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1.
alharbat
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Med.
A kind of polyp or nasal ulcer.
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sirsen
n.
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Med.
An aposteme found in the ventricles of the brain.
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3.
sirup
n.
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(a)
Med.
A thick viscous liquid, usu. made from herbs boiled with sugar; also
fig.
; (b)
sirup acetous
, a decoction of honey or sugar with vinegar;
sirup egre
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bitter (egre, sour) sirup
, any…
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tarfe
n.
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Med.
A spot of blood or hematoma occurring in an injured or bruised eye; ?also, blackness of an eye due to injury.
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