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EPISTAXIS

[noun]

(from Greek επιστάζω (epistazo) to bleed from the nose: επί (epi) - “above”, “over” + στάζω (stazo) - “to drip” [from the nostrils]) also known as a nosebleed - the relatively common occurrence of haemorrhage from the nose, usually noticed when the blood drains out through the nostrils. There are two types: anterior (the most common), and posterior (less common, more likely to require medical attention). Sometimes in more severe cases, the blood can come up the nasolacrimal duct and out from the eye. Fresh blood and clotted blood can also flow down into the stomach and cause nausea and vomiting. 

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AUSPICE

[noun]

1. (Latin: auspicium from auspex); literally “one who looks at birds”, a diviner who reads omens from the observed flight of birds.

2. Often Auspices: a favourable sign or propitious circumstance.

3. Generally Auspices: patronage; support; sponsorship.

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HORKOS

[noun]

Greek mythology: Horkos (Ancient Greek: ὅρκος, “oath”) personifies the curse that will be inflicted on any person who swears a false oath. In his Works and Days, Hesiod states that the Erinyes (Furies) assisted at the birth of Horkos, “whom Eris bore, to be a plague on those who take false oath”.

Hesiod’s Theogony identifies him as the son of Eris (“strife”) and brother of Ponos (“toil”), Limos (“starvation”), the Algea (“pains”), the Hysminai (“fightings”), the Makhai (“battles”), the Phonoi (“murders”), the Androktasiai (“man-slaughters”), the Neikea (“quarrels”), the Pseudologoi (“lies”), the Amphilogiai (“disputes”), Dysnomia (“lawlessness”), Atë (“ruin”), and Lethe (“forgetfulness”).

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DESANGUINATION

[noun]

a condition in which there is a massive loss of blood.

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FOLIE À DEUX

[phrase]

from the French for “a madness shared by two” (or shared psychosis) -  a psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief are transmitted from one individual to another. The same syndrome shared by more than two people may be called folie à trois, folie à quatre, folie en famille or even folie à plusieurs (“madness of many”).

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MURDERESS

[noun]

a woman who commits murder.

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FEALTY

[noun]

1. a) fidelity to a lord or monarch. b) the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.

2. fidelity; faithfulness.

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VISCERA

[noun]

1. Anatomy, Zoology: the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.

2. (not used scientifically) the intestines; bowels.

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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM

[theory]

a sociological theory of knowledge which applies general philosophical constructivism (the theory that humans generate knowledge and meaning from an interaction between their experiences and their ideas) into social settings, wherein groups construct knowledge for one another, collaboratively creating a social conceptual framework of shared artifacts with shared meanings. When one is immersed within a particular culture, one is learning all the time about how to be a part of that culture on many levels.

Social constructivism is closely related to social constructionism in the sense that people are working together to construct artifacts. However, there is an important difference: social constructionism focuses on the artifacts that are created through the social interactions of a group, while social constructivism focuses on an individual’s learning that takes place because of their interactions in a group.

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CHIRAPTOPHOBIA

[noun]

the fear of being touched.

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EXSANGUINOUS

[adjective]

without blood; bloodless or anaemic.

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DENOUEMENT

[noun]

1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.

2. the place in the plot at which this occurs.

3. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.

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ENOSIMANIA

[noun]

the obsession with believing that one is an unpardonable sinner or has committed unpardonable offences.

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APHILODENDRON

[noun]

an unloved tree; a tree of loneliness.

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CACOPHILIA

[noun]

devotion to the ugly; an attraction or desire for ugliness.