Author: Glossary

Those parts of the brain that control speech, movement, and sensation, i.e., whose functions are readily felt, heard, and observed.  

To run away secretly with a lover, especially to marry.  

A congenital syndrome consisting of polydactyly, chondrodysplasia with acromelic dwarfism, hydrotic ectodermal dysplasia, and congenital heart defects. It is thought to be transmitted as an autosomal trait.  

An oval-shaped red blood cell. About 11% to 15% of red blood cells are normally oval, but in anemia and hereditary elliptocytosis, the percentage is increased to 25% to 100%. In birds, reptiles, and some other animals, the red cells are normally elliptocytes.  

In psychoanalysis, omission by the patient of important words or ideas during treatment.  

An antioxidant and anticancer polyphenol found in strawberries, raspberries, and pecans, among other foods.  

Any person who is expected to die in the near future, is under 70 years old, and is free of excluded medical conditions for organ donation such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, human immunodeficiency virus infection, or leukemia.  

Qualified to be considered a candidate for some role, e.g., membership in a professional society or enrollment in an insurance program or a research study.  

Having the facial appearance of an elf. The term is used to describe the facial structure of children with Williams syndrome.