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  • 31strain — strain1 [streın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worry)¦ 2¦(difficulty)¦ 3¦(force)¦ 4¦(injury)¦ 5¦(plant/animal)¦ 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(way of saying something)¦ 8 strains of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4; Date: 1500 1600; Origin …

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  • 32strain — 1 noun 1 WORRY (C, U) worry caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time: The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us. | put a strain on sb/sth: Nick s frequent trips were putting a strain on their… …

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  • 33Toilet-related injuries and deaths — A toilet with the potentially dangerous arrangement of the seat being up There are many toilet related injuries and some toilet related deaths throughout history and in urban legends. Contents 1 Acciden …

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  • 34Kava — This article is about the kava plant. For the class of pharmacological derivatives, see Kavalactone. For other uses, see Kava (disambiguation). Kava Young Piper methysticum Sci …

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  • 35Hemorrhoid — Hemorrhoids (AmE), haemorrhoids (BrE), emerods, or piles are varicosities or swelling and inflammation of veins in the rectum and indoor anus. The anatomical term hemorrhoids technically refers to Cushions of tissue filled with blood vessels at… …

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  • 36Prolapse — literally means To fall out of place. In medicine, prolapse is a condition where organs, such as the uterus, fall down or slip out of place. It is used for organs protruding through the vagina, rectum, or for the misalignment of the valves of the …

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  • 37Defecation posture — Humans can practice defecation in a number of defecation postures, including: *squatting defecation posture in squat toilets **the posture used for Japanese toilets is a variation of the squatting posture *sitting defecation posture in Western… …

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  • 38strain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 severe demand on strength, resources, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, real, severe, terrible, tremendous ▪ …

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  • 39strain — strain1 [ streın ] noun ** ▸ 1 pressure ▸ 2 injury ▸ 3 type of animal etc. ▸ 4 characteristic ▸ 5 sound ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount pressure caused by a difficult situation: a strain on something: This war will put a great strain on the… …

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  • 40strain */*/ — I UK [streɪn] / US noun Word forms strain : singular strain plural strains 1) [countable/uncountable] pressure caused by a difficult situation a strain on something: This war will put a great strain on the economy. the strain of something: I can… …

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