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Medical conditions and body parts. But nothing good enough to self-diagnose with, just the basics!

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Echinacea, also called the purple coneflower, is a member of the daisy family. Echinacea has been known for a long time to possess medicinal properties that help ward off the effects of the common cold. Chewing the root of the plant seems to boost your immune system, helping you get better faster if you are sick.

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Your elbow is the joint halfway up your arm, so you can bend your arm. If you hit the back of your elbow it feels funny, so people call it your funny bone. Your funny bone is actually just a nerve.

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You have two eyes on your face, just above your nose. You use your eyes to see things. You close your eyes when you are asleep. The eye in the photo is brown.

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You have two eyebrows, one above each eye. An eyebrow is a strip of hair between your forehead and your eye socket. Eyebrows help to stop sweat running from your forehead into your eyes.

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Your eyelashes are hairs that grow on the edges of your eyelids. Eyelashes protect your eyes, by stopping dirt and dust from getting in your eyes.

Eis forEyelid

Eyelids are pieces of skin that cover your eyes. When you close your eyelids, you can't see anything. The edges of your eyelids have hairs growing on them called eyelashes.

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Your face is the front part of your head. Your eyes, nose, mouth, chin and cheeks are all on your face.
It is not just humans that have faces. The picture is a gorilla's face.

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Fangs are large, pointed teeth that meat-eating animals like dogs and cats have. Unlike tusks, fangs don't usually grow out of the animal's mouth.

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While people and animals are covered in hair, birds are covered in feathers. Feathers are very light and the feathers in a bird's wings are especially designed so the bird can fly.

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When you are very sick, you sometimes get a fever. When you have a fever you feel really bad, but the definition of a fever is that your body is much hotter than it normally is.

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A fin is a fish's limb. Fish have fins instead of arms, legs or wings. Fish can have a lot more than just four fins.
Fins can also be used to describe any small fin-like object that is used for stability, like fins on a boat or an aircraft.

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You have four fingers on your hand and one thumb. You use your hands to hold things, and your fingers to make things.
Your fingernails are the hard parts on the back of your fingertips. Your fingernails protect the ends of your fingers from getting damaged. Some people grow their fingernails very long, and paint them in pretty colors.
If you look closely at the ends of your fingers you will be able to see lots of small lines in your skin. Whenever you touch something, the oil on your skin means you leave a mark of these lines, called a fingerprint. Everyone has different fingerprints, and at a crime scene the police will be looking for fingerprints so they can try and find out who was there.

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You make a fist with your hand when you close your hand up tight and tuck all your fingers in together.
People often make fists when they are angry and want to punch someone.

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Flank is another word for around your waist on your sides, the part of your body between your ribs and your hips.

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A fleece is the entire coat of wool that is on an animal like a sheep. The term fleece is usually used to refer to the wool after it has been removed by shearing the sheep.

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Flesh is the soft parts of a person or animal, particularly the muscle and fat. Flesh can also refer to the soft, edible parts of fruit. Flesh is not usually used to refer to fish.

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A flipper is an arm, leg or wing of an animal that lives in the sea. Flippers have been adapted for swimming and look very much like fish fins. Flippers can be seen on animals like whales, dolphins, seals and penguins.

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Your foot is on the end of your leg. You use your feet to stand on. You have five toes on each foot. You wear shoes and socks on your feet.