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WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

amputation: surgical removal of a limb dehydration: lack of proper body hydration caused by not drinking enough fluid or by losing more fluid than you take in frostbite: injury to your body caused by exposure to extreme cold; usually affects the extremities such as the hands, feet, ears, nose, and lips hypothermia: having an abnormally and dangerously low body temperature whiteout: heavy snowfall making it difficult to see anything around you

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