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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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4. adama(u)nt n.
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adamaunt
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(a) A kind of precious stone; diamond; (b) adamant; fig. something indestructible and enduring, something impenetrable.
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12. apostē̆m(e n.
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aposteme
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Any morbid swelling or inflammation in any part of the body, external or internal. [a1400 Lanfranc & c1425 Arderne distinguish it from cankre & festre.]
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13. apozimā(t, apozyme n.
14. 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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15. astrelabie n.
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(a) Astrolabe [a planispheric instrument for determining the positions and movements of celestial bodies, calculating latitude and longitude, etc.; the most important astronomical instrument of the……
20. cicorēa, cicorẹ̄e n.
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cicoree
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The chicory (Cichorium intybus); also, heliotrope.
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24. ciromancīe n.
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Chiromancy, palmistry.
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26. coloquint(ide n.
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coloquintide
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The plant colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) or its fruit or pith.
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29. demigraine n.
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A severe ache on one side of the head, migraine.
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31. dīaphanitẹ̄ n.
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Transparency.
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32. diaquiloun n.
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Med. A lead plaster containing various plant extracts; 'plaster containing mucilages (in some recipes also juices) extracted from plants, litharge (lead monoxide), and olive oil.' [Norri]; diaquiloun……
36. dissenterie n.
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Dysentery; flux dissenterie.
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40. dromedārī(e n.
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dromedarie
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A dromedary; also, a camel of any kind.
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42. emigraine, -grāne n.
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emigrane
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A severe headache, orig. one affecting one side only.
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49. fleobotomī̆e n.
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The operation of letting blood by opening a vein, bloodletting; don fleobotomie, to let blood; quantite of fleobotomie, the amount of blood taken from the patient.
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53. heremī̆t(e n.
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heremite
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(a) A man who, from religious motives, lives in relative solitude; a male Christian recluse, a hermit; (b) holi heremit, a pious hermit; (c) a false hermit; one who has not renounced human society, or……
55. ī̆dō̆latrī(e n.
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idolatrie
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(a) The worship of man-made statues, paintings, or other objects; idolatry; also, the personification of idolatry; don idolatri, to practice idolatry; (b) an idolatrous religion or cult [sometimes……
58. jerarchī(e n.
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jerarchie
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(a) A rank or group of ranks in the sacred order; (b) one of the three divisions of the nine orders of angels; jerarchies of heven, hevenli jerarchie(s, the angels; (c) the whole body of angels in……
60. malencolī(e n.
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malencolie
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(a) One of the four humors, black bile; a bodily fluid which helps to form and nourish the body; -- not pathological unless present in excessive amounts; also, an altered form of black bile [see (b)]……
68. phisonomī(e n.
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phisonomie
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(a) The science of judging a person's nature by studying his physical features, esp. those of the face; physiognomy; (b) the human face or its expression.
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70. practī̆k(e n.
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practike
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(a) The practical aspect or application of something; practice as opposed to theory; also, knowledge of the practical aspect of something, practical experience; ben of practik, to deal with practical……
73. psalmōdī(e n.
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psalmodie
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(a) The singing of Psalms, psalmody; also, ?a religious gathering at which Psalms are sung [quot.: *Cath.Angl. 100a]; (b) Psalms; (c) the Book of Psalms, Psalter.
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77. titimal(le n.
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titimalle
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(a) One of several plants of the genus Euphorbia, spurge; (b) the plant genus Euphorbia.
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