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psychiatry

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medical treatment of the mind

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psychopath

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person who is diseased in the mind

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psychic

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a person or condition of using the brain well

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psych

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mind

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therapy

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cure

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psychotherapy

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cure of the mind

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hydrotherapy

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cure by water (like whirlpools, hot tubs)

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therapeutics

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things that help cure (like aspirin, bandaids, medicine)

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therapist

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one who helps cure people

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physio

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nature, natural

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physical

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having to do with things in nature (like our bodies

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physics

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the study of the physical nature of things

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astrophysics

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science of the physical properties of stars, planets

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logue

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word, speech, or reason

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neologism

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use of new words

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logic

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the science of using reason

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catalogue

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the listing of words

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monologue

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a speech by one person

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tax

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systematic arrangement

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taxonomy

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the science of classification

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syntax

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the arrangement of words used regularly

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tactics

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the plan of action (as in military tactics)

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derm

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skin

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dermatoplasty

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plastic surgery

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taxidermist

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one who stuffs animals

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hypodermic

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an injection under the skin (noun or adjective)

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pachyderm

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thick-skinned (elephant)

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phyte

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plant

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dermatophyte

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fungus (plant parasite on the skin)

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phytogenesis

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history of development of plants

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neophyte

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recent beginner

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neo

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recent, young

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neologism

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use of new words

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neoclassic

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a revival of classic style (in art, literature, design)

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neon

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colorless, gas-like chemical element found in some lights or bright, new colors

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nomy

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systematized knowledge

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economy

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organized management of finances, money

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autonomy

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rule of oneself (independence)

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metronome

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a clockwork device (for beating or counting time)

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astronomy

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naming of stars in an ordered way

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di

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two

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dialogue

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talk between two people

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ditheism

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belief in two gods or two universal forces as in good and evil

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diglot

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speaking or using two languages

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dilemma

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a problem that forces a choice between 2 bad choices

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dichromatic

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two colors

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tome

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cut

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tonsillectomy

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surgery which cuts out the tonsils

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atom

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the basic part of all matter (named atom before scientists discovered how to cut it, thereby creating the atomic bomb)

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anatomy

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the study of the human body by sections (as in cut in parts)

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osteotome

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a surgical instrument for cutting bones

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