Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Codependent
A person who assumes responsibility for an addict’s needs, feelings, and happiness.
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Clique
A narrow, exclusive group of people with similar backgrounds or interests.
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Blizzard
A heavy snowstorm with winds over 34 miles per hour.
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Assertive
Self-assured; able to stand up for oneself and express feelings in a nonthreatening way.
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Assailant
A person who physically attacks another person.
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Artificial pacemaker
A small, battery-operated unit that is connected to the heart and produces electrical impulses that make the heart beat regularly. A device powered by built-in batteries that regulates the heart’s rhythm, which has been increasingly implanted surgically in recent times.
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Antagonistic interaction
An interaction that occurs when drugs are taken together and each drug’s effect is canceled out or reduced by the action of the other.
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Acute stage
The stage of an illness during which the symptoms are most severe.
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Abstain
To choose not to take a particular action.
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Videofluoroscopy
A radiographic study of a person’s swallowing mechanism that is recorded on videotape. Video fluoroscopy shows the physiology of the pharynx, the location of the swallowing difficulty, and confirms whether or not food particles or fluids are being aspirated into the airway.
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