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Should We Stop Calling Obesity a 'Disease'?
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Precious Annie Liao posted on 2014/05/02Save
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disease
US /dɪˈziz/
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UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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US /rez/
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UK /reɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- To gather donations for a cause or charity
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Increase in a bet above another when playing cards
- Pay increase
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US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
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UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
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US /oˈbisɪti/
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UK /əʊ'bi:sətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being so fat it can harm your health
- The state of being far too heavy; corpulence.
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