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Topic Options #118753 - 01/04/04 11:26 AM A68 wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 A68 In medicine, A68 is the symbol for a protein which is found in the brains of fetuses and infants but begins to disappear by the age of two years, but is once more found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. A second childhood. Top #118754 - 01/04/04 11:29 AM Re: Abactio wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 ABACTIO In medicine, an abacrio is an abortion or labour induced by drugs or surgery Top #118755 - 01/04/04 11:30 AM Re: Abasia wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 ABASIA Abasia is the inability to walk. Worse still is abasia-astasia. But Anastasia was the Czar's youngest daughter. Top #118756 - 01/04/04 11:36 AM Re: Aboulia wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 ABLUTOPHOBIA Ablutophobia is the fear of washing or bathing. ABOULIA In psychology aboulia is the loss of will. Top #118757 - 01/04/04 11:37 AM Re: Acardia wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 ACARDIA Acardia is the condition of a person born without a heart. Baloney. A stillborn with no heart is not a person. Top #118758 - 01/04/04 04:31 PM A shepherd I... wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6799 Loc: Worcester, MA I wondered at first why a post about paradise should be under "words about medicine"...and then I read the word again...not aRCADia, silly, that's aCARDia... you know, like "Pick a card, any card..." Top #118759 - 01/04/04 04:32 PM A shepherd I... wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6799 Loc: Worcester, MA I wondered at first why a post about paradise should be under "words from medicine"...and then I read the word again...not aRCADia, silly, that's aCARDia... you know, like "Pick a card, any card..." Top #118760 - 01/04/04 04:38 PM Re: A shepherd I... wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Dear wofahulicodoc: You just don't have any patients (or patience) with acardia. Reminds me of Dr. Reginald Smithwick's associate, Dr. Whitelaw telling us about a band of gypsies that had a way of telling competent from incompetent physicians on their travels. They had a comrade with dextrocardia. If the medic missed that, they went to a different one. Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222213 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 44 Guests and 5 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 65 LukeJavan8 53 may2point0 19 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 jheem 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8438 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6799 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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