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noun • either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx | ||||
| 36% | 4 | ___ in the neck | ||
noun • a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder • emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid • a somatic sensation of acute discomfort • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness verb • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed • cause emotional anguish or make miserable | ||||
| 35% | 6 | Neck pain | ||
noun • English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004) • a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) verb • twist (a body part) into a strained position | ||||
It Can Be A Pain In The Neck
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