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injury feigning

behavior used by some birds to fool potential predators and lure them away from a nest. The bird pretends to have an injury (e.g., a broken wing) at some distance from the nest, thus distracting the attention of an approaching predator by presenting itself as easy prey.

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secondary amenorrhea

secondary amenorrhea

see amenorrhea.