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dolour

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do⋅lor

  [doh-ler]
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–noun
sorrow; grief.
Also, especially British, dolour.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME dolour (< AF) < L dolor, equiv. to dol(ēre) to feel pain + -or -or 1
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do·lour   (dō'lər)   
n.   Chiefly British
Variant of dolor.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: do·lor
Variant: or chiefly British do·lour /'dO-l&r, 'däl-&r/
Function: noun
1 obsolete : physical pain —used in old medicine as one of five cardinal symptoms of inflammation
2 : mental suffering or anguish
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

dolor do·lor (dō'lər)
n.

  1. Pain.

  2. Sorrow; grief.

do'lo·rif'ic adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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