Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Light
Bright so that a person can see. Referring to hair or skin which is very pale. Weighing a comparatively small amount. Radiant electromagnetic energy limited to a wavelength of about 400 nm (extreme violet) to 770 nm (extreme red). Rather than possessing a dense or weighty consistency, certain food items are characterized by their porous…
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Lift
A particular way of carrying an injured or unconscious person. A cosmetic operation to remove signs of age or to change a body feature.
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Life-threatening disease
A disease which may kill.
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Life-support system
A machine that takes over one or more vital functions such as breathing when someone is unable to survive unaided because of a disease or injury. Equipment and services, including administration of nutrition and fluids, which support one or more of the life-sustaining functions of circulation (heart), respiration (breathing), nutrition, and kidney function. When a…
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Life-saving equipment
Equipment kept ready in case of an emergency, e.g. boats, stretchers or first-aid kits.
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Life event
A significant event which alters a person’s status as regards taxation, insurance or employment benefits, e.g. the birth of a child or the onset of a disability.
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Life
The quality that makes a person or thing alive and not dead or inorganic. The capability of using metabolic or biochemical processes to grow, reproduce, and adapt to the environment.
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Lie of fetus
The position of the fetus in the uterus.
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Lientery
A form of diarrhoea where the food passes through the intestine rapidly without being digested. Diarrhea with the passage of undigested food in the feces. This may indicate simply rapid transit of food through the digestive tract or some form of malabsorption. A type of disrupted bowel function where the ingestion of food leads to…
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Lienorenal
Relating to or affecting both the spleen and the kidneys.
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