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"pathology",
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"macular degeneration",
"macular degeneration#English"
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"(pathology) Abbreviation of macular degeneration."
],
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"English lemmas",
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"English proper nouns",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English words spelled without vowels",
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"Pages with entries",
"en:Academic degrees"
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"forms": [
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"form": "M.D.",
"tags": [
"alternative"
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"form": "M. D.",
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"alternative"
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{
"alt": "magnetohydrodynamic",
"word": "MHD"
},
{
"alt": "magnetoplasmadynamic",
"word": "MPD"
}
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{
"word": "magnetodynamic"
}
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"English abbreviations"
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"Abbreviation of magnetodynamic."
],
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"magnetodynamic",
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}
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