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Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis (medicine)


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sturge-weber syndrome
<syndrome> A congenital syndrome consisting of nevus flammeus of the face, haemangiomas of the leptomeninges and choroid, and late glaucoma. It is often associated with intracranial calcification, mental retardation, contralateral hemiplegia, and epilepsy.


whirligig (iou)



whirligig noun, adjective, adverb, & verb. LME.
[from WHIRLI(NG adjective or WHIRLY + GIG noun1. Cf. TWIRLIGIG.]
A. noun.
Any of various toys that are whirled or spun round; spec., a toy with four arms like miniature windmill-sails, which whirl round when it is moved through the air. LME.
Any of various mechanical devices having a whirling or rotatory movement; spec. (a) a former instrument of punishment consisting of a large cage suspended on a pivot; (b) a merry-go-round. L15.
(A) rapid circling movement; something characterized by constant frantic activity or change; a whirl. L16.
R. Macaulay Life is a whirligig, and who knows what next? H. Jacobson The whirligig of reason came to rest at truth.
b. A fickle, flighty, or lively person. Cf. GIG noun1 1. arch. E17.
More fully whirligig beetle. Any of various small water beetles of the family Gyrinidae, which have paddle-like legs and are freq. found in large numbers circling rapidly over the surface of still water. E18.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Resembling a whirligig; characterized by a whirling movement. L16.
Sir W. Scott The changes of this trumpery whirligig world.
C. adverb. With a whirling movement. rare. L16.
D. verb intrans. & trans. with it. Infl. -gg-. Whirl, spin round. L16.