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neonatal abstinence syndrome (medicine) and slam(2) (iou)


neonatal abstinence syndrome (medicine)


neonatal abstinence syndrome
<syndrome> Foetal and neonatal Addiction and withdrawal as a result of the mother's dependence on drugs during Pregnancy. Withdrawal or abstinence symptoms develop shortly after birth. Symptoms exhibited are loud, high-pitched crying, sweating, yawning and gastrointestinal disturbances.


slam(2) (iou)



slam noun1. [slam] E17.
[Origin unkn.]
The card-game ruff or trump. Only in 17.
Cards. The winning of every trick in a game. M17.
Phrases: grand slam (a) the winning of 13 tricks in a game of bridge; (b) the winning of all of a series of (Sports) matches, competitions, championships, etc.; (c) Baseball a Home run hit when all three bases are occupied by a runner, thus achieving 4 runs; (d) a complete Success; (e) an attack in force. little slam, small slam the winning of 12 tricks in a game of bridge.