Words Flashcards by Βασίλης Σμυρναίος | Brainscape

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liver

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large organ in the body that purifies blood

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respiratory

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relating to breathing

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external defense system

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skin , nails , hair

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rib

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curved bones in the chest

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joint

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part of the body where two bones join together

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spleen

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organ that filters blood

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reprimand

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criticize

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tentative

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uncertain

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wary

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careful

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exasperate

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cause annoyance

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aggravate

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make worse

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soothe

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make something calmer or less painful

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placate

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calm someone

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cardiac arrest

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heart attack

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local anesthetic

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drug that stops feeling

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recurrent

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happening or appearing again and again

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bout

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short period of sickness

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chronic

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lasting a long time or recurring often

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communicable

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able to be passed from person to person

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debilitating

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make someone physically or mentaly weak

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fatal

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causng death

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incurable

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cannot be cured

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prolonged

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continuing for a long time

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strain

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type of disease

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contract

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catch (a desease)

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vulnerable

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able to be hurt

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deficient

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lacking in something nessecary

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consistency

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quality of staying the same in different times

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disclose

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reveal

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competent

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capable

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seize

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take by force

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expend

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pay

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dishcarge

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allow someone to leave

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in good time

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when the time is right

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as yet

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so far

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physician

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doctor

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devote

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spend time on

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nucleus

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central part of a cell

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oral

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relating to the mouth

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variant

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something that has a slightly different form