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Virus

Meaning: A microscopic infectious agent that replicates inside living host cells.

In practice: The influenza virus mutates rapidly, requiring annual vaccine updates.

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Which word means: Organised nodule of chronic inflammatory cells that may later calcify.

Which word means: A blood clot that forms inside a blood vessel and obstructs flow.

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