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deviation, irregularity

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aberration
sent: those low t cell counts seem to be an aberration.

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scrape, stractch

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abrasion
sent:a minor abrasion rarely requires a bandage

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bitter, caustic, pungent

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acrid
sent: the acrid smoke made our eyes water

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experienced to a severe degree

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acute
sent: he suffered from acute pain after eating

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unfavorable, harmful

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adverece
sent: the adverse effects of overeating are well known

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to walk saunter, stroll

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ambulate
sent: patients abulate or wheel themselves fown the hall

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abnormal, atupical, deviant

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anomalous
sent: his anomalous opinions irritated his colleagues

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to inhale, to withdraw fluid

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aspirate
sent: turn the patient so that he does not aspriate fluid

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to alleviate, allay, ease

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assuage
sent: a but of aloe will assauge the itch of a mosquito bite

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waste away, wither, weaken

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atrophy
sent: the unused limb began to atrophy

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not harmful, noncancerous

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benign
sent: the tumor was benign and was easily removed

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to divide, branch, fork

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bifurcate
sent: the artieries bifurcate into external and internal artieries

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corpse, dead body

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cadavar
sent: the trainees worked together to dissect the cavadar

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invigorating, therapeutic, liberating

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cathartic
sent: a plunge into the cold lake can be cathartic

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corrisive, biting, acerbic

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caustic
sent: wear gloves when working with caustic chemicals

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to burn for curative purposes

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cauterize
sent: they will cauterize the wound to prevent infection

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persistent, long lasting

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chronic
sent: her nose drips as through she has a chronic cold

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clot, congeal, solidify

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coagulate
sent: healthy blood will coagulate in 30 seconds or lesd

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infection, contamination

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contagion
sent: the contagion spread rapidly through the hospital

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bruise, discoloration

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contusion
sent: bumping the table left a contusion on his knee

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bodily, physical

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corporeal
sent: he perfers the life of the mind to corporeal reality

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fleshly, overweight, fat

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corpulent
sent: my corpulent dachshund needs to exerise more

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to melt, liquefy

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deliquesce
sent: the powder will deliquesce and coat the tubing

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confusion, disorientation

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delirium
sent: in her delirium, she though she saw bugs on the wall

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expansiom, stretching, enlargement

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dilation
sent: bright light causes dilation of the pupils

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to water down, weaken

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dilute
sent: add cold water to dilute the sample

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stretch, swell, expand

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distent
sent: overeating will distent your stomach temporaily

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effectiveness, value

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effcacy
sent: the drugs efficacy has not yet been proven

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prevalent, widespread

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endemic
sent: are tick botes endemic in this area?

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to weaken, debilitate, enfeeble

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enervate
sent: surgery can enervate an elderly patient

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to remove, eliminate

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excise
sent: the dermatologist will excise the oddly shape mole

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feverish, flushed

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febrile
sent: she placed a damp cloth on the child’s febrile forehead

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cleft, crack, cervice

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fissure
sent: dripping water caused a fissure in the foundation

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sagging, limp, lifeless

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flaccid
sent: my muscles were flaccid ater weeks in a cast

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to bend, contrast

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flex
sent: can you flex your wrist with the bandage on it?

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walking, movement

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gait
sent: his gait appears unsteady following the operation

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elderly, senior

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geriatric
sent: an aging population makes geriatric medicine popular

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pregnancy, development in the womb

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gestation
sent: track the mother thriugh gestation and after the birth

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pregnant

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gravid
sent: all gravid patients belong on the third floor

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impermeable, resilient, impenetrable

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impervious
sent: those imperviuos gloves will protect your hands

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invaion, as by a parasite

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infestation
sent: an infestation of lice can be hard to get rid of

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irritation, swelling, redness

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inflammation
sent: expect mild inflammation around the injestion site

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harmless, inobjectable, onoffensive

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innocuous
sent: eat something mild and innocuous, such as toast

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stealty, sinister

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insidious
sent: an insidious disease often shows no visible symptoms

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to place side by side, compare

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juxtapose
sent: if you juxtapose his fingers, you can see that one is bent

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dormant, underlying, potential

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latent
sent: the virus is latent and has produced no symptoms yet

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cut, wound, damaged region

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lesion
sent: the frightened cat left a lesion on my arm

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weary, sluggish, inactive

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lethargic
sent: the hot weather made all of us feel lethargic and dull

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dissatisfaction, discomfort, unease

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malaise
sent: following the layoffs, a sort of malaise set in at the company

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cancerous, menacing

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malignant
sent: radiation will slow the growth of the malignant tumor

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to chew, munch, chomp

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masticate
sent: cows masticate their cuds all day long

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remedy, potion, panaca

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nostrum
sent: herbs are considered a nostrum for many ailments

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harmful, lethaln, toxic

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noxious
sent: propane leaks can be naxious, so watch your grill

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fatness, heaviness

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obesity
sent: her diabetes many stem from youthful obesity

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to harden, solidify, set

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ossify
sent: as the baby grows, the tissue will begin to ossify

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soothing, relieving, easing

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palliative
sent: fidning no cure, the docitrs ordered palliative measure

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tangible, obvious, physical

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palpable
sent: there is a palpable lump under the skin

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pimple, swelling

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papule
sent: the papule tunred red ad itched for a week

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outburse, convulsion, spasm

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paroxysm
sent: she burst into a paroxysm of uncontrollable coughing

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shadow, obsurity shade

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penumbra
sent: the tumor showed up as a penumbra on the x-ray

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porous, leaky, penetrable

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permeable
sent: pereable bandages allow air to circulate

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dealy, destructive, harmful

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pernicious
sent: food advertising can have a pernicious effect on my diet

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autopsy, inquest, examination

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postmortem
sent: every suspicious death warrants a postmortem

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projection, prediction

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prognosis
sent: what is the prognosis for the women’s recovery

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lying facedown

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prone
sent: of you lie in a prone position, he will massage your back

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to decay, rot, molder

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putrefy
sent: meat will soon putrefy if it is eft out on a counter

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seclusion, confinement

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quarantine
sent: we placed them in quarantine to prevent futher infection

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latent, inert, dormant

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quiescent
sent: the virus may be quiescent for months before causing illness

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reaction, impulse, spontaneous effect

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reflex
sent: test the biceps, reflex by tapping the tendon

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flexible, hardy, duable

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resilient
sent: a resilient child easily overcomes obstacles

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breathing

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respiration
sent: his respiration seems forced: each breath is labored

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reprieve, break rest

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respite
sent: we took a short respite to stretch our legs

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aging, maturing

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senescent
sent: my senescent brain has trouble recalling names

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monotanous, hypnotic, sleep inducing

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soporific
sent: the soporific drug had him drowsy within minutes

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tremor, contraction

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spasm
sent: tickling her feet caused a small spasm in her legs

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stop, restrict

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stanch
sent: use a clean cloth to stanch the bleeding

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assistance, help, aid

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succor
sent: paramedics offered to succor to the accident victimes

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laying on the back

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supine
sent: wjile the paient is supine raise the legs one at a time

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festering discharging pus

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suppurating
sent: civil war soliders often died of suppurating injuries

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stitching, seam, junction

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suture
sent: a suture held the edges of the wound together

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pattern of symptoms and signs

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syndrome
sent: the syndrome starts with numbness and tingling

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lukewarm, unenthusiastic, apathetic

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tepid
sent: pour tepid water into the vaporizer

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lethargy, lamguor, inactivity

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torpor
sent: after ten at night, a torpor came over out study group

84
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poisonous, lethal

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toxic
sent: wild mushrooms may be toxic

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crosswise, oblique, slanted

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transverse
sent: we observed the transverse image of the bone

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injury, damage, suffering

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trauma
sent: after physical trauma, some people go into shock

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quivering, shaky, wavering

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tremulous
sent: her legs seemed tremulous as she rose from the bed

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controler, as of material through a passage

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valve
sent: with the valve closed, np liquid can flow

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dizzy, giddy, reeling

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vertiginous
sent: four rides on the carousel gave me a vertiginous feeling

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infectious, contagious

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virulent
sent: the virulent strain of flu infected the whole school

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