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903 B
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27 lines
903 B
JSON
{
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"Epley maneuver":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a procedure to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo that involves manipulating the head in a series of distinct movements in order to reposition calcium carbonate crystals of the inner ear that have become dislodged from the utricle and entered the semicircular canals":[
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"The Epley maneuver repositions the crystals so they no longer interfere with normal balance mechanisms.",
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"\u2014 Andrew Weil"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8e-pl\u0113-"
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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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"after John M. Epley born 1930, American otologist who developed it":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1994, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040035"
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}
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} |