Yawning
101neuralgia — neuralgic, adj. /noo ral jeuh, nyoo /, n. Pathol. sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve. [1815 25; NEUR + ALGIA] * * * Pain of unknown cause in the area covered by a peripheral sensory nerve. In trigeminal neuralgia (tic… …
102speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …
103syncope — syncopic /sin kop ik/, syncopal, adj. /sing keuh pee , sin /, n. 1. Gram. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne er. 2. Pathol. brief loss of consciousness associated with… …
104yawn — /yawn/, v.i. 1. to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom. 2. to open wide like a mouth. 3. to extend or stretch wide, as an open and deep space. v.t …
105drug use — Introduction use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates ( opium, morphine, heroin), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin), barbiturates, cocaine, amphetamines,… …
106Cosmogony — • By this term is understood an account of how the universe (cosmos) came into being (gonia • gegona = I have become). It differs from cosmology, or the science of the universe, in this: that the latter aims at understanding the actual… …
107Pandiculation — One of the more wondrous medical words, pandiculation is the act of stretching and yawning. (If in a public place, you might consider demonstrating the versatility of your vocabulary by saying, "Sorry, but I feel the need to… …
108Yawn — Involuntary opening of the mouth, often caused by suggestion. Yawning is characterized by breathing first inward, then outward. Repeated yawning is often a sign of drowsiness. It may also sometimes be a sign of depression. * * * 1. To gape. 2. An …
109scordinema — Heaviness of the head with yawning and stretching, occurring as a prodrome of an infectious disease. [G. skordinema, yawning] …
110Chinese exclamative particles — The Chinese language involves a number of spoken exclamative words and written onomatopoeia which are used in everyday speech and informal writing. Such exclamations have their own Chinese character, but are rarely used in formal written… …
