7 2 noun
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• any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones
Example sentence • The proteas in her garden added a vibrant touch to the landscape.
6 2 noun
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noun
• transient cessation of respiration
Example sentence • Sleep apneas can cause a disruption in breathing patterns during the night.
7 2 noun
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noun
• normal relaxed breathing
Example sentence • The patient's eupneas were a positive sign of recovering lung function.
8 3 noun
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• (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
Example sentence • The exhibit at the art gallery featured several beautiful galateas .
9 3 noun
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• slow or shallow breathing
Example sentence • Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by recurrent hypopneas during sleep.
8 3 noun
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Example sentence • The city is divided into several subareas for administrative purposes.
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• widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus
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• absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
Example sentence • Primary amenorrheas occurs when a girl does not begin menstruating by the age of 16.
13 4 noun
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Example sentence • Many women suffer from dysmenorrheas , which can cause severe pain during menstruation.
9 4 noun
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noun
• a badge worn to show official position
Example sentence • The soldiers proudly wore their insignias on their uniforms.
9 3 noun
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noun
• difficult or labored respiration
Example sentence • Patients with severe asthma often experience dyspnoeas during an attack.
7 3 noun
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• (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah
Example sentence • Many Jews around the world made aliyahs to Israel after the establishment of the state.
8 3 noun
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• failure of some tissue or organ to develop
Example sentence • Congenital aplasias of the heart can be life-threatening conditions.
8 3 noun
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• an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
Example sentence • Intestinal atresias are a common type of atresia in newborn babies.
9 3 noun
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• mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
Example sentence • There are different types of dementias , such as Alzheimer's and vascular dementia.
10 3 noun, adjective
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noun
• a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
9 3 noun
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• a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes
Example sentence • She loves to read romantic fantasias .
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Example sentence • The jolliers wore Santa hats and spread holiday cheer throughout the mall.
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Example sentence • The kaffiyahs were neatly stacked on the shelf.
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Example sentence • She bought a collection of keffiyahs during her trip to the Middle East.
6 3 noun
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• (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
Example sentence • According to legend, lamias would seduce men and devour their children.
6 3 noun
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• a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel
Example sentence • The ancient norias still stand as a reminder of the region's rich history.
6 2 noun
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noun
• (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
Example sentence • She claimed to have magical powers and offered to perform obeahs to solve their problems.
9 3 adjective
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Example sentence • She wore a precieuse necklace to the party.
8 2 noun
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• a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma
Example sentence • The bark of quassias is often used in traditional medicine.
7 3 noun
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Example sentence • The reliers on social media for news updates are growing in number.
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6 3 noun
n
noun
• type genus of the Sepiidae
Example sentence • I love to take photographs in sepias .
8 3 noun
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noun
• the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
Example sentence • The application of shariahs varies across different Muslim societies.
7 3 noun
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noun
• the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
7 3 noun
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9 3 noun
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noun
• one species: stokes' aster
Example sentence • I planted several stokesias in my garden this year.
12 6 noun
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noun
• a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
Example sentence • Many people who suffer from agoraphobias find it difficult to leave their homes.
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• a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion
Example sentence • Patients with agraphias may have difficulty writing individual letters or forming coherent sentences.
7 4 noun
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noun
• inability to perceive written words
10 5 noun
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noun
• (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
Example sentence • The optometrist diagnosed the patient with ametropias .
8 4 noun
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noun
• absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)
Example sentence • Some people with anosmias cannot detect certain odors.
8 4 noun
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noun
• loss of the ability to swallow
Example sentence • Speech difficulties are often associated with aphagias .
8 4 noun
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noun
• inability to make purposeful movements
Example sentence • There are several types of apraxias , each affecting different areas of motor function.
7 4 noun
n
noun
• inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
Example sentence • Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of genetic disorders characterized by progressive cerebellar dysfunction.
9 4 verb, noun
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Example sentence • Muscle atrophias can occur as a result of disuse or injury.
9 5 noun
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noun
• accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
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• transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
Example sentence • Patients with underlying health conditions are more susceptible to bacteremias .
9 4 noun
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noun
• (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
Example sentence • The presence of bacterias in the water indicates contamination.
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Example sentence • The battalias clashed on the battlefield.
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noun
• a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style
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Example sentence • The dahabiahs glided gracefully along the Nile River.
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• an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
Example sentence • She suffered from recurring dipsomanias throughout her life.
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