6
fire(noun, excitement, condition, stress, zeal)
6
inflaming(noun, magnification, worsening)
5
ache(noun, disorder, disease, pain, condition)
5
passion(noun, excitement, condition, stress, zeal)
5
perturbation(noun, excitement, condition, stress, zeal)
5
provocation(noun, aggravation)
5
soreness(noun, help, pain, affection, irritation)
5
stimulation(noun, excitement, condition, stress, zeal)
5
tenderness(noun, affection, irritation, burning, ache)
4
painfulness(noun, pain, affection, irritation, ache)
4
animation(noun, excitement)
4
appendicitis
4
ardency(noun, excitement, condition, stress, zeal)
4
bruise(noun, increase, pain, bump, lump)
4
exacerbation(noun, magnification, aggravation, worsening)
4
injury(noun, increase, pain, bump, lump)
4
rash(noun, reaction, tenderness, eruption, swelling)
4
rubor
3
abscess(noun, increase, bump, blemish, lump)
3
affliction(noun, disorder, pain, illness, defect)
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