Selected quad for the lemma: body_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
body_n	blood_n	part_n	vein_n	7,575	5	9.7132	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50432	The efficacy and extent of true purgation shewing I. What this operation is, not as vulgarly understood, II. How performed in human body, III. By what means fitly to be done, IV. When, how oft, and in what cases to be used, and what to be avoided, in this most frequent and helpful administration : distinguished from promiscuous evacuations, injuriously procured and falsely reputed purging / by Everard Maynwaringe, M.D.	Maynwaringe, Everard, 1628-1699?	1696 (1696)	Wing M1491; ESTC R31208	25,987	37

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