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1abdominal aura — Also known as visceral aura and epigastric aura. The term abdominal aura is indebted to the Latin words abdomen (belly) and aura (wind, smell). It is used to denote a type of * somatosensory or *somaesthetic aura that typically manifests… …
2diaporama — [ djapɔrama ] n. m. • v. 1965; de diapositive et orama ♦ Spectacle de projection sonorisée de diapositives. ● diaporama nom masculin Projection de diapositives avec son synchronisé. diaporama [djapɔʀama] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1965; de diapo(sitive), et… …
3arselick — vb British to flatter, curry favour. The verb, which may be transitive or, more often, intran sitive, is a more recent back formation from the noun form …
4scratchy — adj irritable or bad tempered and over sen sitive. Predominantly American with rustic overtones, the word is a synonym for prickly or tetchy …
5sensitive plant — sen′sitive plant n. 1) pln a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, with bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched 2) pln any of various other plants that are sensitive to touch …
6radiosensitive — adjective sensitive to radiation radiosensitive cancer cells can be treated with radiotherapy • Similar to: ↑sensitive • Derivationally related forms: ↑radiosensitivity * * * radiosensitivity, radiosensibility /ray dee oh sen seuh bil i tee/, n.… …
