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Numbers
Cardinal Numbers
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five
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five
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12
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twelve
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34
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thirty four
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122
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(one) hundred (and) twenty two
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535
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five hundred (and) thirty five
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2,211
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two thousand two hundred (and) eleven
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338,945
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three hundred (and) thirty eight thousand nine hundred (and) forty five
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241,305,060
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two hundred (and) forty one million three hundred (and) five thousand (and) sixty
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Note: Whole numbers from 0 through 9 are spelled out, but are written in digits if occurring in certain contexts (for examples see sections "Numeral Affixes", "Ratio", "Dictating 'by'", "Number Range", "Words triggering cardinal numbers as digits", "Date, Time & Currency" and "Medical Terms"). Cardinal numbers greater than (and equal to) 10 are generally written as digits.
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Ordinal Numbers
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first
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first
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fifth
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fifth
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12th
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twelfth
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56th
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fifty sixth
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Note: Ordinal numbers from 0th through 9th are spelled out, but are written in digits if occuring in certain contexts (for examples see section "Words triggering ordinal numbers as digits"). Ordinal numbers greater than (and equal to) 10th are generally written as digits.
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Decimal Numbers
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3.75
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three point seventy five
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37.23
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thirty seven point twenty three
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4.359
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four point three five nine
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Fractions
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1/2
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one half
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1/3
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one third
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2/3
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two thirds
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1/4
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one quarter
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3/4
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three quarters
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1 1/2
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one and a half
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2 1/3
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two and a third
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7 2/3
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seven and two thirds
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10 1/4
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ten and a quarter
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Numeral Affixes
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+2
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plus two
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-2.5
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minus two point five
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-2.5
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negative two point five
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+/-182
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plus (or) minus one hundred eighty two
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2+
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two plus
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2.5-
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two point five minus
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2.5-
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two point five negative
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182+/-
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one hundred eighty two plus (or) minus
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< 2
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less than sign two
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> 4
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greater than sign four
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= 5
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equals five
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3 + 3
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three plus three
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5 > 3
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five greater than sign three
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Roman Numerals
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III
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Roman number three
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III
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Roman numeral three
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VI
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Roman number six
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VI
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Roman numeral six
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XX
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Roman number twenty
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XX
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Roman numeral twenty
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X
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Roman ten
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Ratio
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1:5
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one to five
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1:250
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one to two hundred (and) fifty
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3:1
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three to one
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Dictating "by"
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4 x 4
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four by four
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4 x 4
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four times four
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3 x 4 cm
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three by four centimeters
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3 x 4 mg
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three times four milligrams
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5 mm x 3 cm
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five millimeters by three centimeters
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2.5 x 3 x 4 cm
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two point five by three by four centimeters
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Number Range
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3-4
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three to four
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150-200
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one hundred (and) fifty to two hundred
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Words triggering cardinal numbers as digits
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appendix 2 and 5
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appendix two and five
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chapters 8-9
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chapters eight to nine
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part 9
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part nine
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supplement 6
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supplement six
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volume 7-8
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volume seven to eight
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column 3
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column three
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parts II or IV
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parts Roman number two or Roman number four
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chapters 2, 3 and 4
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chapters two comma three and four
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Dublin 1
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Dublin one
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Dublin 6W
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Dublin six W
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Words triggering ordinal numbers as digits
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1st birthday
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first birthday
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2nd centile
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second centile
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3rd course
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third course
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4th cycle
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fourth cycle
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5th day
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fifth day
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6th degree
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sixth degree
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5th finger
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fifth finger
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7th floor
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seventh floor
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8th grade
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eighth grade
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9th month
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ninth month
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1st nerve
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first nerve
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2nd percentile
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second percentile
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3rd pregnancy
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third pregnancy
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4th rib
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fourth rib
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5th stage
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fifth stage
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2nd toe
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second toe
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6th trial
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sixth trial
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5th week
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fifth week
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6th year
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sixth year
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Spelling of Numbers
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022156680215
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zero double two one five double six eight zero two one five
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02215–6680215
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zero double two one five dash double six eight zero two one five
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44–17D
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forty four dash seventeen D
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18962–16HM
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one eight nine six two dash sixteen H M
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Numbering
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1.
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number one
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2.
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number two
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3.
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number three
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A.
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(letter) A period
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B.
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(letter) B period
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C.
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(letter) C period
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Date, Time & Currency
Date
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4 July 2002
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fourth (of) July two thousand two
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04/07/2002
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fourth (of) seventh two thousand two
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04/07/08
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(zero) four (slash) (zero) seven (slash) zero eight
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04/07
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(zero) four (slash) (zero) seven
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December 3, 2000
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December third two thousand
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December 2000
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December two thousand
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31/12/2005 - 05/01/2006
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thirty one (slash) twelve (slash) two thousand five to (zero) five (slash) (zero) one (slash) two thousand six
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31/12 - 05/01
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thirty one slash twelve to zero five slash zero one
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31 December - 5 January
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(the) thirty first (of) December to (the) fifth (of) January
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December 09 to January 10
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December zero nine to January ten
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April to May 09
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April to May zero nine
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Time
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at 09:45
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at zero nine forty five
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3:30 p.m.
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three thirty P M
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6 o'clock
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six o'clock
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2:00 a.m.
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two A M
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0200 hours
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zero two hundred hours
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10:50-11:30
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ten fifty to eleven thirty
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12:00-12:50 p.m.
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twelve to twelve fifty p.m.
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10:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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ten fifty a.m. to twelve thirty p.m.
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Decades
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the 70s
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the seventies
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1960s
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nineteen sixties
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1980s
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nineteen hundred eighties
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Age
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2-day-old
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two day old
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5-week-old
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five week old
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3-month-old
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three month old
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10-year-old
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ten year old
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Currency
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£35
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pound thirty five
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£35
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thirty five pound sterling
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£35.10
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pound thirty five point ten
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£35.10
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thirty five pound and ten pence
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£35.00
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thirty five pound and zero pence
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GBP 35
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thirty five British pound
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IEP 3 billion
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three billion Irish pound
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CHF 3.50
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three Swiss franc and fifty centimes
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NOK 35.29
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thirty five Norwegian crown and twenty nine øre
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$13.09
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dollar thirteen point zero nine
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USD 13.09
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thirteen point zero nine US dollar
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USD 13.09
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thirteen point zero nine American dollar
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AUD 13.09
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thirteen point zero nine Australian dollar
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€3-4
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three to four euro
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€3 to €4
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three euro to four euro
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€3.00-4.50
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three point zero to four point fifty euro
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€3-4 million
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three to four million euro
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¥3-4 million
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three to four million yen
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JPY 3-4 million
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three to four million Japanese yen
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Medical Terms
Units
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3 mg
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three milligrams
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10 mEq
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ten milliequivalent
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10 µmol/L
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ten micromole per litre
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-5 °C
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minus five degrees Celsius
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5%
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five percent
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For a full alphabetical list of units see section "Punctuation marks and special characters > List of units".
Blood Count
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Hb 14.2
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H B fourteen point two
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ALT 195
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A L T (one) hundred (and) ninety five
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albumin 40
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albumin forty
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CRP 6
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C R P six
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U&Es
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U and Es
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SO2 93%
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S O two ninety three percent
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amylase = 157
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amylase equals (one) hundred (and) fifty seven
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Hyphenated Phrases
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a 2-week course
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a two week course
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a 2-mm diameter
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a two millimeter diameter
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Times
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x3
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times three
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x5-6 daily
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times five to six daily
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3 times
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three times
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5-6 times
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five to six times
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Scales
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7/9
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seven out of nine
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7/9
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seven over nine
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6-7/10
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six to seven out of ten
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6-7/10
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six to seven over ten
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19/28
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nineteen out of twenty eight
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19/28
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nineteen over twenty eight
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Snellen Fractions
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6/6
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six six
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6/6
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six (slash/over) six
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6/6-2
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six six minus two
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6/6-2
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six (slash/over) six minus two
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6/9+3
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six nine plus three
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6/9+3
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six (slash/over) nine plus three
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6/18
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six eighteen
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6/18
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six (slash/over) eighteen
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Cardio-thoracic Ratio
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CTR 140/285
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CTR (one) hundred (and) forty over two hundred (and) eighty five
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CTR 140:285
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CTR (one) hundred (and) forty to two hundred (and) eighty five
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Dosage
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q.4 h.
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Q four H
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q.24 h.
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Q twenty four hours
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Blood Pressure
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120/90
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(one) hundred (and) twenty over ninety
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240/40 mmHg
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two hundred (and) forty over forty M M H G
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110-120 over 90-80 mmHg
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(one) hundred (and) ten to (one) hundred (and) twenty over ninety to eighty millimeters of mercury
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French Scale
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5-French
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five French
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#24-French
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number twenty four French
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Numbers and letters
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A2
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A two
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G44
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G forty four
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5b
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five B
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30e
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thirty E
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Suture Size
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2-0
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two (to) zero
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5-0
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five (to) zero
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11-0
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eleven (to) zero
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Stages
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Stage I
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stage (Roman) one
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Stage I-II
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stage (Roman) one to (Roman) two
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Stage IIa
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stage (Roman) two A
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Salter-Harris Type II fracture
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Salter-Harris type (Roman) two fracture
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Type II Salter-Harris fracture
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type (Roman) two Salter-Harris fracture
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Gravida
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gravida 2
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gravida two
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gravida 5, para 4
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gravida five (comma) para four
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para 2+1
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para two plus one
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abortus 3
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abortus three
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TPAL 1-0-1
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T P A L one zero one
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para 1-2-0-1
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para one two zero one
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Apgar Scores
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Apgars 8 at 1 and 9 at 5 minutes
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Apgars eight at one and nine at five minutes
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Apgar scores were 8 at 1 minute and 9 at 5 minutes
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Apgar scores were eight at one minute and nine at five minutes
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Vertebrae
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T12
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T twelve
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L3/L4
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L three four
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L3/L4
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L three L four
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L3/L4
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L three (forward) slash L four
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C1-C5
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C one to C five
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V1-V9
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V1 through V5
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V one through V five
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V1 - V5
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V one to V five
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BI-RADS
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BI-RADS 5
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BI-RADS five
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BI-RADS 0
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BI-RADS zero
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TNM Staging
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T1N0M0
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T one N zero M zero
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T0N1M1
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T zero N one M one
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TXNX
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T X N X
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pT4a
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P T four A
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pT2cN1MX
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P T two C N one M X
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Cluster of Differentiation
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CD121
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C D one hundred twenty one
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CD73a
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C D seventy three A
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Teeth
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LL1
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L L one
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UR8
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U R eight
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LR2
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L R two
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UL4
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U L four
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Block Keys
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block A
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block A
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block 1A
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block one A
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blocks 1A-1D
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blocks one A to one D
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blocks 1A, 1B and 1C
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blocks one A COMMA one B and one C
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Query Sign
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chest pain ? cause
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chest pain query sign cause
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diagnosis would be ?? demyelination
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diagnosis would be query sign query sign demyelination
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Punctuation marks and special characters
Whitespace characters
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Insert a new line in the document
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New line
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Insert a new paragraph in the document
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New paragraph; Next paragraph; Paragraph
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Insert a tab
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Tabulator; Tabulator key; Tab key
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Punctuation marks
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.
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Full-stop; Stop; Period; Dot; Point
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!
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Exclamation mark; Exclamation point
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?
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Question mark; Question point; Query sign
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,
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Comma
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:
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Colon
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;
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Semicolon
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Dash
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–
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Dash; Dash sign; En dash; En dash sign
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—
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Em dash; Em dash sign
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--
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Double dash; Double dash sign
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Signs
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-
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Hyphen; To (with numbers)
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'
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Apostrophe; Apostrophe sign
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's
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Apostrophe S; Apostrophe S sign
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_
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Underscore; Underscore sign
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`
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Back quote; Grave accent
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&
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And sign; Ampersand; Ampersand sign
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/
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Slash; Forward slash; Forward stroke
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\
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Backslash
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//
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Double slash
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~
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Tilde; Tilde sign
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^
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Caret; Caret sign; Circumflex; Circumflex sign
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@
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At sign; At symbol
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…
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Dot dot dot; Ellipsis sign
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#
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Number sign; Hash sign; Sharp sign
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%
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Percent sign; Percentage sign
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‰
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Per mille; Per mille sign
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°
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Degree sign; Degree symbol
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Quotes
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'
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Open single quote(s); Begin single quote(s)
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'
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Close single quote(s); End single quote(s)
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"
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Open quote(s); Begin quote(s); Open double quote(s); Begin double quote(s); Open inverted comma(s); Begin inverted comma(s)
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"
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Close quote(s); End quote(s); Close double quote(s); End double quote(s); Close inverted comma(s); End inverted comma(s)
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«
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Open angle quote(s); Begin angle quote(s); Open guillemet(s); Begin guillemet(s)
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»
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Close angle quote(s); End angle quote(s); Close guillemet(s); End guillemet(s)
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Brackets
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(
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Bracket(s); Open bracket(s); Left bracket(s); Parenthesis; Open parenthesis; Left parenthesis; Open paren; Left paren
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)
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Close bracket(s); Right bracket(s); Close parenthesis; Right parenthesis; Close paren; Right paren
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[
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Square bracket(s); Open square bracket(s); Left square bracket(s)
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]
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Close square bracket(s); Right square bracket(s)
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{
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Brace(s); Curly brace(s); Curly bracket(s); Open brace(s); Open curly brace(s); Open curly bracket(s); Left brace(s); Left curly brace(s); Left curly bracket(s)
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}
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Close brace(s); Close curly brace(s); Close curly bracket(s); Right brace(s); Right curly brace(s); Right curly bracket(s)
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‹
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Angle bracket(s); Open angle bracket(s); Left angle bracket(s)
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›
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Close angle bracket(s); Right angle bracket(s)
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Mathematical Signs
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<
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Less than sign
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>
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Greater than sign
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=
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Equal sign; Equality sign
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+
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Plus sign; Plus
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-
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Minus sign
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+/-
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Plus or minus sign; Plus minus sign; Plus or minus
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*
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Asterisk
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×
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Multiplication sign; Times sign
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÷
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Division sign
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Vertical bar; Pipe sign
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¬
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Logical not sign; Logical not symbol
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ƒ
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Function sign
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µ
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Micro sign
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¼
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Quarter sign
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½
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Half sign
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¾
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Three quarters sign
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¹
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Superscript one sign
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²
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Superscript two sign
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³
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Superscript three sign
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Currency
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€
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Euro sign
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£
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Pound sterling sign; Pound sign
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$
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Dollar sign
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¢
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Cent sign
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¥
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Yen sign
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¤
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Currency sign
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Others
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©
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Copyright sign
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®
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Registered sign; Registered trademark sign; Registered symbol; Registered trademark symbol
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™
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Trademark sign; Trademark symbol
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¶
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Paragraph sign; Paragraph mark
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§
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Section sign; Sectional symbol
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•
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Bullet point
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†
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Dagger sign; Cross sign
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‡
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Double dagger sign; Double cross sign
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ª
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Feminine ordinal indicator
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º
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Masculine ordinal indicator
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¡
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Inverted exclamation mark; Inverted exclamation point
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¿
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Inverted question mark; Inverted question point
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´
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Acute accent
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·
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Middle dot; Interpunct; Interpoint; Centred dot
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¸
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Cedilla sign
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¨
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Umlaut sign
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¯
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Macron sign
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¦
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Broken bar sign
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List of units
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%
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percent
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/min
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per minute
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°
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degree; degrees; degrees sign
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°C
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degree Celsius; degree centigrade; degrees Celsius; degrees centigrade
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°F
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degree Fahrenheit; degrees Fahrenheit
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µA
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microampere; microamperes
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µg
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microgram; micrograms
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µL
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microliter; microliters
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µm
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micrometer; micrometers
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µmol
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micromole; micromoles
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µs
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microsecond; microseconds
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µV
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microvolt; microvolts
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µW
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microwatt; microwatts
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‰
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‰\per-mille-sign
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A
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ampere; amperes
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acre
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acre
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acres
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acres
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ampoule
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ampoule
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ampoules
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ampoules
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atm
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atmosphere; atmospheres
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bar
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bar
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bars
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bar
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beat/min
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beat per minute
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beats/min
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beats per minute
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biopsies
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biopsies
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biopsy
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biopsy
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bit
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bit
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bits
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bits
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block
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block
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blocks
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blocks
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bottle
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bottle
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bottles
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bottles
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box
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box
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boxes
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boxes
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bpd
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barrel per day; barrels per day; barrel a day; barrels a day; B P D
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bpm
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B P M
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Bq
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becquerel; becquerels
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C
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coulomb; coulomb
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cal
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calorie; calories
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can
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can
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cans
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cans
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capsule
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capsule
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capsules
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capsules
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cassette
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cassette
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cassettes
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cassettes
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cc
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CC
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cd
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candela; candelas
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cGy
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centigray; centigrays
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cigar
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cigar
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cigarette
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cigarette
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cigarettes
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cigarettes
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cigars
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cigars
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cL
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centiliter; centiliters
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cm
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centimeter; centimeters
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cm²
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square centimeter; square centimeters; centimeter squared; centimeters squared
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cm³
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cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters
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core
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core
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cores
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cores
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cup
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cup
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cups
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cups
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cycle
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cycle
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cycles
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cycles
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day
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day
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days
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days
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dB
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decibel; decibels
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dL
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deciliter; deciliters
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dm
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decimeter; decimeter
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dm²
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square decimeter; square decimeters; decimeter squared; decimeters squared
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dm³
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cubic decimeter; cubic decimeters
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drop
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drop
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drops
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drops
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Eq
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equivalent; equivalents
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feet
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feet
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fL
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femtolitre; femtolitres
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foot
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foot
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fragment
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fragment
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fragments
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fragments
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g
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gram; grams
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gauge
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gauge
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GBq
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gigabecquerel; gigabecquerels
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GHz
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gigahertz
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glass
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glass
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glasses
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glasses
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grain
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grain
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grains
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grains
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Gy
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gray; grays
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h
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hour; hours
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ha
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hectare; hectares
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hour
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hour
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hours
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hours
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HU
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Hounsfield unit; Hounsfield unit
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Hz
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hertz
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inch
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inch
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inches
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inches
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inhalation
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inhalation
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inhalations
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inhalations
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injection
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injection
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injections
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injections
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IU
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international unit; international unit
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J
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joule; joule
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K
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kelvin; kelvins
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kA
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kiloampere; kiloamperes
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kBq
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kilobecquerel; kilobecquerel
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kcal
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kilocalorie; kilocalorie
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kg
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kilogram; kilogram
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kHz
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kilohertz
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kJ
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kilojoule; kilojoule
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km
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kilometre; kilometre
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km²
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square kilometre; square kilometres; kilometre square; kilometres square
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km³
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cubic kilometre; cubic kilometres
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kmol
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kilomole; kilomoles
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kPa
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kilopascal; kilopascals
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kV
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kilovolt; kilovolts
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kW
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kilowatt; kilowatts
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L
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litre; litres
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lesion
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lesion
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lesions
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lesions
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lymph node
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lymph node
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lymph nodes
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lymph nodes
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m
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metre; metres
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m²
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square metre; square metres; metre squared; metres squared
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m³
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cubic metre; cubic metres
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mA
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milliampere; milliamperes
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mbar
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millibar; millibar
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MBq
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megabecquerel; megabecquerels
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mCi
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millicurie; millicuries
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mEq
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milliequivalent; milliequivalents
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mg
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milligram; milligrams
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mGy
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milligray; milligrays
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mGycm
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milligray centimetre; milligrays centimetre
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mHz
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millihertz
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MHz
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megahertz
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mile
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mile
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miles
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miles
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min
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minute
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minute
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minute
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minutes
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minutes
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mIU
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million international unit; million international units
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mJ
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millijoule; millijoules
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mL
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millilitre; millilitres
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mm
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millimetre; millimetres
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mm²
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square millimetre; square millimetres; millimetre squared; millimetres squared
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mm³
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cubic millimetre; cubic millimetres
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mmHg
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millimetre of mercury; millimetres of mercury
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mmol
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millimole; millimoles
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mol
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mole; moles
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month
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month
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months
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months
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mph
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mile per hour; miles per hour
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ms
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millisecond; milliseconds
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mSv
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millisievert
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mU
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million unit; million units
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mV
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millivolt; millivolts
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mW
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milliwatt; milliwatts
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MW
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megawatt; megawatts
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N
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newton; newtons
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needle
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needle
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ng
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nanogram; nanograms
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night
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night
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nm
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nanometre; nanometres
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nmol
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nanomole; nanomoles
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node
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node
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nodes
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nodes
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ns
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nanosecond; nanoseconds
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ounce
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ounce
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Pa
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pascal; pascals
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pack
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pack
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packet
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packet
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packets
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packets
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packs
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packs
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pg
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picogram; picograms
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piece
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piece
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pieces
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pieces
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pill
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pill
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pills
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pills
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pint
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pint
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pints
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pints
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pmol
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picomole; picomoles
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portion
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portion
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portions
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portions
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pound
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pound
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pounds
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pounds
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psi
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pounds per square inch
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puff
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puff
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puffs
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puffs
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rod
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rod
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rods
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rods
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rpm
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revolution per minute; revolutions per minute; R P M
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sec
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second
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second
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second
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seconds
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seconds
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section
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section
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sections
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sections
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slice
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slice
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slices
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slices
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slide
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slide
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slides
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slides
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specimen
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specimen
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specimens
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specimens
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spray
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spray
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sprays
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sprays
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sq ft
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square foot; square feet
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sq in
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square inch; square inches
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sq mi
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square mile; square miles
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sq rd
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square rod; square rods
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sq yd
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square yard; square yards
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stitch
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stitch
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stitches
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stitches
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stone
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stone
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t
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ton; tons
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tablespoon
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tablespoon
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tablespoons
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tablespoons
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tablet
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tablet
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tablets
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tablets
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teaspoon
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teaspoon
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teaspoons
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teaspoons
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unit
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unit
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units
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units
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V
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volt; volts
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W
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watt; watts
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week
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week
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weeks
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weeks
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yard
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yard
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yards
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yards
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year
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year
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years
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years
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Lexical References
Dictionaries
As a reference we used the following dictionaries:
Oxford Dictionary of English, Third Edition, 2010
Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, Third Edition, 2008
Michael Swan: Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press, 3rd edition 2012
Concise Medical Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 7th Edition, 2007
Illustrated Medical Dictionary. The British Medical Association, 2nd edition 2007
New Guide to Medicines and Drugs. The British Medical Association, 7th edition revised and updated 2007
Commands
Formatting commands
The following table shows commands to work with text during dictation. Words in italic font indicate that you can say many different things in place of the example word or phrase and get useful results.
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Insert the literal word for the next command (for example, you can insert the word "comma" instead of the punctuation mark)
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Literal word
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Insert the numeral form of a number
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Numeral number
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Don't insert a space before the next word
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Delete space
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Capitalize the first letter of the word
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Caps word
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Capitalize all the letters of the word
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All caps word
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Make all the letters in the word lowercase
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No caps word
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TextBlock and navigation commands (Frontend recognition only)
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Navigate to the next anchor
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next section; next field; next
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Navigate to the previous anchor
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previous section; previous field; previous
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Navigate to an anchor directly
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anchor name; go toanchor name; jump to anchor name
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Navigate to the beginning of the report
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(go to) beginning of report; (go to) beginning of document
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Navigate to the end of the report
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(go to) end of report; (go to) end of document
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Navigate to the beginning of the line
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(go to) beginning of line
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Navigate to the end of the line
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(go to) end of line
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Navigate to the beginning of the section
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(go to) beginning of section; (go to) beginning of field
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Navigate to the end of the section
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(go to) end of section; (go to) end of field
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Insert a TextBlock
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insert TextBlock name
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Correction commands (Frontend recognition only)
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Select dictated text
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select text
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Resolve ambiguities of select command in case of multiple appearances throughout the report
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OK or number to confirm selection; Cancel to cancel selection
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Select current line, i.e. the text between new lines before and after the text cursor is selected.
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select line
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Select current paragraph, i.e. the text between paragraphs before and after the text cursor is selected.
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select paragraph
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Select the current sentence
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select sentence
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Select the content of the edit control.
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select all
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Cut the text of the current selection and add it to the clipboard
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cut text
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Copy the text of the current selection and add it to the clipboard
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copy text
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Paste the text at the current position
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paste text
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Delete selected text or last speech result
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delete that; scratch that
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