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anaesthesia |
Noun
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loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness |
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anhidrosis |
Noun
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failure of the sweat glands |
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angriness |
Noun
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the state of being angry |
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anhydrosis |
Noun
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failure of the sweat glands |
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aplasia |
Noun
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failure of some tissue or organ to develop |
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arteriectasis |
Noun
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an abnormal distension of an artery |
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arteriectasia |
Noun
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an abnormal distension of an artery |
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arthropathy |
Noun
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a pathology or abnormality of a joint |
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asynergy |
Noun
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absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously |
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asynergia |
Noun
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absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously |
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asystole |
Noun
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absence of systole |
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anestrus |
Noun
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applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus |
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anestrum |
Noun
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applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus |
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anoestrus |
Noun
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applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus |
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abeyance |
Noun
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temporary cessation or suspension |
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anoestrum |
Noun
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applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus |
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anergy |
Noun
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inactivity and lack of energy |
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anergy |
Noun
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reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen |
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acathexia |
Noun
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an inability to retain bodily secretions |
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angiotelectasia |
Noun
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dilation and enlargement of arterioles |
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abulia |
Noun
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a loss of will power |
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anemic hypoxia |
Noun
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hypoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin |
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aboulia |
Noun
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a loss of will power |
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anhedonia |
Noun
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an inability to experience pleasure |
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acapnia |
Noun
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a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal |
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asphyxia |
Noun
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a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis |
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asthenopia |
Noun
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a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem |
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altitude sickness |
Noun
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effects, such as nosebleed or nausea, of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes |
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anoxia |
Noun
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severe hypoxia |
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anemic anoxia |
Noun
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anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin |
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anoxic anoxia |
Noun
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anoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs |
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academic freedom |
Noun
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the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions |
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autonomy |
Noun
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immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence |
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autonomy |
Noun
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personal independence |
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acroanesthesia |
Noun
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loss of sensation in the extremities |
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autarky |
Noun
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economic independence as a national policy |
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acroanaesthesia |
Noun
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loss of sensation in the extremities |
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alveolar resorption |
Noun
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wasting of the bony socket |
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angiopathy |
Noun
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any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts |
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anxiety attack |
Noun
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a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic |
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aspergillosis |
Noun
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disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs |
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aspergillosis |
Noun
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an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus |
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aspergillosis |
Noun
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severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys |
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apoplexy |
Noun
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a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain |
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acanthocytosis |
Noun
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the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia) |
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agranulocytosis |
Noun
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an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes |
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agranulosis |
Noun
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an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes |
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abdominal pregnancy |
Noun
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ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity |
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analbuminemia |
Noun
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an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum |
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adenosis |
Noun
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a disorder of the glands of the body |