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Humidifier
Anything, usually a machine today, that adds moisture to the air
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- Dysplastic nevi Atypical moles whose appearance is different from that of a common ordinary mole. Dysplastic nevi tend to be…
- Enterococcus Bacteria normally found in the feces of people and many animals. Two types of enterococci -- Enterococcus…
- Anesthetic, local An anesthetic that causes loss of feeling in a small part of the body
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- His Histidine. See also: Amino acid symbols
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