aboulia | (noun) a loss of will power | Synonyms: abulia |
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abulia | (noun) a loss of will power | Synonyms: aboulia |
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agammaglobulinemia | (noun) a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection | - |
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alhamdulilah | (noun) An expression meaning 'praise God' in Arabic | - |
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botulin | (noun) potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon | Synonyms: botulinus toxin, botulismotoxin |
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botulinum | (noun) anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism | Synonyms: botulinus, Clostridium botulinum |
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botulinus | (noun) anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism | Synonyms: botulinum, Clostridium botulinum |
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botulism | (noun) food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly | - |
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botulismotoxin | (noun) potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon | Synonyms: botulin, botulinus toxin |
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bulimarexia | (noun) a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting | Synonyms: binge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, bulimia nervosa |
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bulimia | (noun) pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) | - |
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(noun) a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation | Synonyms: binge-eating syndrome |
bulimic | (noun) a person suffering from bulimia | - |
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cannulisation | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, canulization, intubation |
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cannulization | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulation, cannulisation, canulation, canulisation, canulization, intubation |
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canulisation | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulization, intubation |
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canulization | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, intubation |
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capulin | (noun) Mexican black cherry | Synonyms: Mexican black cherry |
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(noun) Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit | Synonyms: capulin tree, Prunus capuli |
cauliflower | (noun) compact head of white undeveloped flowers | - |
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(noun) a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds | Synonyms: Brassica oleracea botrytis |
cellulite | (noun) lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc. | - |
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cellulitis | (noun) an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain | - |
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comatulid | (noun) free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms | Synonyms: feather star |
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coulisse | (noun) a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel | - |
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(noun) a flat situated in the wings | Synonyms: wing flat |
credulity | (noun) tendency to believe readily | - |
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diverticulitis | (noun) inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation | - |
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douroucouli | (noun) nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur | Synonyms: Aotus trivirgatus |
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dracunculiasis | (noun) a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin | Synonyms: Guinea worm, Guinea worm disease |
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dyscalculia | (noun) impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics | - |
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epauliere | (noun) armor plate that protects the shoulder | - |
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fabulist | (noun) a person who tells or invents fables | - |
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folliculitis | (noun) inflammation of a hair follicle | - |
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funambulism | (noun) walking on a tightrope or slack rope | Synonyms: tightrope walking |
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funambulist | (noun) an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope | Synonyms: tightrope walker |
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funiculitis | (noun) inflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord) | - |
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garrulity | (noun) the quality of being wordy and talkative | Synonyms: garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness |
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globulin | (noun) a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed | - |
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haulier | (noun) a haulage contractor | Synonyms: hauler |
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hauling | (noun) the activity of transporting goods by truck | Synonyms: truckage, trucking |
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hydraulics | (noun) study of the mechanics of fluids | Synonyms: fluid mechanics |
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hypogammaglobulinemia | (noun) an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection | - |
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immunoglobulin | (noun) a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response | Synonyms: Ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin |
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incredulity | (noun) doubt about the truth of something | Synonyms: disbelief, mental rejection, scepticism, skepticism |
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insulin | (noun) hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells | - |
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inulin | (noun) used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function | - |
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julienne | (noun) a vegetable cut into thin strips | Synonyms: julienne vegetable |
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(noun) a clear soup garnished with julienne vegetables | - |
lactoglobulin | (noun) a globular protein found in milk. | - |
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lazuli | (noun) an azure blue semiprecious stone | Synonyms: lapis lazuli |
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lazuline | (noun) a light shade of blue | Synonyms: azure, cerulean, sapphire, sky-blue |
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lupulin | (noun) Lupulin is a powder separated from the strobiles of common hop. | - |
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masculine | (noun) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male | - |
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masculinisation | (noun) the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) | Synonyms: masculinization, virilisation, virilization |
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masculinity | (noun) the properties characteristic of the male sex | Synonyms: maleness |
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(noun) the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men | - |
masculinization | (noun) the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) | Synonyms: masculinisation, virilisation, virilization |
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moulin | (noun) a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation | Synonyms: glacier mill |
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muliebrity | (noun) the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women | Synonyms: femininity |
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(noun) the state of being an adult woman | Synonyms: womanhood |
mulishness | (noun) the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome | Synonyms: obstinacy, obstinance, stubbornness |
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nebuliser | (noun) a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | Synonyms: atomiser, atomizer, nebulizer, spray, sprayer |
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nebulizer | (noun) a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | Synonyms: atomiser, atomizer, nebuliser, spray, sprayer |
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noctambulism | (noun) walking by a person who is asleep | Synonyms: noctambulation, sleepwalking, somnambulation, somnambulism |
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noctambulist | (noun) someone who walks about in their sleep | Synonyms: sleepwalker, somnambulist |
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nummulite | (noun) large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period | - |
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oculism | (noun) the craft of an oculist | - |
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oculist | (noun) a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye | Synonyms: eye doctor, ophthalmologist |
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(noun) a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses | Synonyms: optometrist |
overcredulity | (noun) too much credulity | - |
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pachouli | (noun) a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant | Synonyms: patchouli, patchouly |
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(noun) small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes | Synonyms: patchouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin |
patchouli | (noun) a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant | Synonyms: pachouli, patchouly |
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(noun) small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes | Synonyms: pachouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin |
peculiarity | (noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | Synonyms: curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, rarity |
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(noun) a distinguishing trait | Synonyms: distinctiveness, speciality, specialness, specialty |
(noun) an odd or unusual characteristic | Synonyms: distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic |
pediculicide | (noun) a chemical agent that kills lice | - |
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populism | (noun) the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite | - |
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populist | (noun) someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite | - |
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radiculitis | (noun) inflammation of the radicle of a nerve | - |
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ruling | (noun) the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | Synonyms: opinion |
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scheduling | (noun) setting an order and time for planned events | Synonyms: programing, programming |
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sedulity | (noun) the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive | Synonyms: sedulousness |
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sipunculid | (noun) small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut | Synonyms: peanut worm |
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somnambulism | (noun) walking by a person who is asleep | Synonyms: noctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulation |
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somnambulist | (noun) someone who walks about in their sleep | Synonyms: noctambulist, sleepwalker |
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sterculia | (noun) any tree of the genus Sterculia | - |
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sulindac | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril) | Synonyms: Clinoril |
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tarpaulin | (noun) waterproofed canvas | Synonyms: tarp |
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thulium | (noun) a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime | Synonyms: atomic number 69, Tm |
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thyroglobulin | (noun) an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins | - |
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trombiculiasis | (noun) infestation with chiggers | - |
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trombiculid | (noun) mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates | - |
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tuberculin | (noun) a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis | - |
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tulip | (noun) any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower | - |
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tulipwood | (noun) light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer | Synonyms: true tulipwood, white poplar, whitewood, yellow poplar |
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(noun) the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees | - |
ulitis | (noun) inflammation of the gums | - |
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unruliness | (noun) the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline | Synonyms: fractiousness, wilfulness, willfulness |
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uvulitis | (noun) inflammation of the uvula | - |
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valvulitis | (noun) inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever) | - |
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vasculitis | (noun) inflammation of a blood vessel | - |
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vasovesiculitis | (noun) inflammation of the vas deferens and seminal vesicles; usually occurring with prostatitis | - |
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vermiculite | (noun) any of a group of yellow or brown hydrous silicate minerals having a micaceous structure | - |
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vesiculitis | (noun) inflammation of a seminal vesicle (usually in conjunction with prostatitis) | - |
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