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DEFINITION: (verb) To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of. SYNONYMS: expose. USAGE: When Rosa heard the ridiculous rumor being spread around the class, she decided to debunk the myth herself.

In Egyptian religion, Horus was the falcon-headed sky god whose eyes were the Sun and the Moon. He was the son of Osiris, ruler of the underworld, and Isis, the principal goddess. In a famous myth, Horus avenged the murder of his father by defeating Set, the god of evil and darkness. According to the myth, what injury did Horus sustain in the fight?

Researchers are working on a new therapy called airway bypass that they hope will help the estimated 24 million Americans with breath-robbing COPD , or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. With airway bypass, doctors thread a tiny needle through a tube inserted in the windpipe and poke up to a dozen holes through the airway's wall and into surrounding air sacs. The idea: Spark a slow leak in lungs so overinflated that there's not enough room left to take a deep breath, and do so without open surgery.