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"sense": "first documented patient in a disease epidemic",
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"word": "cas índex"
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"word": "przypadek wskazujący"
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"sense": "first documented patient in a disease epidemic",
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"sense": "first documented patient in a disease epidemic",
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"sense": "first documented patient in a disease epidemic",
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"sense": "first documented patient in a disease epidemic",
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