April 19
2016
April 14
2016
Legal Vocabulary: Supersedeas
Supersedeas is Latin for “you shall desist.” According to Merriam-Webster, supersedeas is defined as follows: “(1) A common-law writ commanding a stay of legal proceedings that is issued under various conditions and especially to stay an officer from proceeding under another writ. (2) An order staying proceedings of an inferior court.”
Machine Briefs:
OPTION #1: supersedeas= SAOUP/SAOED/YUS
OPTION #2: supersedeas= SAOUP/SAOED/Y*US
April 11
2016
Medical Monday: Ischemia
April 5
2016
Dictionary Builder: Irreverent
April 4
2016
Medical Monday: The Lymphatic System
According to Live Science: “The lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. The primary function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells, throughout the body.”
The lymphatic system, which is an important part of the immune system” is comprised of the following: Tonsils, thymus gland, spleen, lymph nodes, and lymphatic vessels.
Machine Briefs:
tonsils= TONLS or TON/S*ILS
thymus= THAOI/M*US
gland= GLAND
spleen= SPLAOEN
lymph= L*IFRP
nodes= NOEDZ
lymphatic= L*IFRP/FA*KT or L*IFRP/A*KT or L*IFRP/A*T/*IK
vessels= VEFLS
April 4
2016
Dictionary Builder: Nebulous
March 28
2016
Medical Monday: Cystotome
March 17
2016
Rules Of Grammar: Paul vs. Pall vs. Pawl
Of course, there is the name Paul. Then there is pawl and pall.
Pall has the following definitions: “(1) A cover for a coffin, bier, or tomb, often made of black, purple, or white velvet. (2) A coffin. (3) A covering that darkens or obscures. (4) A gloomy effect or atmosphere. (5) To become insipid, boring, or wearisome.”
A pawl is “a pivoted tongue or sliding bolt on one part of a machine that is adapted to fall into notches or interdental spaces on another part so as to permit motion in only one direction.”
Machine Briefs:
Paul= PA*UL/PA*UL
pall= PAUL
pawl= PA*UL
March 14
2016
Medical Monday: Catalepsy
Catalepsy is defined as follows: “A medical condition characterized by a trance or seizure with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body.”
Machine Briefs:
Option #1: catalepsy= KAT/TA/L*EPZ
Option #2: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEPS/S*I
Option #3: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEPS/SAO*E
Option #4: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEPS/YI
Option #5: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEPZ
Option #6: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEP/S*I
Option #7: catalepsy= KAT/TA/LEP/SAO*E
Option #8: catalepsy= KAT/L*EPZ
Option #9: catalepsy= KAT/LEPS/S*I
Option #10: catalepsy= KAT/LEPS/SAO*E
Option #11: catalepsy= KAT/LEPS/YI
Option #12: catalepsy= KAT/LEP/S*I
Option #13: catalepsy= KAT/LEP/SAO*E
Option #14: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEPS/S*I
Option #15: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEPS/SAO*E
Option #16: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEPS/YI
Option #17: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEPZ
Option #18: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEP/S*I
Option #19: catalepsy= KAT/A/LEP/SAO*E
Option #20: catalepsy= KAT/TA/L*EPZ
Option #21: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEPS/S*I
Option #22: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEPS/SAO*E
Option #23: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEPS/YI
Option #24: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEPZ
Option #25: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEP/S*I
Option #26: catalepsy= KA/TA/LEP/SAO*E
March 11
2016
