white plague
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(noun) an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) |
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Synonyms: drug addiction |
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Related Words: addiction, alcohol addiction, alcoholism, caffein addiction, cocaine addiction, dependence, dependency, drunkenness, heroin addiction, nicotine addiction |
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(noun) involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body |
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Synonyms: consumption, phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease |
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Related Words: T.B., TB, tuberculosis |
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