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23 Cards in this Set
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antidote
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n. remedy for a poison or evil
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astringent (noun)
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n. substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood
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astringent (adjective)
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adj. 1) severe; stern 2)causing contraction
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benign
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adj. 1) not dangerous 2) gentle; kindly
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convalesce
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v. recover health after illness; recuperate
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convalescent
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n. person recovering from sickness
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fester
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v. form pus; rankle; rot; putrefy
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hypochondriac
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n. one who is morbidly anxious about personal health, or suffering from imagined illness
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immunity
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n. 1) resistance (to a disease) 2) freedom (as from an obligation); exemption
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immunize
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v. make resistant to a disease
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lesion
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n. injury; hurt
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malignant
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adj. 1) threatening to cause death 2) very evil
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morbid
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adj. 1) gruesome 2) having to do with disease
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pestilential
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adj. 1) morally harmful 2) pertaining to a plague; deadly
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regimen
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n. set of rules, esp. to improve health
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salubrious
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adj. healthul
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sebaceous
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adj. greasy; secreting sebum (fatty matter secreted by the glands of the skin)
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therapeutic
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adj. curative
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toxic
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adj. poisonous
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unguent
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n. salve; ointment
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viral
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adj. caused by a virus
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virulent
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adj. 1) extremely poisonous; deadly; venomous 2)very bitter (angry)
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virus
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n. 1)disease causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope, 2) corruptive force
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