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epidural injection |
Noun
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injection of an anesthetic substance into the epidural space of the spinal cord in order to produce epidural anesthesia |
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exchange transfusion |
Noun
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slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood |
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escalade |
Noun
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an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) |
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escalade |
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climb up and over |
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exploration |
Noun
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to travel for the purpose of discovery |
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exploration |
Noun
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a careful systematic search |
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exploration |
Noun
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a systematic consideration |
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excursion |
Noun
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wandering from the main path of a journey |
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excursion |
Noun
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a journey taken for pleasure |
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enclosure |
Noun
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the act of enclosing something inside something else |
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enclosure |
Noun
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a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose |
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enclosure |
Noun
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something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter |
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enclosure |
Noun
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a naturally enclosed space |
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enclosing |
Noun
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the act of enclosing something inside something else |
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envelopment |
Noun
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the act of enclosing something inside something else |
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eye movement |
Noun
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the movement of the eyes |
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eversion |
Noun
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the act of turning inside out |
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eversion |
Noun
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the position of being turned outward |
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everting |
Noun
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the act of turning inside out |
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effusion |
Noun
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flow under pressure |
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effusion |
Noun
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an unrestrained expression of emotion |
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exaggeration |
Noun
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the act of making something more noticeable than usual |
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exaggeration |
Noun
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making to seem more important than it really is |
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exaggeration |
Noun
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extravagant exaggeration |
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extension |
Noun
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act of expanding in scope |
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extension |
Noun
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act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb |
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extension |
Noun
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an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students |
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extension |
Noun
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an addition that extends a main building |
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extension |
Noun
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an addition to the length of something |
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extension |
Noun
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an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line |
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extension |
Noun
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amount or degree or range to which something extends |
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extension |
Noun
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the ability to raise the working leg high in the air |
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extension |
Noun
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the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression |
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extension |
Noun
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the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions |
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extension |
Noun
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a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters |
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extension |
Noun
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a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt |
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exacerbation |
Noun
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action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse |
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exacerbation |
Noun
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violent and bitter exasperation |
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expenditure |
Noun
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the act of consuming something |
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expenditure |
Noun
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the act of spending money for goods or services |
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expenditure |
Noun
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money paid out |
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exhaustion |
Noun
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the act of exhausting something entirely |
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exhaustion |
Noun
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serious weakening and loss of energy |
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exhaustion |
Noun
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extreme fatigue |
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expanding upon |
Noun
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adding information or detail |
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expression |
Noun
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the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing |
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expression |
Noun
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the feelings expressed on a person's face |
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expression |
Noun
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a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit |
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expression |
Noun
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a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement |
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expression |
Noun
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expression without words |