| arteriolosclerosis
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(noun) sclerosis of the arterioles |
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| arteriosclerosis
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(noun) sclerosis of the arterial walls |
Synonyms:
induration of the arteries,
hardening of the arteries,
coronary-artery disease,
arterial sclerosis |
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| atherosclerosis
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(noun) a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries |
Synonyms:
coronary artery disease |
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| bicycler
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(noun) a person who rides a bicycle |
Synonyms:
wheeler,
cyclist,
bicyclist,
biker |
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| chronicler
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(noun) someone who writes chronicles |
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| clerestory
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(noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light |
Synonyms:
clearstory |
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| clergy
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(noun) in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) |
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| clergyman
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(noun) a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
Synonyms:
reverend,
man of the cloth |
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| cleric
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(noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders |
Synonyms:
divine,
ecclesiastic,
churchman |
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| clericalism
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(noun) a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters |
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| clericalist
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(noun) one who advocates clericalism |
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| clericalization
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(noun) The process of increasing the power or influence of a religious hierarchy. |
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| clerid
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(noun) predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic |
Synonyms:
clerid beetle |
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| clerihew
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(noun) a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person |
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| clerisy
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(noun) an educated and intellectual elite |
Synonyms:
intelligentsia |
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| clerk
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(noun) an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) |
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| (noun) a salesperson in a store |
Synonyms:
salesclerk,
shop assistant,
shop clerk |
| clerking
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(noun) the activity of recording business transactions |
Synonyms:
bookkeeping |
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| clerkship
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(noun) the job of clerk |
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| dermatosclerosis
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(noun) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin |
Synonyms:
scleroderma |
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| episcleritis
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(noun) inflammation of the sclera of the eye |
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| keratoscleritis
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(noun) inflammation of the cornea and sclera of the eye |
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| nephroangiosclerosis
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(noun) kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure |
Synonyms:
nephrosclerosis |
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| nephrosclerosis
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(noun) kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure |
Synonyms:
nephroangiosclerosis |
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| osteosclerosis
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(noun) abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone |
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| otosclerosis
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(noun) hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness |
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| salesclerk
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(noun) a salesperson in a store |
Synonyms:
shop assistant,
shop clerk,
clerk |
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| sclera
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(noun) the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball |
Synonyms:
sclerotic coat |
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| scleredema
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(noun) a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face |
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| sclerite
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(noun) hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods |
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| scleritis
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(noun) inflammation of the sclera |
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| scleroderma
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(noun) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin |
Synonyms:
dermatosclerosis |
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| sclerometer
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(noun) a measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point |
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| scleroprotein
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(noun) a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye |
Synonyms:
albuminoid |
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| sclerosis
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(noun) any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue |
Synonyms:
induration |
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| sclerotinia
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(noun) any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants |
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| sclerotium
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(noun) compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth |
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| sclerotomy
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(noun) surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye |
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