philosophy
— Noun
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～ the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
philosophy
— Noun
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～ a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
philosophy department
— Noun
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～ the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy
philter
— Noun
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～ a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it
philtre
— Noun
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～ a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it
phimosis
— Noun
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～ an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans
Phintias
— Noun
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～ friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius the Elder and asked a respite to put his affairs in order; Damon pledged his life for the return of his friend; when Phintias returned in time the tyrant released them both (4th century BC)
Phiz
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～ English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
phiz
— Noun
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～ the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
phlebectomy
— Noun
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～ surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins
phlebitis
— Noun
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～ inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
Phlebodium
— Noun
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～ chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori
Phlebodium aureum
— Noun
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～ tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium
phlebogram
— Noun
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～ an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium
phlebothrombosis
— Noun
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～ thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood
phlebotomist
— Noun
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～ someone who practices phlebotomy
Phlebotomus papatasii
— Noun
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～ any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis
phlebotomus
— Noun
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～ a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
Phlebotomus
— Noun
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～ small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths
phlebotomy
— Noun
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～ surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis