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  • 41Disease, sickle cell — A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S. Hemoglobin is the molecule in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the farthest reaches of the body. Sickle cell disease, also …

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  • 42disease cluster — (duh.ZEEZ clus.tur) n. A geographical region where an above average percentage of the population has, or has had, a particular disease. Example Citation: An unexplained pattern of illnesses has been found in hundreds of people living near the… …

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  • 43disease — /dI zi:z/ noun 1 (C, U) an illness or unhealthy condition in your body, especially one caused by infection: eye/liver/kidney etc disease: Heart disease runs in our family. | cause disease: filthy insanitary conditions that cause disease |… …

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  • 44Common sage — Taxobox name = Common sage image width = 240px image caption = flowers regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Lamiaceae genus = Salvia species = S. officinalis binomial = Salvia officinalis… …

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  • 45Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables — There are a number of lines of defence against pests (that is, those animals that cause damage to the plants we grow) and diseases in the organic garden, principal among these being the practice of good husbandry, creating healthy soil and… …

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  • 46Common (rapper) — Infobox musical artist Name = Common Img capt = Common at the Tufts University Spring Fling 2008. Img size = Background = solo singer Birth name = Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. Alias = Common Sense Born = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1972|3|13 Chicago,… …

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  • 47common — com|mon1 W1S1 [ˈkɔmən US ˈka: ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(happening often)¦ 2¦(a lot)¦ 3¦(same/similar)¦ 4 common ground 5¦(shared by everyone)¦ 6 common knowledge 7 the common good 8 common practice 9¦(ordinary)¦ 10 common c …

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  • 48common cold — noun a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs) will they never find a cure for the common cold? • Syn: ↑cold • Hypernyms: ↑respiratory disease, ↑respiratory illness, ↑respiratory disorder, ↑ …

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  • 49Common Foreign and Security Policy — This article deals with the workings of European Union foreign policy. For the relations between the European Union and third countries, see Foreign relations of the European Union. European Union This a …

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  • 50common — 1 adjective 1 A LOT/LARGE AMOUNT existing in large numbers or happening often and in many places: Heart disease is one of the commonest causes of death. (+ among): Bad dreams are fairly common among children. | it is common for sth to happen: It… …

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