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asthenia
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n 1: an abnormal loss of strength [syn: asthenia, astheny]
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gardenia
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n 1: any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia
having large fragrant white or yellow flowers
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myasthenia
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n 1: a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic
fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and
neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the
neuromuscular junctions [syn: myasthenia gravis,
myasthenia]
2: any muscular weakness
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neurasthenia
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n 1: nervous breakdown (not in technical use)
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schizophrenia
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n 1: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by
distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and
language and withdrawal from social contact [syn:
schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic
psychosis, dementia praecox]
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senior
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adj 1: older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or
service; "senior officer" [ant: junior]
2: used of the fourth and final year in United States high
school or college; "the senior prom" [syn: senior(a),
fourth-year]
3: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables);
"aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could
remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior
citizen" [syn: aged, elderly, older, senior]
n 1: an undergraduate student during the year preceding
graduation
2: a person who is older than you are [syn: elder, senior]
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taenia
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n 1: a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
[syn: taenia, tenia, fillet]
2: tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its
intermediate host
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armenia
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n 1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an
Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient
Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations;
throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded
and oppressed by their neighbors [syn: Armenia, Republic
of Armenia, Hayastan]
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eugenia
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n 1: tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often
valuable hard wood [syn: Eugenia, genus Eugenia]
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robinia
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n 1: deciduous flowering trees and shrubs [syn: Robinia,
genus Robinia]
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sardinia
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n 1: the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom
of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the
19th century [syn: Sardinia, Sardegna]
2: an island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy [syn:
Sardinia, Sardegna]
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slovenia
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n 1: a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of
the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence
in 1991 [syn: Slovenia, Republic of Slovenia,
Slovenija]
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vaccinia
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n 1: a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the
virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to
smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted
scar [syn: vaccinia, vaccina, variola vaccine,
variola vaccinia, variola vaccina]
2: a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease
affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans
against smallpox [syn: cowpox, vaccinia]
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leucopenia
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n 1: an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count [syn:
leukopenia, leucopenia]
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sarracenia
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n 1: pitcher plants [syn: Sarracenia, genus Sarracenia]
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actinia
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n 1: a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools [syn:
Actinia, genus Actinia]
2: any sea anemone or related animal [syn: actinia,
actinian, actiniarian]
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encaenia
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via
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zinia
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albinia
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alenia
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erminia
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herminia
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ruthenia
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