abrosia


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abrosia

(eɪˈbrəʊʒə)
n
the practice of refraining from eating
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Six months later, after an overnight abrosia, mice were anesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of pentobarbital, plasma samples were collected from the orbital vein.