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5. aggregāciǒun n.
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(a) Math. The process of adding numbers together; summation; sum; (b) med. a gathering of pus, humors, etc.; process of coming to a head, formation of a pustule.
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6. aggregāten v.
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To combine, collect, or gather (persons, things, qualities, etc.) into one body or sum.
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7. ālienāciǒun n.
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Law The transfer of one's title to property or rights; alienation or sale (of property); surrender or loss (of a right); also, alteration (of a will) [quot. 1458].
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17. attriciǒun n.
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18. auripigment n.
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(a) A sulphide of arsenic, orpiment; esp., the trisulphide of arsenic, yellow orpiment [used in med. and alch., and regarded as a precious stone]; (b) disulphide of arsenic, red orpiment, realgar.
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22. cadaverǒus adj.
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Med. Gangrenous, mortified.
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23. calefacciǒun n.
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Med. An inflammation.
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25. carmināciǒun n.
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Med. The dispersion of wind or gas in the body.
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27. carminātī̆f adj.
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Med. Having the property of dispersing wind in the body.
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31. castōrie, -ium n.
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castorium
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33. cathaplasmāten v.
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Med. To apply a cataplasm to (sth.), to poultice; to apply (a medicinal preparation) in the form of a poultice.
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37. clistēri(e n.
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clisterie
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Med. (a) A clyster, enema; any medicinal liquid administered through the rectum; (b) the instrument for injecting such liquids, a sort of syringe; clisteri purs, the bag or bladder of a clyster; (c)……
39. comunicante adj.
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(a) Shared, possessed in common; (b) med. of the cause of an ailment: not local, systemic.
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41. constreinen v.
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Of a person: (a) to compel or force (sb. to do sth.), make (sb. do sth.); also, oblige, induce; (b) constreinen herte, constreinen wil, to exert pressure or compulsion on (someone's) heart or will……
42. consūetūde n.
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A traditional practice (of a nation, a group), a custom or tradition; of consuetude, according to tradition or custom; kepen, usen consuetude, to follow or observe a custom; taken consuetude, to……
44. corrō̆sī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.
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corrosive
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(a) Chemically corrosive; water corrosif, an acid; also fig.; (b) a chemically corroding substance, as an acid.
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51. declināciǒun n.
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(a) A hanging downward; (b) deterioration, degeneration.
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52. decorātī̆f adj.
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56. dē̆siccāciǒun n.
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(a) Med. Drying out, as by draining or treatment with a desiccative; (b) alch. removal of moisture by the application of heat, desiccation.
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58. dīaforē̆tic adj. & n.
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Med. (a) Capable of inducing or promoting perspiration; sudorific, diaphoretic; (b) a diaphoretic medicine.
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61. dīǧestiǒun n.
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(a) The digestion of food and drink; first digestioun, the digestive process carried on principally in the stomach and intestines; (b) the capacity for digesting food or drink; (c) digestibleness; of……
63. dīlacerāciǒun n.
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Med. A tearing asunder of the flesh, laceration.
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64. dīlacerāte adj.
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Med. Of flesh, a wound: torn asunder, lacerated.
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65. dī̆lā̆tāciǒun n.
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(a) Amplification in discourse; also, an amplified passage; (b) spreading abroad, propagation; (c) med. expansion, spreading out, enlargement.
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69. distracten v.
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(a) To distract (sb., the mind, etc.); divert (sb. from an observance); distracten fro, distracten to; (b) ppl. distract, distracted; distracten aboute, absent-minded.
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76. elevāciǒun n.
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(a) The act of rising; (b) astron. the altitude or angular height above the horizon.
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77. embōte, -um n.
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embotum
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Med. A syringe or douche for introducing curative fumes or liquids.
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79. entenciǒun n.
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(a) Purpose, intention, or design; aim or object; final entencioun, ultimate purpose or goal; (b) of entencioun, on purpose, intentionally; of on entencioun, with fixed purpose; unanimously.
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86. expē̆riment n.
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(a) The action or process of observing, investigating, testing; an observation, test, or trial; also, a discovery; express experiment, direct or actual observation; maken, usen, preven (an) experiment……
89. expressiǒun n.
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The act of putting (something) into words; maken expressioun of, to tell or relate.
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91. extenūāciǒun n.
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Med. The process of making or becoming thin; reducing.
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94. fantō̆m, -um, -em n.
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fantum, fantem
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That which has only a seeming reality, permanence, or value; vanity (of the world, its riches, joys, etc.); also, any of the world's vanities.
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98. fistūle, -ula n.
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fistula
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(a) A reed instrument, shepherd's pipe; (b) the drug cassia fistula.
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99. fistūlǒus, -ōse adj.
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fistulose
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(a) Porous (stone); (b) med. like a fistula.
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