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2. 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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5. 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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7. 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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8. aggregāten v.
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To combine, collect, or gather (persons, things, qualities, etc.) into one body or sum.
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10. 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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11. alleǧǧen, alēǧen v.(2)
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alegen
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(a) To alleviate, mitigate, or allay (suffering, grief, tribulation, etc.); (b) lighten or reduce (burdensome obligations, responsibilities, etc.); (c) reduce or remit (a penalty); (d) med. mitigate……
13. 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……
19. 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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22. 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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26. arēren, arẹ̄ren v.
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(a) To raise (sth.) to a vertical position; to set upright; areren up; (b) of a horse: to rear.
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32. 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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34. attracting ger.
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Med. Drawing out, elimination.
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35. attriciǒun n.
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36. 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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59. cadaverǒus adj.
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Med. Gangrenous, mortified.
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62. calefacciǒun n.
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Med. An inflammation.
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63. 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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64. 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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68. carmināciǒun n.
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Med. The dispersion of wind or gas in the body.
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70. carmināten v.
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Med. To disperse (matter, humors), remove.
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71. carminātī̆f adj.
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Med. Having the property of dispersing wind in the body.
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77. castōrie, -ium n.
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castorium
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80. cathaplasma n.
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Med. A poultice containing herbs, a cataplasm.
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81. cathaplasmāciǒun n.
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Med. The application of cataplasms, poulticing.
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82. 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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83. cathaplasming ger.
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Med. The applying of cataplasms, poulticing.
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86. cavernositẹ̄ n.
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Med. A morbid condition marked by abnormal sinuses or cavities, ulceration.
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97. 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)……