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  • 71human disease — Introduction       an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease       Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness …

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  • 72harmful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. injurious, hurtful. See disease, badness. Ant., harmless, safe. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. injurious, detrimental, hurtful, noxious, evil, mischievous, ruinous, malefic, demolitionary, internecine …

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  • 73noxious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. noisome, harmful, poisonous, injurious, deleterious, pernicious. See badness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Harmful] Syn. baneful, pernicious, deleterious; see harmful , pernicious . 2. [Foul] Syn.… …

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  • 74pernicious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. malign, ruinous, poisonous, detrimental, injurious, harmful; wicked. See badness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. harmful, deleterious, detrimental, noxious, baneful, damaging, prejudicial, ruinous,… …

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  • 75detrimental — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. damaging, disturbing, deleterious; see harmful , pernicious . See Synonym Study at pernicious . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.. [det ruh MEN tul] causing harm. Neglecting to wax your car is… …

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  • 76injurious — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Harmful] Syn. detrimental, damaging, deleterious; see dangerous 1 , 2 , deadly 1 , harmful , poisonous . 2. [Slanderous] Syn. abusive, insulting, libelous, defamatory; see insulting , opprobrious 1 . II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 77del´e|te´ri|ous|ness — del|e|te|ri|ous «DEHL uh TIHR ee uhs», adjective. causing harm; injurious: » Tis pity wine should be so deleterious (Byron). The deleterious genetic effects [of radiation] would persist for hundreds of generations (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) …

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  • 78del´e|te´ri|ous|ly — del|e|te|ri|ous «DEHL uh TIHR ee uhs», adjective. causing harm; injurious: » Tis pity wine should be so deleterious (Byron). The deleterious genetic effects [of radiation] would persist for hundreds of generations (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) …

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  • 79del|e|te|ri|ous — «DEHL uh TIHR ee uhs», adjective. causing harm; injurious: » Tis pity wine should be so deleterious (Byron). The deleterious genetic effects [of radiation] would persist for hundreds of generations (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 80Omega-3 fatty acid — For an explanation of n and numerical nomenclature (such as n−3 or 18:3), see Fatty acid#Nomenclature. Types of fats in food Unsaturated fat Monounsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fat Trans fat Cis fat Omega fatty acids: ω−3 ω−6 ω−9 Saturated fat… …

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