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  • 21rheumatic fever — noun a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease • Part Meronyms: ↑rheumatic aortitis * * * noun [noncount]… …

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  • 22east coast fever — noun : an acute highly fatal febrile disease of cattle especially of eastern and southern Africa that is caused by a protozoan (Theileria parva) transmitted by ticks (genus Rhipicephalus) and is marked by intense fever, labored breathing,… …

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  • 23haematocoele — noun swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) • Syn: ↑hematocele, ↑haematocele, ↑hematocoele • Hypernyms: ↑swelling, ↑puffiness, ↑lump …

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  • 24hematocele — noun swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) • Syn: ↑haematocele, ↑hematocoele, ↑haematocoele • Hypernyms: ↑swelling, ↑puffiness, ↑lump …

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  • 25hematocoele — noun swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) • Syn: ↑hematocele, ↑haematocele, ↑haematocoele • Hypernyms: ↑swelling, ↑puffiness, ↑lump …

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  • 26intumescence — noun 1. swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) • Syn: ↑intumescency • Derivationally related forms: ↑intumescent (for: ↑intumescency), ↑intumesce (for: ↑ …

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  • 27intumescency — noun 1. swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) • Syn: ↑intumescence • Derivationally related forms: ↑intumescent, ↑intumesce, ↑intumescent (for: ↑intumescence), ↑ …

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  • 28nodule — noun 1》 a small swelling or aggregation of cells, especially an abnormal one.     ↘(usu. root nodule) a swelling on a root of a leguminous plant, containing nitrogen fixing bacteria. 2》 a small rounded lump of matter distinct from its… …

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  • 29bluetongue — noun a viral disease of sheep and cattle that is transmitted by biting midges • Hypernyms: ↑catarrhal fever * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of Afrikaans bloutong 1. : an African horse sickness in which the lesions are most marked… …

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  • 30kerion — noun ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid • Hypernyms: ↑tinea, ↑ringworm, ↑roundworm * * * ˈkirēˌän noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin …

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