2. A battery for production of electricity.
3. An apparatus for producing and regulating a nuclear chain-reaction fission process.

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