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1. acācia, -ie n.
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acacie
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Med. A gum made from the juice of green plums or sloes (used as an astringent, a restringent, or a repercussive).
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2. 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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5. alteraciǒun n.
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Phil., physiol., med., alch.: (a) Change, transformation, transmutation; (b) change for the worse, deterioration; evel alteracioun; ill effect or result; (c) change for the better, amelioration……
7. 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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10. 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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11. attracciǒun n.
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Med. (a) The action or property of drawing (diseased matter) to the surface; (b) contraction, extraction.
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14. 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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15. calefactō̆rie n.
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Med. A remedy which increases the heat of the body (or of a part of the body).
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19. cathaplasma n.
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Med. A poultice containing herbs, a cataplasm.
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