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ihram (iou)



ihram noun. E18.
[Arab. 'iram, ult. from arama forbid. Cf. HAREM.]
The sacred state into which a Muslim must enter before performing a pilgrimage, during which sexual intercourse, shaving, cutting one's nails, and several Other actions are forbidden. E18.
The costume worn by a Muslim in this state, consisting of two lengths of seamless usu. white fabric, one worn about the hips, the Other over the shoulders or sometimes only over the left shoulder. E18.

dandy fever (medicine)


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dengue
Tropical disease caused by a flavivirus (one of the arboviruses), transmitted by mosquitoes. A more serious complication is dengue shock syndrome, a haemorrhagic fever probably caused by an immune complex hypersensitivity after re exposure.