| anathema | (noun) a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication | - |
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| (noun) a detested person | Synonyms: bete noire |
| angioedema | (noun) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs | Synonyms: atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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| atrophedema | (noun) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs | Synonyms: angioedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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| bema | (noun) area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | Synonyms: chancel, sanctuary |
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| blastema | (noun) a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops | - |
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| cinema | (noun) a theater where films are shown | Synonyms: movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace |
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| (noun) a medium that disseminates moving pictures | Synonyms: celluloid, film |
| diastema | (noun) a gap or vacant space between two teeth | - |
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| eczema | (noun) generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages | - |
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| edema | (noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | Synonyms: dropsy, hydrops, oedema |
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| emphysema | (noun) an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Synonyms: pulmonary emphysema |
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| empyema | (noun) a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity) | - |
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| enanthema | (noun) eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease | Synonyms: enanthem |
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| enema | (noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes | Synonyms: clyster |
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| epicheirema | (noun) a syllogism in which some statement supporting one or both of the premises is introduced with the premises themselves. | - |
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| epiphonema | (noun) a sentence that is an exclamation, a general or striking comment, or a succinct summary of what has previously been said. | - |
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| erythema | (noun) abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation) | - |
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| exanthema | (noun) eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease | Synonyms: exanthem, skin eruption |
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| hyphema | (noun) bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye | - |
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| lymphedema | (noun) swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas | - |
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| myxedema | (noun) hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration | Synonyms: myxoedema |
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| myxoedema | (noun) hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration | Synonyms: myxedema |
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| oedema | (noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | Synonyms: dropsy, edema, hydrops |
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| papilledema | (noun) swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure | - |
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| schema | (noun) a schematic or preliminary plan | Synonyms: outline, scheme |
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| (noun) an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world | Synonyms: scheme |
| scleredema | (noun) a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face | - |
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| seriema | (noun) Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama | Synonyms: Cariama cristata, crested cariama |
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| (noun) Argentinian Cariama | Synonyms: chunga, Chunga burmeisteri |
| treponema | (noun) spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws) | - |
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| ulema | (noun) the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community | Synonyms: ulama |
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