flare
flare
/ˈfɫɛɹ/
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These solar storms come in many types, like solar flares; a tidal wave of high-energy radiation.
Both flares and CMEs eject material into space — billions of tons of it, in fact.
How often are there solar flares that could be completely devastating to a crewed mission?
flare-up
flare-up
/flˈɛɹˈʌp/
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and it basically gives me a flare-up a few days later.
flatulence
flatulence
/flˈæɾuːləns/
nounClick to see examples
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Your fetid flatulence affliction is from a different source.
Seals and sea lions can’t help their funky flatulence, But some animals deploy their farts strategically.
But in the right circumstances, some animal flatulence can create surprisingly dangerous conditions.

flatulent
flatulent
/ˈfɫætʃəɫənt/
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flutter
flutter
/ˈfɫətɝ/
nounClick to see examples
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oh wait, no, that's just aeroelastic flutter.
What I just did is I made my true vocal folds flutter.
And then I got like two flutter ones.
to flutter
to flutter
/ˈfɫətɝ/
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And so on and so forth until, well… the bridge fluttered itself into destruction!
I can't stop looking at the mirror 'cause I'm, like, fluttering my eyelashes all day.
Like, it flutters, it flutters for days.
fragile
fragile
/ˈfɹædʒəɫ/
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I feel like they're just so fragile.
I mean, it's fragile, it ripens quickly, it gets rotten fast.
Cavendish is very fragile.
frail
frail
/ˈfɹeɪɫ/
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She was really frail.
Outwardly, he was incredibly frail.
When you believe ♪ ♪ Though hope is frail it's hard to kill ♪ ♪
funny
funny
/ˈfəni/
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I just said, "The honourable lecturer has just told a funny story.
Oh my God, that's so funny.
" It's funny to just reply "Karen, I'm already deaf!"
gastric
gastric
/ˈɡæstɹɪk/
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Most crustaceans have a structure called a gastric mill in their stomachs.
This stimulated the production of saliva and gastric juices.
It's also the case for certain gastric cancers, stomach cancers.
genetic
genetic
/dʒəˈnɛtɪk/
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When genetic changes involve connections in the brain, autism can occur.
Also my dad is hearing, so my hearing loss is genetic.
And for women, it's a major way we judge genetic compatibility.
germ
germ
/ˈdʒɝm/
nounClick to see examples
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Sometimes the word germs is used to describe harmful bacteria.
Often foods have germs growing on them or inside of them.
Now, the last time we talked about medicine, exciting things were happening: namely, germs!
to get
to get
/ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/
verbClick to see examples
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A man got out of it and went into the bank.
Success is about reaching for something—and getting it.
This generates in the children a lifelong pattern of expecting that they will always get what they want.
ghastly
ghastly
/ˈɡæstɫi/
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Our sentimental ties to Winterfell make this a more ghastly scenario.
The whole ghastly horror show only ended when the Allies booted Italy from North Africa in 1943.
It's just a ghastly little car.
to give
to give
/ˈɡɪv/
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The brain not only gives signals to the missing arm, it receives them as well.
The people were given the medicine ivermectin to treat it.
They also create a marketing slogan: Give your baby a Healthy Start.
grim
grim
/ˈɡɹɪm/
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The pollen grains and the bones yield a grim answer.
There's even further grim reading for avocado lovers.
It's pretty grim?
groggy
groggy
/ˈɡɹɑɡi/
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When you do finally get up, you’re groggy and disoriented thanks to sleep inertia.
I was like, "I'm really groggy."
It tells me when I'm groggy.
to have
to have
/ˈhæv/
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The map had 27 areas.
It can go very fast if the rider has enough energy to pedal hard.
One, called ACT, is being used successfully to treat people who have malaria.

to have one foot in the grave
to have one foot in the grave
/hæv wˈʌn fˈʊt ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪv/
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headache
headache
/ˈhɛˌdeɪk/
nounClick to see examples
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I don't recall any headaches.
OK, and you said there's no injuries or you don't have a headache.
Yesterday was the first day I woke up without a headache and everything.
hemophiliac
hemophiliac
/himəˈfɪɫiæk/, /himəˈfɪɫjæk/, /himoʊˈfɪɫiæk/, /himoʊˈfɪɫjæk/
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[Comedian] See that hemophiliac?
hereditary
hereditary
/hɝˈɛdəˌtɛɹi/
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[Narrator] Unlike DNA changes to RNA are not hereditary.
Hereditary disease is one that you, you know, inherit.
The condition, hereditary otosclerosis would become progressively worse over Howard’s lifetime.

HIV
HIV
/ˌeɪtʃˌaɪvˈiː/
nounExamples
hot zone
hot zone
/hˈɑːt zˈoʊn/
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Up there is a fuckin' hot zone of Mafee heads.
So she was really sent to a hot zone where medical staff were dropping like flies.
housebound
housebound
/hˈaʊsbaʊnd/
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"I just had my first child and, I don't know, I was a little housebound.

hypertensive
hypertensive
/ˌhaɪpɝˈtɛnsɪv/
adjectiveExamples
ill
ill
/ˈɪɫ/
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But they had not yet found ways to cure people who were already ill from a disease.
George was sixty years old, and he was ill.
You're very ill, and I believe that you are unlikely to live much longer.
illness
illness
/ˈɪɫnəs/
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They believed that bad air caused infections and illnesses.
They did not know that illnesses could be transferred from one person to another.
First, it could be controlled by killing the parasites that cause the illness.

incapacity
incapacity
/ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti/
nounExamples
to incubate
to incubate
/ˈɪnkjəˌbeɪt/
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Then they incubate the flask for a day, and then plate them out again.
These behaviors incubate a permissive environment where sexual harassment and assault take hold."
They incubate women-owned businesses and they helped me figure out how to start my business from ground up.
incubation
incubation
/ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃən/
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How long were they-- you know, incubation period for the turtles.
Scientists studying the Superb Fairywren found that males and females are quieter during incubation and chick feeding.
So, it does have an incubation period.
incurable
incurable
/ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbəɫ/
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Cancers become almost incurable once they metastasize.
And being a narcissist, I am of course incurable.
I've always been told I'm a kind of incurable optimist.
indigestion
indigestion
/ˌɪndaɪˈdʒɛstʃən/
nounClick to see examples
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Are you not suffering from headaches, indigestion or irritability?
In fact, indigestion isn't a sign of a valve defects.
to infect
to infect
/ˌɪnˈfɛkt/
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Immediate medical treatment must be a priority for people who are infected.
If a person drinks the dirty water, the bacteria will infect his digestive system.
And forced exhalation, if you happen to be infected, is a great way to expel a lot of virus.
infected
infected
/ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd/
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If every infected person quickly took malaria medicine, most would be well in a few days.
He ignored requests to prioritize testing, instead taking action to keep infected people in China.
When another mosquito bites the infected human they get a ride, the cycle can start over.
infection
infection
/ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən/
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Long ago, people did not understand infection.
They believed that bad air caused infections and illnesses.
Tooth loss was common among our early ancestors due to accidents, infection, and disease.
infectious
infectious
/ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs/
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It might be infectious.
The most infectious thing about Ebola is the media hype around it.
Specifically, mitochondria closely resemble infectious bacteria called Rickettsia in their size and shape.

infirm
infirm
/ɪnˈfɝm/
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infirmity
infirmity
/ɪnˈfɝmɪti/
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And he enumerates his ailments and his infirmities and his deficiencies.
In your name, Jesus, I command infirmity, go in Jesus' name.

inflamed
inflamed
/ɪnˈfɫeɪmd/
adjectiveExamples
invalid
invalid
/ˈɪnvəɫəd/, /ˈɪnvəɫɪd/, /ˌɪnˈvæɫəd/
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And laugh about it to keep from crying about it or be invalid about it.
Your argument is now invalid.
But there's nothing in the math that says that's an invalid sequence.
invasive
invasive
/ˌɪnˈveɪsɪv/
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It's invasive, it's trespassing.
But this technology would supposedly require invasive surgery.
Statistics can also help us decide whether or not to go ahead with an invasive heart surgery.
to irritate
to irritate
/ˈɪɹɪˌteɪt/
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It's likened to like a sunburn on the lung because it irritates the respiratory tract.
Venting your frustration with a car horn will only serve to irritate other drivers.
That's kind of weird and irritating.
irritation
irritation
/ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən/
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So, fewer lice to start with, and a shorter irritation from those that do attach!
And, at high concentrations, acetone can cause skin rashes and irritation.
It's also easily dyed and doesn't cause skin irritation.

to keel over
to keel over
/kˈiːl ˈoʊvɚ/
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