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  • 101The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament —     The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament     Since Christ is present under the appearances of bread and wine in a sacramental way, the Blessed Eucharist is unquestionably a… …

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  • 102Antipyretic — Something that reduces fever or quells it. There are 3 classes of antipyretic medications that are sold OTC (over the counter) without prescription: {{}}Salicylates aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), choline salicylate (Arthropan), magnesium… …

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  • 103Demulcent — Soothing. The word demulcent comes from the Latin verb, demulcere meaning to caress. Something that is demulcent is caressing. The term demulcent refers to an agent, such as an oil, that forms a soothing film when administered onto the surface of …

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  • 104Sedative — A drug that calms a patient down, easing agitation and permitting sleep. Sedatives generally work by modulating signals within the central nervous system. These sedatives can dangerously depress important signals needed to maintain heart and lung …

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  • 105Symptomatic — 1 With symptoms, as a symptomatic infection. 2 Characteristic, as behavior symptomatic of Huntington disease. 3 Directed at the symptoms, as symptomatic treatment. * * * Indicative; relating to or constituting the aggregate of symptoms of a… …

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  • 106calmative — Calming, quieting; allaying excitement; denoting such an agent. * * * calm·ative käm ət iv, käl mət n or adj SEDATIVE * * * calm·a·tive (kahmґə tiv) (kahlґmə tiv) sedative …

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  • 107Claude-Marie Dubufe — The Dubufe family in 1820 by Claude Marie Dubufe, with the artist at the right, now in the Louvre Claude Marie Paul Dubufe, a French historical and portrait painter, was born in Paris in 1790, and studied under David. His subjects were at first… …

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  • 108The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later —   Author(s) Alexandre Dumas …

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  • 109Anise —    This word is found only in Matt. 23:23. It is the plant commonly known by the name of dill, the Peucedanum graveolens of the botanist. This name dill is derived from a Norse word which means to soothe, the plant having the carminative property …

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  • 110palliative — I (abating) adjective allaying, alleviating, alleviative, assuaging, assuasive, beneficial, calmative, consolatory, corrective, curative, easeful, helpful, lenient, drudge, mitigating, mitigative, modifying, modulatory, mollifying, pacifying,… …

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