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Homunculus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Homunculus An artificial man supposedly made by the alchemists, and especially by...Aleister Crowley wrote a novel that deals with the production of a kind of homunculus he terms a Moonchild, the name under which the novel was eventually published...
Heredity
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...such, heredity was determined by the male of the species, and the role of women in reproduction was simply to carry the homunculus that had been deposited by the male. As a reflection of societal values and the diminished value of women, this theory of...
Frankenstein
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...original mentors, necromancers like Paracelsus, Cornelius Agrippa, and Albertus Magnus, he might have created a harmless homunculus instead of the creature, who exacts revenge upon him. The monster has been seen by Marxist critics as representing the new...
Developmental Processes
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...the entire complex morphology of mature organisms is present in miniature form in the egg, a developmental form called the homunculus. These early theories of development relied on little experimental evidence. Thus, biologists often criticized the original...

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Homunculus Nebula
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Homunculus Nebula A cloud of gas and dust that obscures the star Eta Carinae , with a shape thought by early observers to resemble a small...
homunculus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology homunculus XVII. — L., dim. of homō man; see -CLE .
Eta Carinae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...an orbital period of 5.5 years and an eccentricity of about 0.75. The only spectrum visible is that of the surrounding Homunculus Nebula . Eta Carinae is an intense infrared source and its extreme mass loss (about 0.1 solar masses per year) involves...
Pick, Lupu
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...xE4;hlungen (Oswald) (role); Die Pagode (Mr. Wu) (role) 1916 Nächte des Grauens (Robison) (role); Homunculus series (role) 1917 Die Fremde (role) 1917/18 Es werde Licht (three episodes) (role) 1922 Fliehende Schatten (Lamprecht...
Hartsoeker (or Hartsoecker), Nicolaas
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...his investigations, Hartsoeker believed that the fetus was preformed in the spermatozoon and published illustrations of the homunculus crouched there. Hartsoeker was elected a foreign member of the Acad é mic des Sciences in 1699 and was later also...
Servant
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Robinson Crusoe ] Ganymede mortal lad, taken by Zeus to be cupbearer to the gods. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 106] golem automaton homunculus performs duties not permissible for Jews. [Jew. Legend: Jobes, 674] Hazel meddling maid in the Baxter house. [TV and...
Dwarfism
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Payton, 477] Oakmen squat, dwarfish people with red caps. [Br. Folklore: Briggs, 313 – 314] Rumpelstiltskin homunculus spins gold in exchange for lass ’ s first child. [Ger. Fairy Tale: Grimm, 196] Seven Dwarfs Doc, Happy...
Ghost
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Horseman, the phantom who scares Ichabod Crane out of his wits. [Am. Lit.: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories ] Homunculus formless spirit of learning. [Ger. Lit.: Faust ] Kirby, George and Marian ghosts who occupy Topper ’ s house...
Hoffmann, Carl
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Cinematographer: 1913 Fiesko 1914 Irrfahrt ins Glück (Hamburger) 1916 Friedrich Werders Sendung (Rippert); Homunculus (Rippert—serial); Das Tagebuch des Dr. Hart (Leni) 1917 Das Buch des Lasters (Rippert); Das Defizit...
Eta Carinae Nebula
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...into two parts by a dark V-shaped lane. At its heart is the variable star Eta Carinae , which is concealed by the smaller Homunculus Nebula . The Eta Carinae Nebula contains the Keyhole Nebula, a smaller dark nebula silhouetted against the brighter background...

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midget
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English midget • noun   synonyms : dwarf, manikin, pygmy, Tom Thumb; homunculus; inf. little person; inf. derog munchkin, gnome, shrimp.
pygmy
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus pygmy • noun   1. a Congo pygmy synonyms : dwarf, midget, very small person, homunculus, manikin; Lilliputian; informal shrimp.   2. an intellectual pygmy synonyms : lightweight, mediocrity, nonentity...
dwarf
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...she married a dwarf who worked in her father's circus synonyms : small person, short person; midget, pygmy, manikin, homunculus.   2. the wizard captured the dwarf synonyms : gnome, goblin, hobgoblin, troll, imp, elf, brownie, leprechaun...

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Fetiform Teratoma (Homunculus)
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; * Fetiform teratoma (homunculus) is a term that has been given...1552-1556) The concept of a homunculus (Latin for ''little man...being that he referred to as the homunculus. The creature was to have stood...
The tokoloshe homunculus.(Correspondence)(Report)
Magazine article from: South African Medical Journal; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...hippocampus and secondarily as the sensory homunculus of the fetus. In the latter function...otherwise experience of the stored sensory homunculus of the fetus. The outcome would be...Africa have a pre-programmed tokoloshe homunculus waiting to be activated in times of...
EXORCISING THE HOMUNCULUS.(separating the will from the philosophy of human behavior)
Newspaper article from: Free Inquiry; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...makes a choice. The will takes on the character of a homunculus--a little man who resides in the mind and acts as the "central executive" of the cognitive enterprise. The homunculus seems to be the ruler of the mind, the maker of choices...
An immunologic homunculus for type 1 diabetes.(commentaries)(medical research)(includes statistical table)
Magazine article from: Journal of Clinical Investigation; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...B:9-23 and a conserved TCR motif form an "immunologic homunculus" underlying the relatively common targeting of insulin by...specific for various antigens, termed the "immunological homunculus," therefore defines the spectrum of potential autoreactive...
A little help for homunculus; Latin up to date.
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 2/21/2004; 562 words ; ...rugosa and sempervirens, all of which mean "leafless clump of dry brown twigs in one week flat".) This book lets the homunculus (little guy) get his own back. And how. There are insults here for every occasion, from air rage (Heia, amice, utrum...
Springfest at U. Cincinnati features Roots, Homunculus
News Wire article from: University Wire; 5/15/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...perform on the main stage are national artists the Roots, North Mississippi Allstars, and DJ Logic, along with Freekbass, Homunculus, July 4 Kings, 56 Hope Road and Drew Thomas. The second stage will feature regional acts such as Boom Bip, Twilight Sleep...
An Iroquois homunculus is for life
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/21/1995; ; 700+ words ; Jim Carrey's bizarre manifestation of the comic impulse is on show again in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Carrey's rise follows on the ghastly mellowing of the two American performers who were funny on all cylinders (verbal, vocal, physical): Robin Williams and Steve Martin. These two have
Very clever homunculus: Compound stimulus strategies for the explicit task-cuing procedure
Magazine article from: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; In two experiments, subjects were given arbitrary letter cues or meaningful word cues that specified the task to be performed on a subsequent target stimulus. Letter and word cues were presented in separate blocks. There were two cues of each type for each task. Three kinds of transitions separated
Fetal positions: and the odor of Narcisse. (evaluation of Catholic Church's policy on abortion)
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 12/4/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...abort" the Whatizit: "Anything but this lurid homunculus." At this late date in the abortion debate it...his diatribe by evoking the image of a "lurid homunculus." The homunculus--a small man or dwarf that some of the first...
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Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 1/9/2006; ; 700+ words ; Byline: DAVID LIPKE Troglodyte Homunculus Troglodyte Homunculus is the humorously named label launched last year by...suits, furnishings and bespoke shirts, Troglodyte Homunculus offers a more casual attitude, with shirts in mini...