| valitudinarian |
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an invalid, hypochondriac.
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| clavus |
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(psychiat.) a headache which feels like a sharp
object has been driven into the skull, often
considered a symptom of hysteria.
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| prosodemic |
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pertaining to a disease spread by personal contact.
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| festination |
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a gait characterized by involuntary hurrying.
(from adj. |festinate|)
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| ptisan |
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a barley-water potion of supposed medicinal value.
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| hyperprosexia |
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(psychol.) excessive and involuntary attention to a
particular stimulus.
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| sjambok |
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a heavy rhinoceros-hide whip. (southern Africa)
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| caries |
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