bronchospasm | (noun) a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis | - |
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graphospasm | (noun) muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil | Synonyms: writer's cramp |
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hospice | (noun) a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill | - |
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(noun) a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order) | - |
hospitableness | (noun) having a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining | - |
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hospital | (noun) a health facility where patients receive treatment | Synonyms: infirmary |
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(noun) a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care | - |
hospitalisation | (noun) placing in medical care in a hospital | Synonyms: hospital care, hospitalization |
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hospitality | (noun) kindness in welcoming guests or strangers | Synonyms: cordial reception |
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hospitalization | (noun) placing in medical care in a hospital | Synonyms: hospital care, hospitalisation |
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(noun) insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense | Synonyms: hospitalization insurance |
(noun) the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital | - |
(noun) a period of time when you are confined to a hospital | - |
hospitaller | (noun) title of the member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals. | - |
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inhospitableness | (noun) having an unfriendly and inhospitable disposition | - |
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(noun) the environmental condition in a region that lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growth | - |
inhospitality | (noun) unkind and inconsiderate welcome | - |
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lithosphere | (noun) the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle | Synonyms: geosphere |
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organophosphate | (noun) an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system | - |
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orthophosphate | (noun) a salt of phosphoric acid | Synonyms: inorganic phosphate, phosphate |
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phosphatase | (noun) any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates | - |
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phosphate | (noun) carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid | - |
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(noun) a salt of phosphoric acid | Synonyms: inorganic phosphate, orthophosphate |
phosphine | (noun) a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide | - |
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phosphocreatine | (noun) an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction | Synonyms: creatine phosphate, creatine phosphoric acid |
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phospholipid | (noun) any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes | - |
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phosphoprotein | (noun) containing chemically bound phosphoric acid | - |
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phosphor | (noun) a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes | - |
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phosphorescence | (noun) a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased | - |
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phosphorus | (noun) a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms | Synonyms: atomic number 15, P |
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polyphosphate | (noun) a salt or ester of polyphosphoric acid | - |
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pyrophosphate | (noun) a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid | - |
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triphosphopyridine | (noun) a pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups | - |
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