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Anosmia
Anosmia Definition The term anosmia means lack of the sense of smell. It may also refer to a decreased sense of smell. Ageusia, a companion word, refers to a lack of taste sensation. Patients who actually have anosmia may complain wrongly of ageusia, although they retain the ability to distinguish... Read more |
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Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless legs syndrome Definition Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder characterized by uncomfortable sensations in the legs and, less commonly, the arms. These sensations are exacerbated (heightened) when the person with RLS is at rest. The sensations are described as crawly,... Read more |
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sensation
sensation A sensation is a subjective experience resulting from the stimulation of a sensory receptor (a specialized nerve cell that is excited by some physical or chemical stimulus). Sensations are presumed to arise as a result of nerve activity in certain areas of the cerebral cortex, which... Read more |
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Sense organs
Sense Organs The nervous system is responsible for sensing the external and internal environments of an organism, and for inducing muscle movement. Human sensation is achieved through the stimulation of specialized neurons, organized into five different modalities—touch,... Read more |
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sensationalism
sen·sa·tion·al / senˈsāshənl/ • adj. (of an event, a person, or a piece of information) causing great public interest and excitement: a sensational murder trial. ∎ (of an account or a publication) presenting... Read more |
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hunger
hunger can have a variety of meanings. For example, to a nutritionist it may be used to describe starvation resulting from a lack of food. However, to most of us hunger refers to the sensations we feel when we need food, such as an aching, growling stomach, weakness, or a grumpy mood. Indeed, the... Read more |
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John Howard Payne
John Howard Payne John Howard Payne (1791-1852) was America's first international actor-dramatist. Though he was a prolific playwright, he is best remembered for his song "Home, Sweet Home." John Howard Payne was born in New York City on June 9, 1791. Against his family's wishes he early... Read more |
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Innervation
INNERVATION Freud uses the term innervation throughout his work, both with and without reference to hysterical conversion. We find it in its physiological and anatomical meaning as an efferent or afferent mode of action of the nervous system and/or distribution of nerves in a region of the body:... Read more |
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David Hartley
David Hartley 1705-57, English physician and philosopher, founder of associational psychology. In his Observations on Man (2 vol., 1749) he stated that all mental phenomena are due to sensations arising from vibrations of the white medullary substance of the brain and spinal cord. He conceived... Read more |
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mustard gas
mustard gas chemical compound used as a poison gas in World War I. The burning sensation it causes on contact with the skin is similar to that caused by oil from black mustard seeds. The compound is not a gas but a colorless, oily liquid with a somewhat sweet, agreeable odor; it boils at... Read more |
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music and the body
...Jeanne d'Albret, mother of King Henry IV of France, ‘sweet’ music was played to her every morning during her pregnancy...vibrations in the fluid, and so are directly related to bodily sensations. Thus, the sounds and feelings correspond closely to experiences...stimuli, it appears that our ... |
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Bennett (Di Figlia), Michael
...short‐lived musicals A Joyful Noise (1966) and Henry, Sweet Henry (1967). But Bennett's dances for Promises, Promises...maintain the constant tension.” Biography: One Singular Sensation, Kevin Kelly, 1990. |
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Belasco, David
...Stranglers of Paris, which William Winter called “a repulsive sensation melodrama” and Belasco himself later dismissed as “buncombe...Oriental drama The Darling of the Gods (1902), the charmer Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1903), the costume tragedy Adrea (1905... |
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Crosman, Henrietta (Foster)
...a performance that was generally acknowledged as one of the sensations of the season. In 1902 she enjoyed praise and a long run as...the next year she was acclaimed as the wily Irish heroine of Sweet Kitty Bellairs. Thereafter she toured successfully in such... |
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taste
...tayst) n. the sense for the appreciation of the flavour of substances in the mouth. There are four basic taste sensations – sweet, bitter, sour, and salt. t. buds the sensory receptors concerned with the sense of taste. They are located... |
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jelly
...jel·ly / ˈjelē/ • n. (pl. -lies) a sweet, clear, semisolid, somewhat elastic...figuratively and in similes to refer to sensations of fear or strong emotion: her legs felt...coated in jelly. ∎ chiefly Brit. a sweet, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert... |
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Sweet Sensations Bakery
Sweet Sensations Bakery JACKSON CONVENTION...RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK Sweet Sensations Bakery started out on...they now provide a sweet sensation in every bite of their...cancer survivor. Sweet ... |
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Sweet Sensations now offers cool entertainment
...ended on Tuesday night at Sweet Sensations Bakery, 5036 Parkway Dr...until then to stop by Sweet Sensations for a special treat, iacqui...Davenport has his own sweet sensation in Vanessa Nicholson but...Tuesday's Open Mike ... |
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SWEET SENSATION TURNS CLASSIC SPICY.(Living Today)
"Love Child." Sweet Sensation. (Atco): Of all The Supremes' songs...drops off considerably from there as Sweet Sensation depends on good harmony to...Hunt, LA Times CAPTION(S): PHOTO Sweet Sensation... remakes Supremes... |
 "Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)")
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Sugar Wars: Sweet sensations for safer destinations.
...Sweet N Low, is 300 times sweeter than sugar; it is an organic...methanol. It is 180-200 times sweeter than sugar. Up to 70 percent...how safe are these sodas and sweeter than usual 'no sugar chocolate...they do. Sweeteners are a sweet ... |
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NatureSweet Cherubs Launches Talent Contest to Find the Sweetest Sensation in...
...sized tomatoes as the sweetest snacking tomato, NatureSweet...Records. Combining the sweet talent of Allstar Weekend...online talent contest, "Sweet Sensation, Snack Like An All...After being named the "Sweetest Sensation," ... |
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NatureSweet(R) Cherubs(R) Launches Talent Contest to Find the Sweetest...
...sized tomatoes as the sweetest snacking tomato, NatureSweet...Records. Combining the sweet talent of Allstar Weekend...online talent contest, "Sweet Sensation, Snack Like An All...After being named the "Sweetest Sensation," ... |
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Sad Sweet Sensation star dies; DEATH.(News)
...a member of 1970s chart-toppers Sweet Sensation - has died alone in his flat at the...which had a Number One hit with Sad Sweet Dreamer in 1974. His body was found...bloke. He used to reminisce about Sweet Sensation." Pop biographer John... |
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Paintings are a sweet sensation
...Sarah Graham looks set to be one of the sweetest new sensations to hit the art world with the launch...include a trip down memory lane with Penny Sweets featuring old favourites such as Black...Sarah says her 'obsession with toys and sweets' also began in ... |
 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Sugababes' new deal is a sweet sensation.(News)
POP sensation the Sugababes are to front a new ad campaign aimed at those with a sweet tooth. The girl band, which comprises Heidi Range...Hole in the Head, this week. CAPTION(S): SWEET DEAL: The Covent Garden poster,left, with the... |
 "The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)")
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SWEET SENSATION.(Sports)
...Running back carries Roadrunners to six-man state championship Sweet: First deaf school towin title since 1977 ALBUQUERQUE...Propp. But pounding headaches will do nothing to dull the sensation of being a champion. Not for Moulder, who has transformed... |
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