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Ampihibions

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Animals that live on land and in water like a frog or a newt.

2
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“Burking”

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Commiting murder to get fresh bodies for dissection.

3
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Capillaries

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Very fine blood vessels for taking the blood around the body (to the cells).

4
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Classical

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Ancient Greek or Roman.

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Compulsory

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Have to do something: you have no choice in the matter.

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Empiricism

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The belief that all knowledge comes from observation,, from experimental science.

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Endemic

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A disease regularly found in a specific part of a country or world.

8
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Epidemics

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A sudden widespread occurance of an infectous disease.

9
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Hypochondria

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Thinking one is always ill.

10
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Immune

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Not at risk from catching a particular disease or infection.

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Inheritances

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Money left to you by parents, grandparents or, in this case, for a special purpouse.

12
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Inoculation

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Early form of vaccination where the skin is scratched rather than injected.

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Laissez-Faire

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A belief that some things were not the job of the government and should be “left alone” or left to individuals to do for themselves.

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Ligature

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A card used to tie something very tightly, in this case, to stop bleeding.

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Vaccination

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Injection of a mild form of disease to stop you getting a more dangerous version of the disease.