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• aek2013 commented on the word parit

  "The highlight of their visit was a group trip downriver to the Riam Parit waterfall, or rather "waterchute." After a heavy, early afternoon downpour (which, interestingly, barely raised the river level at all—the hydrological buffering role of a healthy forest)—we hiked along riverbank for a half hour through the leech-rich riparian forest. The sun lined up perfectly to throw golden beams through the steam rising from the warm, damp rocks. We waded across the river just above the falls, and carefully made our way down the other side over slippery boulders. The water has cut a deep groove though the granite; hence "parit," or channel. Numerous circular holes dot the surface of the rocks like cauldrons. These are filled with large, rounded rocks which be formed when the river is in spate: the swift current apparently drives the contained rocks round and round in their holes, but without washing them out; thus these perfect cylinders are ground into the bedrock."

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  May 2, 2011

• aek2013 commented on the word schmorl's nodes

  Schmorl's Nodes are considered to be vertical disc herniations through the cartilaginous vertebral body endplates. They can sometimes be seen radiographically, however they are more often seen on MRI, even when not visible on plain film x-ray.-Wikipedia

  April 12, 2011

• aek2013 commented on the word urocortin

  "Urocortin, a mammalian neuropeptide related to fish urotensin I and to corticotropin-releasing factor"

  http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v378/n6554/abs/378287a0.html

  February 8, 2011

• aek2013 commented on the word koomis

  Fermented Horse Milk from Kazakhstan

  http://www.food.com/recipe/koomis-fermented-horse-milk-from-kazakhstan-160600

  December 27, 2010

• aek2013 commented on the word kefta

  Kefta is type of ground seasoned meat, much like sausages or meatballs. Many Middle Eastern dishes feature kefta...

  www.wisegeek.com

  October 7, 2010

• aek2013 commented on the word neotonous

  Wikipedia:

  Neoteny (pronounced /niːˈɒtɨniː/), also called juvenilization, is the retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles (a kind of pedomorphosis), and is a subject studied in the field of developmental biology. In neoteny, the physiological (or somatic) development of an animal or organism is slowed or delayed (fallaciously, seen as a dilation of biological time). Ultimately this process results in the retention, in the adults of a species, of juvenile physical characteristics well into maturity. The English word neoteny is borrowed from the German Neotenie, the latter constructed from the Greek νέος (young) and τείνειν (tend to). The standard adjectival form is "neotenous",2 although "neotenic" is often used.

  September 16, 2010

• aek2013 commented on the word stagiaire

  Wiktionary:

  1. trainee

  2. intern

  3. pharmacist's assistant

  4. common term for a cook or chef working for free at a restaurant.

  September 15, 2010

• aek2013 commented on the word cytokine

  "proteins produced by immune cells that can influence cell behavior and affect interactions between cells"

  August 26, 2010

• aek2013 commented on the word clinchpoop

  OED: A term of contempt for one considered wanting in gentlemanly breeding.

  August 26, 2010

• aek2013 commented on the word uxul

  Mayan: at the end

  August 26, 2010