CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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cystic fibrosis in CommonParlance
- definition the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
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cystic fibrosis transport regulator in CommonParlance
- definition the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis
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cystic mastitis in CommonParlance
- definition the presence of one or more cysts in a breast
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cystic vein in CommonParlance
- definition vein that drains the gallbladder
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cystine in CommonParlance
- definition a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones
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cystitis in CommonParlance
- definition inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters
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cystocele in CommonParlance
- definition hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth
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cystoid macular edema in CommonParlance
- definition a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina
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cystolith in CommonParlance
- definition a calculus formed in the bladder
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cystoparalysis in CommonParlance
- definition paralysis of the urinary bladder
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cystoplegia in CommonParlance
- definition paralysis of the urinary bladder
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cytidine in CommonParlance
- definition a nucleoside component of RNA; composed of cytosine and a ribose ring
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cytoarchitectonic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to cytoarchitecture
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cytoarchitectonics in CommonParlance
- definition the cellular composition of a bodily structure
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cytoarchitectural in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to cytoarchitecture
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cytoarchitecture in CommonParlance
- definition the cellular composition of a bodily structure
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cytochrome in CommonParlance
- definition (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)
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cytochrome c in CommonParlance
- definition the most abundant and stable cytochrome; involved in energy transfer
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cytogenesis in CommonParlance
- definition the origin and development and variation of cells
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cytogenetic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to cytogenetics
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cytogenetical in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to cytogenetics
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cytogeneticist in CommonParlance
- definition a geneticist who specializes in the cellular components associated with heredity
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cytogenetics in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes)
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cytogeny in CommonParlance
- definition the origin and development and variation of cells
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cytokine in CommonParlance
- definition any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system