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amnesia
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n 1: partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout
for events of the evening" [syn: amnesia, memory loss,
blackout]
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anaesthesia
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n 1: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of
consciousness [syn: anesthesia, anaesthesia]
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analgesia
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n 1: absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness
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framboesia
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n 1: an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its
early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating
lesions [syn: yaws, frambesia, framboesia]
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kinaesthesia
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n 1: the perception of body position and movement and muscular
tensions etc [syn: kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, feeling
of movement]
2: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn:
kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia,
kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement] [ant:
kinanesthesia]
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panacea
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of
Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
2: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by
the alchemists [syn: panacea, nostrum, catholicon,
cure-all]
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asea
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adv 1: in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward"
[syn: seaward, seawards, asea]
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cia
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n 1: an independent agency of the United States government
responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence
and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national
interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
under the supervision of the President and National
Security Council [syn: Central Intelligence Agency,
CIA]
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shia
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n 1: one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in
Iran [syn: Shiah, Shia, Shiah Islam]
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hosea
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n 1: a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
2: an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies [syn:
Hosea, Book of Hosea]
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medea
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n 1: (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in
taking the Golden Fleece from her father
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sofia
0
n 1: capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western
Bulgaria [syn: Sofia, Serdica, Bulgarian capital]
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cytherea
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n 1: goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient
mythology; identified with Roman Venus [syn: Aphrodite,
Cytherea]
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diarrhea
0
n 1: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of
infection or food poisoning or colitis or a
gastrointestinal tumor [syn: diarrhea, diarrhoea,
looseness of the bowels, looseness]
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dulcinea
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n 1: a woman who is a man's sweetheart [syn: ladylove,
dulcinea]
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eritrea
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n 1: an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea;
achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993 [syn:
Eritrea, State of Eritrea]
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galatea
0
n 1: (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture
created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite
in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
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galleria
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n 1: a genus of Pyralidae [syn: Galleria, genus Galleria]
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nicosia
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Cyprus [syn: Nicosia,
capital of Cyprus]
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indonesia
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n 1: a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including
more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the
Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far
East and Pacific regions [syn: Indonesia, Republic of
Indonesia, Dutch East Indies]
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micronesia
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n 1: a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional
government in free association with the United States;
achieved independence in 1986 [syn: Micronesia,
Federated States of Micronesia, TT]
2: the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
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polynesia
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n 1: the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
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silesia
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n 1: a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and
iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in
Poland [syn: Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien]
2: a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and
linings
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paraesthesia
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n 1: abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or
itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral
nerve damage [syn: paresthesia, paraesthesia]
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paramnesia
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n 1: (psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or
fantasies are confused with reality
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synaesthesia
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n 1: a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality
occurs when another modality is stimulated [syn:
synesthesia, synaesthesia]
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freesia
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n 1: any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their
one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or
pink tubular flowers
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hypaesthesia
0
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hyperaesthesia
0
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oshea
0
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cea
0
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garcia
0
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gensia
0
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minea
0
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moriya
0
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orea
0
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perea
0
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rakiya
0
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sophia
0
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subia
0
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urrea
0
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yehiya
0
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ciaccia
0
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dorothea
0
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galeria
0
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gelasia
0
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telaesthesia
0