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3. abstersīve adj.
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Of medicines: able to remove pus or other impurities from a wound or sore; cleansing, detergent.
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4. accidentāl adj.
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(a) Phil. Not a natural or essential part of a thing, non-essential, incidental, secondary; (b) not inherent in a thing, induced from without; (c) ?growing out of something else, ?outward, external.
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8. adminiculātī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.
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adminiculative
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(a) Supplementary; (b) a supplement.
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9. admittīble adj.
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(a) Of reasoning: acceptable, admissible; of an action: permissible; (b) law of persons: allowed, entitled, having the right (to defend a case in a certain manner).
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11. adustī̆f, -ī̆ve adj.
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adustive
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Burning, scorching; of medicines: able to burn up (or destroy with heat) excess humors in the body.
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12. affectūā̆l, -ē̆l adj.
13. aggregā̆tī̆f, -ī̆ve adj.
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aggregative
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Of medicines: having the property of bringing together, or closing, the lips of a wound.
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15. albificātīve adj.
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Alch. Having the power to whiten.
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16. alkalī, alkalīn n. & adj.
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alkalin
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An alkaline substance obtained from the calcined ashes of plants: soda (from sea plants), potash (from land plants); sal alkali(n.
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20. alteratī̆f, -īve adj.
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alterative
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(a) Causing or promoting alteration in quality (hot-cold, moist-dry); -- as noun: an 'alterative' medicine; (b) alteratif vertu, the natural faculty of altering 'quality' in the body.
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21. ambulātī̆f adj.
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Of ulcers: creeping, serpiginous.
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22. amfractūǒus adj.
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Winding.
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23. amphibille adj.
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Ambiguous.
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26. aneurismāl adj. as n.
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Aneurism.
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27. anniversārie adj. & n.
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The anniversary (day) of a person's death, memorial day; the observance of that day; holden, kepen, observen anniversarie.
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29. antecēdent adj. & n.
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Logic & ethics A prior assumption or principle, a premise; antecedent trouth; antecedent ded, a preceding act as causing a later act.
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30. anti(s)pasticon adj. as n.
31. apertī̆f, -īve adj. & n.
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apertive
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Med. Capable of opening or dilating (pores, veins, etc.): a medicine causing dilation.
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34. apostemǒus adj.
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Inflamed, festering.
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35. apprehensīve adj.
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Capable of perceiving or comprehending.
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36. apprōpriāble adj.
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Theol. appropriately applied, attributable.
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37. appurtenaunt adj. & n.
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(a) Belonging (to a country, a manor) as a possession or a right; (b) as noun: what belongs to or forms a subsidiary part (of a manor, etc.).
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38. aquǒus, -ọ̄se adj.
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aquose
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Phys. & physiol. Moist (said of one of the four qualities attributed to matter and to organisms); aquous aposteme, a swelling filled with serous fluid; aquous hernia, such a swelling in the scrotum.
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39. archidiaconāl adj.
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Of or belonging to an archedeken.
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40. argūmentātī̆f adj.
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Syllogistic, sophistic.
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42. artetīk, -ica adj. & n.
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artetica, arthetica, arthretica, aretica
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Arthritic, rheumatic; arthritis, rheumatism; goute artetik, arthritis, gout.
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46. assīgnāble adj.
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Susceptible of being pointed out, determined, specified, or attributed.
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49. attractī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.
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attractive
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Of medicines: (a) having the property of drawing out or eliminating morbid or foreign matter from the body; (b) as noun.
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53. barbarī̆n(e n. & adj.
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barbarine
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(a) A foreigner, barbarian, heathen; a non-Greek, a non-Roman; (b) foreign, non-Greek; also, rugged [quot.Chauliac].
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62. calefactī̆f adj. & n.
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Med. (a) Of a remedy or a diet: producing heat in the body, warming; (b) a medicine which increases heat.
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72. cauteriatīve adj.
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Cauterizing, caustic.
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73. cauterizant adj.
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Cauterizing, caustic.
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74. cauterizātīve adj. & n.
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(a) Cauterizing; (b) a cauterizing substance.
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76. charitātī̆ve adj.
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Benevolent, beneficent.
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77. cicātricāl adj.
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Scar-like.
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78. cicatrizatī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.
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cicatrizative
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(a) Promoting cicatrization; (b) a medicine promoting cicatrization.
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79. clamǒurǒus adj.
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(a) Clamorous; (b) extremely painful; clamourous goute, an extremely painful kind of gout.
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80. clarificātī̆f adj.
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Of medicines: having the quality of making (the eyesight) clear.
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84. cōessenciāl adj.
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Of the same essence.
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87. colliquatī̆f adj. as n.
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A medicine having the effect of dissolving or wasting away the solids of the body.
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88. cǒmfortatī̆f adj. & n.
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Heartening, cheering, consoling.
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89. comminatorie adj.
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Minatory.
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90. commodiǒus adj.
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(a) Fertile (land, soil); marked by fertility, prosperous; (b) convenient, profitable, advantageous, useful, fit for purpose; (c) pleasant; affable.
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91. commū̆nicāble adj.
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Communicating, i.e. shedding water into streams.
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92. commū̆nicatī̆f adj.
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(a) Diffusive; (b) contagious.
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93. compassī̆f, -ī̆ve adj.
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compassive
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(a) Affectionate, compassionate; (b) prompted by compassion; (c) induced by a morbid condition in another part of the body.
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94. compassionāl adj.
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Of a cause of disease: introduced, induced (not local).
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95. compendiǒus adj.
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Of a treatise or narrative, or of an author's presentation of a subject: (a) brief, succinct; (b) comprehensive though brief, concise, compact; (c) comprehensive, inclusive.
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96. compescitī̆f adj.
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Restraining the accumulation of fluids.
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97. composicionāl adj.
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Of a disease: affecting an organ [which is physiologically complex].
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98. condistinct adj.
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Distinct as to appearance but not as to 'substance'.
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99. conjectūrative adj.
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Conjectural, not certain.
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100. consumptī̆f adj. & n.
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(a) Of a medicine: having the property of reducing or eliminating morbid 'humors' or tissue; (b) a medicine having this property.
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