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  • 61Paroxysm — Par ox*ysm, n. [F. paroxysme, Gr. ?, fr. ? to sharpen, irritate; para beside, beyond + ? to sharpen, from ? sharp.] 1. (Med.) The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.… …

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  • 62Cornelius Jansen — For Cornelius Jansen the Elder, see Jansen of Ghent. Cornelius Jansen Bishop of Ypres Painting of Cornelius Jansen. Church …

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  • 63Amnesia — Infobox Disease Name = Amnesia | Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|R|41|3|r|40 ICD9 = ICD9|780.9, ICD9|780.93 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D000647 Amnesia (from Greek polytonic|Ἀμνησία ) is a condition… …

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  • 64Black Technology — ambox type = move text = It has been suggested that this article be elsewhere. ()Black Technology is a general term used to describe fictional technology in the Japanese light novel, manga and anime series Full Metal Panic! . [cite web… …

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  • 65Níð — (Old Norse) (Anglo Saxon nith , Old High German (OHG) nid(d) , modern German form Neid , modern Low Saxon nied ) in ancient Germanic mythology was the constituting and qualifying attribute for people suspected of being a malicious mythological… …

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  • 66turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… …

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  • 67seizure — [[t]si͟ːʒə(r)[/t]] seizures 1) N COUNT If someone has a seizure, they have a sudden violent attack of an illness, especially one that affects their heart or brain. ...a mild cardiac seizure... I was prescribed drugs to control seizures. 2) N… …

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  • 68descent on — a sudden violent attack. → descent …

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  • 69descent — noun 1》 the action of descending.     ↘a downward slope. 2》 a person s origin or nationality: the settlers were of Cornish descent.     ↘transmission by inheritance. 3》 (descent on) a sudden violent attack. Origin ME: from OFr. descente, from… …

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  • 70thrust — verb (past and past participle thrust) 1》 push suddenly or violently in the specified direction. 2》 (of a thing) extend so as to project conspicuously. 3》 (thrust something on/upon) impose something unwelcome on. noun 1》 a sudden or violent lunge …

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