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ISSUE118,VOL.2009AUGUST19,2009EXECUTIVEEDITOR:VANALLENWrittenbyCatyWeaver,ReadbySteveEmber://://[C][U]OALDOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionarye.g.sthsomethingsbsomebodyaspirin-noun.[U,C]OALDadrugusedtoreducepain,feverandinflammatione.g.Doyouhaveanyaspirin?Taketwoaspirin(s)foraheadache.aspirinsaspirin-like-adj.+likee.g.acat-likeanimalUNSV.COMIssue118,Vol.2009,August19,2009[C]OALDthemainpartofthelargeintestinecolon1.5mcoloncancersurvival-noun.[U]OALDthestateofcontinuingtoliveorexist,oftendespitedifficultyordangere.g.Hisonlychanceofsurvivalwasahearttransplant.heartattack-noun.stroke-noun.thinner-noun.OALDasubstancethatisaddedtopaint,varnish,etc.tomakeitlessthicke.g.astrongbloodthinnerblockage-noun.[C]OALDathingthatblocksflowormovement,forexampleofaliquidinanarrowplaceartery-noun.[C]OALDanyofthetubesthatcarrybloodfromthehearttootherpartsofthebodye.g.ablockageinanarterycolorectal-adj.e.g.colorectalcancerUNSV.COMIssue118,Vol.2009,August19,2009(?)withthosewhodidnotuseaspirin.comparesthwithsthpatientswhotook325milligramsofaspirinatleasttwotimesaweek.325whoatleast-e.g.atleasttwotimesaweeke.g.Theeffectsrequireatleastsixyearsofregularuse.6tumor-noun.[C]OALDamassofcellsgrowinginoronapartofthebodywheretheyshouldnot,usuallycausingmedicalproblemse.g.abraintumorenzyme-noun.[C]OALDasubstance,producedbyalllivingthings,whichhelpsachemicalchangehappenorhappenmorequickly,withoutbeingchangeditselfexpressingCOX-2-COX-2e.g.DoctorChansaystheeffectsappearedespeciallystrongamongpatientswithtumorsexpressinganenzymecalledCOX-2.ChanCOX-2COX-2COX-2observational-adj.e.g.anobservationalstudye.g.Inacontrolledstudy,somepatientswouldhavetakenaspirin.Otherswouldhavereceivedaplacebo--sugarpills--forcomparison.wouldhavedonesthe.g.Wehopedthatshewouldhavegottheplanreadybeforewecameback.UNSV.COMIssue118,Vol.2009,August19,2009=nonsteroidalanti-inflammato