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==Page 883==

==Page 884==

'''''Ethan From'''''<br />
Gately means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Frome Ethan Frome].

'''''OMMATOPHORIC'''''<br />
having eyes at the ends of stalks

'''''ghostwords'''''<br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Ghost_word here]

==Page 885==

'''cuneiform'''<br />
the writing of ancient Sumer, made by digging a wedge into clay

'''Marshall Plan'''<br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan plan] to rebuild Germany after WWII

'''Shane'''<br />
a reference to a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046303/ popular western film]

==Page 886==

'''Synovial'''<br />
of or pertaining to the fluid that lubricates the joints

'''renal calculus'''<br />
kidney stones

'''ectopic labor'''<br />
pregnancy in the fallopian tube

'''ibuprofen'''<br />
the generic name for Advil

'''antipyretic'''<br />
designed to combat fever

'''SR'''<br />
Usually in drug names, this stands for "sustained release."

'''Dilaudid'''<br />
brand name for hydromorphone hydrochloride

'''bayou'''<br />
a marshy arm of a lake

'''C-II'''<br />
These drugs are highly addictive. Cocaine is in this class, as it is still used legally in dentistry.

==Page 887==

'''Hydrocodone'''<br />
also the active ingredient in Vicodin

'''Oxycodone-nalaxone'''<br />
Oxycodone also the active ingredient in Oxycontin. Naloxone blocks (partially, one must guess) the effects of opioids, probably to reduce abuse potential.

==Endnote 358==

'''NX'''<br />
Attached to a drug name, this means it contains Naloxone.

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'''somnolent'''<br />
drowsy

==Page 891==

'''concentric circles'''<br />
circles within circles

'''chintz'''<br />
printed, glazed fabric, usually of bright colors

'''the lobsters' eyes' stalks'''<br />
see ''OMMATOPHORIC'' earlier on pg. 884

'''Ipswich'''<br />
a town in northern Massachusetts about 40 miles east of Nashua, N.H.

'''intra-ocular'''<br />
within the eye

==Page 892==

'''Bufferin'''<br />
a brand of aspirin with a protectant for the stomach

'''JFK Library'''<br />
the Kennedy [http://www.jfklibrary.org/ Presidential library]

==Page 893==

'''libido'''<br />
sex drive

'''ebubblient'''<br />
they mean "ebullient"

'''''hatbeat'''''<br />
i.e., heartbeat

==Page 894==

'''scuttlebutt'''<br />
gossip, rumor

==Page 895==

'''''FLEET'''''<br />
a brand of enema

'''alacrity'''<br />
eagerness

'''mortification'''<br />
extreme embarrassment

==Page 896==

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==Page 896==

'''''Tosca'''''<br />
an opera by Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (1858-1924), an Italian composer

'''overcognitive'''<br />
thinking too much

==Page 897==

'''megagram'''<br />
a million grams, or slightly over 2,200 pounds

==Page 898==

'''''Yale Journal of Alcohol Studies'''''<br />
There is no such journal.

'''183.6 cm.'''<br />
a little over six feet tall

'''mylar'''<br />
a brand name of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_film_(biaxially_oriented) PET film]

'''197 cm.'''<br />
over 6'10"

'''Vaipassana'''<br />
a type of meditation

'''"...etymology of the word ''blizzard''..."'''<br />
While Hal believes the etymology is unknown, there is one offered [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blizzard here].

'''lumiphobia'''<br />
probably fear of light, although the proper term is "photophobia"

==Page 899==

'''averred'''<br />
asserted with confidence

'''neologism'''<br />
a newly coined word

'''"...corruption of the French ''blesser,''..."'''<br />
''Blesser'' is French for "to injure or wound."

'''''Northern Vindicator'''''<br />
the name of several real publications

[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]

==Page 900==

'''Sitney and Schneewind's'' Dictionary of Environmental Sciences'''''<br />
There is no such book, but the name Schneewind is German for "snow wind."

'''12 cm.'''<br />
about 4.73 inches

'''60 kph.'''<br />
about 38.3 miles per hour

'''500 meters'''<br />
a little over 1,650 feet

'''perspicacity'''<br />
keenness of perception

'''topology'''<br />
the mathematical study of sets

'''philately'''<br />
stamp collecting

'''gerundives'''<br />
the verbal adjective or future passive participle -- in English, these end in "ing"; in German they end in "ung"

==Page 901==

'''phocomelic'''<br />
having extremely short limbs

'''Brattleboro'''<br />
a town in Vermont about 75 miles west of Manchester, N.H.

'''achondroplastic'''<br />
having dwarfism as a result of a disorder of bone and cartilage

'''homodontic'''<br />
this appears to mean "having teeth that are all of similar form"

'''bicuspid'''<br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicuspid premolar] teeth

==Page 902==

'''sarcophagus'''<br />
coffin

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