See Also: Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome(medicine)
Noel-Baker (of the City of Derby), Philip John Noel-Baker, Baron(encyclopedia)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Weiss, Soma(medicine)
Weiss, Nathan(medicine)
Weiss' sign(medicine)
Haber-Weiss reaction(medicine)
Mallory-Weiss lesion(medicine)
Weiss, Peter (Ulrich)(encyclopedia)
Mallory-Weiss tear(medicine)

Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome (medicine) and lucky(1) (iou)


Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome (medicine)


Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome -->
carotid sinus syndrome
<syndrome> Stimulation of a hyperactive carotid sinus, causing a marked fall in blood pressure due to vasodilation, cardiac slowing, or both; syncope with or without convulsions or A-V block may occur.

Synonym: Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome.


lucky(1) (iou)



lucky adjective. LME.
[from LUCK noun + -Y1.]
Having good luck, attended by good luck; spec. successful through luck as distinct from skill, design, or merit. Formerly also gen., successful, prosperous. LME.
G. B. Shaw He will be lucky to have any pay at all. L. Duncan You're a lucky boy to have the opportunity of growing up in her Home. W. Abish Lovely children, lovely husband, lovely house...You're a lucky woman. A. N. Wilson She was lucky..if she saw anyone, apart from the congregation at church. J. Nagenda She was like a gambler,..and her lucky streak held throughout. H. Jacobson A German pilot had been lucky with his aim. P. Cutting We regarded ourselves as among the lucky few who had escaped a kidnap attempt.
b. Of a literary composition: unstudied in expression. E18.
Of an event, circumstance, etc.: of the Nature of good luck; occurring by chance and producing a happy or good result. Also (rare), occurring by chance, fortuitous. M16.
P. Theroux It had been a lucky find at the Northampton dump. M. Moorcock A lucky V2 rocket destroyed the school.
Of an object: supposedly presaging or bringing good luck. M16.
Queen Victoria The new house seems to be lucky indeed. A. L. Rowse He was born under a lucky star. W. Boyd 'I wasn't expecting you for two months.' 'Well, it's your lucky day, then.'
Of an amount: full, good. dial. M17.
Phrases: lucky him, lucky you, etc.: expr. envy at another's good fortune. strike lucky: see STRIKE verb. thank one's lucky stars: see STAR noun1 & adjective.
Special collocations & comb.: lucky-bag (a) a bag of sweets etc. with (wholly or partly) unspecified contents; (b) a bag containing different articles to be chosen as from a lucky dip. Lucky Country Australia. lucky dip a tub containing different articles concealed in wrapping or bran etc., and chosen at random by participants; fig. a miscellany or medley from which one obtains something by chance.