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Syn`te*re"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. preservation, fr. to preserve; with + to guard.]
1. Med.
Prophylaxis.
2. Metaph.
Conscience viewed as the internal repository of the laws of duty.
Whewell.
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