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Name	Term description
Name Ablepsy	Term description Loss of sight.
Name Ague	Term description Fever, usually malarial, characterised by sweating and shaking.
Name American plague	Term description Yellow fever (a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes).
Name Anasarca	Term description Extreme generalised edema, i.e. swelling throughout the body. Can be caused by liver or heart failure, or malnutrition.
Name Aphonia	Term description An inability to speak for pathological or psychological reasons.
Name Aphtha	Term description A small ulcer on the mouth or tongue.
Name Apoplexy	Term description Traditionally denotes a sudden loss of consciousness, often preceding death. Also refers to bleeding within the internal organs.
Name Asphyxia	Term description A severe reduction in the amount of oxygen being supplied to the body through obstruction of the breathing, leading to loss of consciousness.
Name Atrophy	Term description A wasting away of an organ or body tissue owing to injury, disease or lack of use.
Name Axies/axes/access fits	Term description Ague
Name Aizle tooth	Term description Molar
Name Amshach	Term description Accidental injury
Name Anward trobell	Term description Inward trouble (could be gynecological).
Name Asmey	Term description Asthma
Name Asoond	Term description In a faint