philosophize
— Verb
– English
~ reason philosophically
philosophizer
— Noun
– English
~ someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view
philosophizing
— Noun
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~ the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy
philosophy
— Noun
– English
~ any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"
philosophy
— Noun
– English
~ 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
— Noun
– English
~ 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
– English
~ surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins
phlebitis
— Noun
– English
~ inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
Phlebodium
— Noun
– English
~ chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori
Phlebodium aureum
— Noun
– English
~ 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
– English
~ 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
phlebotomise
— Verb
– English
~ draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"