head and neck

  • 101head — noun 1》 the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.     ↘(heads) the side of a coin bearing the …

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  • 102Head tube — In vehicle frames, most commonly of a bicycle or motorcycle [cite web url = http://www.chopper kit.co.uk/ame chopper kit installation.htm title = Chopper kit installation Guide accessdate = 2007 04 11] , the head tube is the outer tube within… …

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  • 103Neck (Chinese constellation) — KàngXiù map The Neck mansion (亢宿, pinyin: Kàng Xiù) is one of the Twenty eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon. In Chinese Cosmology, the Kang Constellation is associated with the… …

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  • 104Neck and heels — Heel Heel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw. h[ a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of… …

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  • 105neck — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca; akin to Old High German hnac nape Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the part of an animal that connects the head with the body (2) the siphon of a bivalve mollusk (as a clam) b.… …

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  • 106Head lice infestation — The condition of being infested with lice is called pediculosis. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are parasitic insects found on the heads of people. Having head lice is very common. Anyone can get head lice who comes in close contact with… …

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  • 107Head Above Water — Infobox Film name = Head Above Water caption = director = Jim Wilson writer = Eirik Ildahl Geir Eriksen Theresa Marie starring = Cameron Diaz Harvey Keitel Craig Sheffer Billy Zane producer = Guy East distributor = New Line Cinema released = 1996 …

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  • 108Neck, chronic stiff — Also called torticollis or spasmodic torticollis, this is the most common of the focal dystonias: a state of abnormal either excessive of inadequate muscle tone. In this disorder, the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head are… …

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  • 109head — Synonyms and related words: A per se, Adamite, Big Brother, LSD user, MD, Vernunft, WC, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, ace, acidhead, acknowledgments, acmatic, addict, address, administer, administrate, administrator,… …

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  • 110Neck, wry — Medically called spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis. The most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head are affected, causing the head to twist and turn to one side. In… …

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