| Term | Definition |
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EXPECTING A BABY |
BE PREGNANT |
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HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION TO A PARTICULAR ALLERGEN |
ALLERGY |
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UNWELLNESS, MALADY, SICKNESS |
ILLNESS |
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AN ACUTE FEBRILE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRAL DISEASE |
FLU |
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DISAGREEABLE AFTEREFFECTS FROM THE USE OF DRUGS (ESPECIALLY ALCOHOL) |
HANGOVER |
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BLOCK FORMING A DIVISION OF A HOSPITAL (OR A SUITE OF ROOMS) SHARED BY PATIENTS WHO NEED A SIMILAR KIND OF CARE |
WARD |
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A PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN SURGERY |
SURGEON |
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A SHRT, VERY THIN PIECE OF METAL WITH A ROUND HEAD |
PIN |
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TO CLEAN OR DRY STH |
WIPE |
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THE OPPOSITE OF THIN |
THICK |
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ONE OF THE TWO OPENINGS AT THE END OF THE NOSE |
NOSTRIL |
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A SUDDEN AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT OR ACTION |
REFLEX |
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TO PRESS SOMETHING HARD |
SQUEEZE |
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THE ACT OF EXHALING AIR SUDDENLY WITH A NOISE |
COUGH |
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EXHALE SPASMODICALLY, AS WHEN AN IRRITANT ENTERED ONE'S NOSE |
SNEEZE |
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A DULL PERSISTENT (USUALLY MODERATELY INTENSE) PAIN |
ACHE |
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THE PAPER A DOCTOR GIVES YOU WITH THE NAMEOF MEDICINE |
PRESCRIPTION |
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FEELING AS IF EVERYTHING IS GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES |
DIZZINESS |