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  2. Rheum - Wikipedia

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    Rheum from a cat's eyes. Rheum ( / ruːm /; from Greek: ῥεῦμα rheuma 'a flowing, rheum') is a thin mucus naturally discharged from the eyes, nose, or mouth, often during sleep (contrast with mucopurulent discharge ). [ 1][ 2][ 3] Rheum dries and gathers as a crust in the corners of the eyes or the mouth, on the eyelids, or under the nose ...

  3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    water Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), water hydrophobe, hydrogen hyper-extreme or beyond normal Greek ὑπέρ (hupér), over, above; beyond, to the extreme hypertension, hypertrichosis: hyp(o)-below normal Greek ὑπό, ὑπο-(hupó), below, under hypovolemia, hypoxia: hyster(o)-of or pertaining to the womb or the uterus

  4. List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    Identical meaning to the English word in all of its interpretations, i.e.: pig, pork (varkvleis), arsehole (vulgar). van die os op die wa af – lit. "from the ox onto the wagon and off". Similar to "speaking of which" and "while we're on the subject" van toeka se dae af – lit. "since the olden days".

  5. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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    The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g. hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g ...

  6. Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia

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    Eyes were often painted to ward off the evil eye. An exaggerated apotropaic eye or a pair of eyes were painted on Greek drinking vessels called kylikes from the 6th century BCE up until the end of the end of the classical period. The exaggerated eyes may have been intended to prevent evil spirits from entering the mouth while drinking.

  7. Aquaphobia - Wikipedia

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    The correct Greek-derived term for "water-fear" is hydrophobia, from ὕδωρ (hudōr), "water" [4] and φόβος (phobos), "fear". [5] However, this word has long been used in many languages, including English, to refer specifically to a symptom of later-stage rabies, which manifests itself in humans as difficulty in swallowing, fear when presented with liquids to drink, and an inability to ...

  8. Water from Your Eyes - Wikipedia

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    History. Water from Your Eyes originated in Brooklyn, New York. [ 1] Amos and Brown are longtime music collaborators. [ 2] The duo released their first album Long Days, No Dreams in 2017. [ 3] In 2018, the duo released their second album titled All a Dance. [ 1] The duo released their third album Somebody Else's Song in 2019. [ 4]

  9. Dry eye syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Ciclosporin, steroid eye drops [ 2] Frequency. ~20% [ 5] Dry eye syndrome, also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is the condition of having dry eyes. [ 2] Symptoms include dryness in the eye, irritation, redness, discharge, blurred vision, and easily fatigued eyes. Symptoms range from mild and occasional to severe and continuous. [ 3]