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• infectious disease of birds
Example sentence • Symptoms of psittacosis include fever, headache, and cough.
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Example sentence • The architect studied the process of morphosis in designing the new building.
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• a disorder of the glands of the body
Example sentence • The most common type of adenosis is called sclerosing adenosis .
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• repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
Example sentence • The author used anadiplosis to create a sense of rhythm and connection in her writing.
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• an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
Example sentence • John's pet parrot was diagnosed with ornithosis after showing symptoms of respiratory distress.
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• an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
Example sentence • The symptoms of shigellosis include diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.
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Example sentence • In some genetic disorders, homozygosis is required for the manifestation of the condition.
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Example sentence • Craniofacial hyperostosis affects the bones of the skull and face.
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• A type of brace which either prevents or assists movement of a limb or the spine.
Example sentence • She wore an ankle orthosis to support her sprained joint.
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• The (natural or surgical) union of parts of two organisms, especially in such a way as to cause them to share their vascular systems. Organisms so joined then are called parabionts.
Example sentence • The experiment involved the parabiosis of two mice.
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• Any activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, including the production of meaning.
Example sentence • The study of semiosis is central to semiotics.
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• Something being indicated that is here; one of these.
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• To the degree or extent indicated.
pronoun
• The thing, item, etc. being indicated.
interjection
• Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
Example sentence • I need to return this borrowed pencil to her.
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• failure of the sweat glands
Example sentence • Heat stroke can cause symptoms like anhidrosis .
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• immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification
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• vivid picturesque description.
Example sentence • The author used hypotyposis to vividly describe the gruesome crime scene.
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Example sentence • She was embarrassed by her bromidrosis and tried various remedies to control it.
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Example sentence • The doctor recommended diorthosis as a treatment for the patient's condition.
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Example sentence • Workers in the ceramics industry are at higher risk of developing kaolinosis .
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Example sentence • She was diagnosed with cervical spondylosis .
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• failure of the sweat glands
Example sentence • Primary anhydrosis is a rare form of the disorder that affects the sweat glands.
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• alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)
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• a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin
Example sentence • The patient was diagnosed with cheilosis , a condition characterized by dry and cracked lips.
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• a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
Example sentence • She underwent hypnosis to try and quit smoking.
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• a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
Example sentence • Her constant need for reassurance and fear of abandonment are symptoms of her neurosis .
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• any disease or disorder of the nails
Example sentence • One common type of onychosis is onychomycosis, which is a fungal infection of the nails.
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• (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
Example sentence • Plants absorb water and nutrients from the soil through osmosis .
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• any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
Example sentence • He was diagnosed with schizophrenia and experienced frequent episodes of psychosis .
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• hypnosis induced by yourself
Example sentence • He practiced self-hypnosis to help him relax before bed.
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Example sentence • During ameiosis , the parent cell divides into two daughter cells.
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Example sentence • Barnacles are a common example of epibiosis , as they attach themselves to the shells of other marine animals.
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• the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
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• the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
Example sentence • My grandfather had surgery to remove a blood clot caused by thrombosis .
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• a form of address for an unmarried woman
verb
• fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
Example sentence • I sent her a text but I never got a response, so I guess it was a miss .
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