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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| tetanus | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| diphtheria | x/xx | Noun |
| typhoid | /x | Noun |
| pneumonia | x/x | Noun |
| apoplexy | /xxx | Noun |
| paralysis | x/xx | Noun |
| malady | /xx | Noun |
| toothache | // | Noun |
| dysentery | /xxx | Noun |
| measles | /x | Noun |
| septicemia | /x/xx | Noun |
| botulism | /xxx | Noun |
| rabies | /x | Noun |
| neuralgia | /xx | Noun |
| encephalitis | xxx/x | Noun |
| dropsy | /x | Noun |
| syphilis | /xx | Noun |
| spasm | /x | Noun |
| cholera | /xx | Noun |
| polio | /xx | Noun |
| septicaemia | /x/xx | Noun |
| smallpox | /x | Noun |
| ague | / | Noun |
| rheumatism | /xxx | Noun |
| paresis | /xx | Noun |
| erysipelas | xx/xx | Noun |
| distemper | x/x | Noun |
| snakebite | /x | Noun |
| fatal | /x | Adjective |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| tetany | /xx | Noun |
| indigestion | xx/x | Noun |
| meningitis | xx/x | Noun |
| convulsions | x/x | Noun |
| whiplash | /x | Noun |
| rattlesnake | /xx | Noun |
| vibrio | /xx | Name |
| pellagra | x/x | Noun |
| tapeworm | /x | Noun |
| canker | /x | Noun |
| laryngitis | xx/x | Noun |
| catatonia | xx/xx | Noun |
| paralytic | xx/x | Adjective |
| suffocation | xx/x | Noun |
| ailment | /x | Noun |
| poliomyelitis | xxx/x/x | Noun |
| gonorrhea | xx/x | Noun |
| disease | x/ | Noun |
| dystonia | //xx | Noun |
| palsy | /x | Noun |
| dystonic | //x | Adjective |
| toxic shock syndrome | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| pertussis | x/x | Noun |
| tuberculosis | xxx/x | Noun |
| encephalomyelitis | xxx//x/x | Noun |
| anthrax | /x | Noun |
| chorea | /xx | Noun |
| epilepsy | /xxx | Noun |
| subluxation | xx/x | Noun |
| chronic wasting disease | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| staggers | /x | Noun |
| bends | / | Verb |
| contracted | /xx | Verb |
| hence | / | Adverb |
| died | / | Verb |
| danger | /x | Noun |
| symptoms | /x | Noun |
| case | / | Noun |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| name | / | Noun |
| causes | /x | Verb |
| get | / | Verb |
| known | / | Verb |
| referred | x/ | Verb |
| kind | / | Noun |
| called | / | Verb |
| developed | x/x | Verb |
| give | / | Verb |
| antipathy | x/xx | Noun |
| apathy | /xx | Noun |
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| confusions | x/x | Verb |
| conscience | /x | Noun |
| contagion | x/x | Noun |
| disrepute | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| duels | /x | Noun |
| lassitude | /xx | Noun |
| nemesis | /xx | Noun |
| opiate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
