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siderosis |
Noun
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fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust |
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silicosis |
Noun
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a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate |
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spotted fever |
Noun
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any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin |
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shingles |
Noun
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eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia |
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scarlet fever |
Noun
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an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash |
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scarlatina |
Noun
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an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash |
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scrub typhus |
Noun
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transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia |
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social disease |
Noun
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a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact |
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smallpox |
Noun
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a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars |
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sweating sickness |
Noun
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epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality |
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sweating sickness |
Noun
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a disease of cattle (especially calves) |
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sexually transmitted disease |
Noun
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a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact |
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syphilis |
Noun
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a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete |
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syph |
Noun
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a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete |
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scrofula |
Noun
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a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands |
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struma |
Noun
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a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands |
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struma |
Noun
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abnormally enlarged thyroid gland |
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secondary syphilis |
Noun
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the second stage |
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sightlessness |
Noun
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the state of being blind or lacking sight |
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status asthmaticus |
Noun
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a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment |
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sideroblastic anemia |
Noun
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refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow |
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sideroblastic anaemia |
Noun
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refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow |
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siderochrestic anemia |
Noun
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refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow |
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siderochrestic anaemia |
Noun
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refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow |
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sideropenia |
Noun
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a deficiency of iron |
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sickle-cell anemia |
Noun
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a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks |
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sickle-cell anaemia |
Noun
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a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in people of African descent |
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sickle-cell disease |
Noun
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a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks |
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severe acute respiratory syndrome |
Noun
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a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003 |
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scabies |
Noun
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a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite |
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schistosomiasis |
Noun
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an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma |
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sepsis |
Noun
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the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues |
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stomach flu |
Noun
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inflammation of the stomach and intestines |
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sporotrichosis |
Noun
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a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes |
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sore throat |
Noun
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inflammation of the fauces and pharynx |
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suppurating sore |
Noun
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a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus |
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saddle sore |
Noun
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sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle |
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saddle sore |
Noun
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an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle |
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spasmodic laryngitis |
Noun
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a disease of infants and young children |
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shigellosis |
Noun
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an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria |
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staphylococcal infection |
Noun
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an infection with staphylococcus bacteria |
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streptococcal sore throat |
Noun
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an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus |
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strep throat |
Noun
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an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus |
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streptococcus tonsilitis |
Noun
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an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus |
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septic sore throat |
Noun
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an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus |
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stye |
Noun
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an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid |
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superinfection |
Noun
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infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection |
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suprainfection |
Noun
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secondary infection caused by an opportunistic infection |
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sunstroke |
Noun
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sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat |
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siriasis |
Noun
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sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat |