
to lay up
to lay up
/lˈeɪ ˈʌp/
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life-limiting
life-limiting
/lˈaɪflˈɪmɪɾɪŋ/
adjectiveExamples
lump
lump
/ˈɫəmp/
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You get this big lump that you have to move through the python.
Some panpsychists claim that a lump of rock may have an inner life.
And that brings us to a soccer ball-sized lump found in Borealopelta’s abdominal cavity.
malady
malady
/ˈmæɫədi/
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Yours looks like it has some sort of physical malady.
And as my affections quickly faded, like swans for Odette, they became like a malady.
No mechanical maladies to report!
malaise
malaise
/mæˈɫeɪz/
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And now we have this social malaise going along with it.
I have feelings of malaise and sadness and sometimes even suicidal thoughts.
Uncertainty and malaise governed my early days at the University.
malarial
malarial
/məˈɫɛɹiəɫ/
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Right now, our best scientists are thinking of clever ways to deal with the malarial menace.
malignant
malignant
/məˈɫɪɡnənt/
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Malignant cancers are complex systems that constantly evolve and adapt.
But when a cancer isn’t going to be malignant, treating it doesn’t really prevent anything.
What exactly is the ultimate goal of these malignant entities?
miscarriage
miscarriage
/mɪˈskɛɹədʒ/
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Pregnant women who have had miscarriages have criticized the company for continuing the show them baby product ads.
Miscarriages can be so hard, no matter what biology says.
And when they do, they basically slough off, leading to early miscarriage.
nausea
nausea
/ˈnɔziə/
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Nausea and vomiting often accompany these symptoms.
I had nausea.
People used it as a pain reliever to treat nausea and even to soothe the gums of teething babies.
nauseous
nauseous
/ˈnɔʃəs/
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I constantly have a nauseous feeling</i> <i> in my stomach.
- I'm feeling nauseous.
If you get motion sickness, you might feel nauseous, like you’re about to throw up.
niggle
niggle
/nˈɪɡəl/
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But, straightaway, I must tell you there's a bit of a niggle.
But these niggles were overshadowed by the big one.
As we sorted out our little niggles, the tally continued to mount.
outbreak
outbreak
/ˈaʊtˌbɹeɪk/
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And it was the COVID outbreak in the spring of 2020 that launched him to international celebrity status.
The company says its first real uptick in demand came in 2014 with the outbreak of Ebola.
- [Narrator] His administration created a 381 page outbreak response plan.

out of breath
out of breath
/ˌaʊɾəv bɹˈɛθ/
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pain
pain
/ˈpeɪn/
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He will suffer terrible stomach pains.
Sometimes he had seen a sadness in her gentle face, and it filled him with pain.
I felt the blood running down my face, and the pain gave me strength.
painful
painful
/ˈpeɪnfəɫ/
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I stayed silent, listening to these painful reminders. '
That was painful.
I had bronchitis that was just painful.
pale
pale
/ˈpeɪɫ/
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‘You look pale.’
Gertrude’s face was pale.
Why don't you turn pale?'
pallid
pallid
/ˈpæɫəd/
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pallor
pallor
/pˈælɚ/
nounExamples
to pass out
to pass out
/pˈæs ˈaʊt/
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So if I accidentally pass out, that's why.
They make me feel just really hot and like I'm gonna pass out.
I passed out almost immediately and slept so hard.
pathogen
pathogen
/ˈpæθədʒən/
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I am a special pathogens specialist for a healthcare system in New York City.
It breaks open the protein shell of a pathogen.
So imagine a pathogen and everybody's seen a cell under a microscope.
pathological
pathological
/ˌpæθəˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/
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Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth.
Now, we use narcissism to mean pathological self-involvement.
Cold Fusion] Finally, we come to what might be the best example of pathological science: cold fusion.
obese
obese
/əˈbis/, /oʊˈbis/
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Nba contracts are very similar to them obese contracts.
You're not going to be obese.
Breakfast skipping causes you to be obese.
to overeat
to overeat
/ˈoʊvɝˌit/
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How do we beat overeating?
Yeah, I'm overeating a little bit.
Appetite changes that can be undereating or overeating or even having food cravings.
overeating
overeating
/ˈoʊvɝˈitɪŋ/
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Eventually, scientists may be able to use this information to better understand overeating and obesity.
These hormones help the body signal when we are full, to prevent overeating.
So in this case, overeating, wouldn't be something that you do intentionally or consciously.
overweight
overweight
/ˌoʊvɝˈweɪt/
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He was severely overweight, so he needed an exercise program for his own health.
Oh, she sees herself as being overweight
Whereas the vast majority of people in North America are overweight!

non-malignant
non-malignant
/nˈɑːnməlˈɪɡnənt/
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notifiable
notifiable
/nˈoʊɾɪfˌaɪəbəl/
adjectiveExamples
pandemic
pandemic
/pænˈdɛmɪk/
nounClick to see examples
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“How do you communicate with doctors during this pandemic?”
Purchase prices have stabilized recently due to new policies, political unrest, and the global pandemic.
Then in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic closed down clothing factories in China.
pandemic
pandemic
/pænˈdɛmɪk/
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A decade later, the industry had just started to recover when the pandemic hit.
He was one of the medical advisors who introduced the concept of social distancing into the George W. Bush pandemic plan.
“How do you communicate with doctors during this pandemic?”
parasite
parasite
/ˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/
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The malaria cycle begins with tiny parasites.
These parasites reside in the bodies of Anopheles mosquitoes.
These deadly parasites cause malaria.
patient zero
patient zero
/pˈeɪʃənt zˈiəɹoʊ/
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That would be patient zero.
Being the patient zero of a new animal-to-human plague is winning a terrible lottery.
Because, if you think about what the epidemic of poverty is, that boy is patient zero.
peaked
peaked
/ˈpikt/
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- I feel quite peaked after eating that eyeball.

peaky
peaky
/pˈiːki/
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