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107 lines
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{
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"cysticercus":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a tapeworm larva that consists of a fluid-filled sac containing an invaginated scolex and is situated in the tissues of an intermediate host":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259s",
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"\u02ccsi-st\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from cyst- + Greek kerkos tail":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115754"
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},
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"cystic fibrosis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a common, progressive hereditary disease of exocrine gland function that typically appears in infancy or early childhood and is marked by the accumulation of thick, sticky mucus in the ducts and passages of various organs and especially those of the lungs and pancreas resulting in shortness of breath, persistent cough, chronic respiratory infection, pancreatic enzyme insufficiency, faulty digestion, malnutrition, and poor growth":[
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"\u2026 children with cystic fibrosis are born with healthy lungs; only later do their lungs become plugged with mucus and incur infections.",
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"\u2014 The Journal of the American Medical Association",
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"Cystic fibrosis is the most common lethal inherited disorder in the United States. Approximately 30,000 people in this country have inherited two defective copies of the CF gene and thus the disease; approximately 1 in 20 Americans has just one copy of the gene and is a carrier of the disease.",
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"\u2014 Joe Palca",
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"\u2014 abbreviation CF"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Detectives contacted the victim\u2019s pediatrician who said there were concerns the child may have cystic fibrosis and that the medical office attempted to make contact with the parents numerous times. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
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"Genetic diseases like sickle cell anemia or cystic fibrosis occur when a section of a chromosome or a single gene is defective or missing, and their effects are unmistakable. \u2014 Anne Skomorowsky, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
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"May is awareness month for arthritis, hepatitis, lupus, asthma and allergies, celiac disease, mental health, high blood pressure, preeclampsia and cystic fibrosis . \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
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"The law prevents abortions from being performed, unless the matter is life-threatening, on fetuses with certain fetal abnormalities like Down syndrome or cystic fibrosis . \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"Conrad works as a professional fundraiser for cystic fibrosis , while Ben works as an actuary. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"In addition to ulcerative colitis, some examples of other health conditions that occur more commonly in the Ashkenazi Jewish population include Tay-Sachs disease, Gaucher disease, and cystic fibrosis . \u2014 Jill Seladi-schulman, SELF , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"More than a dozen conditions \u2014 including leukemia, spina bifida, cystic fibrosis and rheumatoid arthritis \u2014 automatically qualify a student for the academy. \u2014 Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"Kelly, 35, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as an infant and has never been healthy enough to work full time. \u2014 Liz Szabo, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164315"
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},
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"cystid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any fossil or echinoderm of the class Cystoidea":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sist\u0259\u0307d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Cystidea":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171952"
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},
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"cysteamine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cysteine derivative C 2 H 7 NS used especially to treat cystinuria":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"si-\u02c8st\u0113-\u0259-m\u0259n",
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"sis-\u02c8t\u0113-\u0259-m\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s why patients on the standard treatment, a drug called cysteamine , still get sicker and die of their disease, Cherqui said. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
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"Found in its highest concentration in human milk, cysteamine is a newer ingredient in the market for treating hyperpigmentation when blended with niacinamide. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 23 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cyste ine + amine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020231"
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}
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} |