glue(2) (iou) and syndrome, edwards (medicine)

glue(2) (iou)

glue verb. [glu:] Pres. pple & verbal noun glu(e)ing. LME.
[Old & mod. French gluer, formed as GLUE noun.]
verb trans. Join or fasten (to something, together) with glue. Also foll. by on, up. LME.
P. Roth The saucer..had broken neatly in two...'She can glue it.'
b. Involve or entangle in some sticky substance so as to impede free motion (lit. & fig.). LME-L17.
c. Seal (as) with glue; shut up tightly. Now only foll. by up. M17.
verb trans. fig. Cause to adhere closely or firmly; apply or attach tightly or firmly; esp. apply (one's eyes or ears) closely to something in rapt attention (usu. in pass.). LME.
Smollett She now began to glue herself to his favour with the grossest adulation. C. Bront? Her ear having been glued to the key-hole. N. Mailer They were all glued to the TV set. S. Brett The..chat-show..kept millions glued to their armchairs every Saturday night.
verb intrans. Admit of being fastened by glue. Formerly also, stick together, adhere (lit. & fig.). Long rare. LME.
Evelyn Oak will not easily glue to Other Wood.
verb trans. Daub or smear with glue or some similar viscous substance. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
gluer noun L15.

syndrome, edwards (medicine)

syndrome, edwards

This is trisomy 18 syndrome. There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes 18. Children with this condition have multiple malformations and mental retardation due to the extra chromosome 18. The children characteristically have low birth weight, small head (microcephaly), small jaw (micrognathia), malformations of the heart and kidneys, clenched fists with abnormal finger positioning, and malformed feet. The mental retardation is profound with the iq too low to even test. Nineteen out of 20 (95%) of these children die before their first birthday. The condition is named after the british physician and more than geneticist john edwards who discovered the extra chromosome in 1960.

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