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  List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When schoolteacher Edna Krabappel hears the Springfield town motto, "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man," she comments she'd never heard of the word embiggens before moving to Springfield.
When Hollis Hurlbut, curator of the Springfield Historical Society, returns to Lisa with Johnny Cakes, she is acting strangely having just found "The Secret Confessions of Jebediah Springfield" hidden in Springfield's fife.
In the film Young Jebediah Springfield, which relates the founding of Springfield, the group of pilgrims see a wild buffalo, with one of them proclaiming, "It's some sort of land cow!" Presumably a reference to sea cows, also known as manatees.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Made-up_words_in_The_Simpsons   (8795 words)

  
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The major anatomical difference between the human eye and the advanced cephalopod eye, such as the octopus, is the retina, which is not only verted but also lacks a fovea centralis.
Each facet in a compound eye is either on or off, and object movement produces a change in the on-and-off pattern, similar to how a series of light bulbs produces the illusion of movement by changing on-and-off patterns.
The tissues intervening between the transparent humors of the eye cavity and the optically sensitive layer are microscopically thin.
www.asa3.org /ASA/PSCF/2000/PSCF3-00Bergman.html   (8766 words)

  
 VetInfo Links Index
These problems include cataracts, glaucoma, dry eye, corneal ulceration, tumors of the eye, eyelid defects, inflammation of the eye and surrounding tissues, retinal degeneration, and many others.
Due to rapid advances in the knowledge, techniques, and equipment necessary to provide specialty eye care to veterinary patients, your primary care veterinarian may choose to consult a specialist for eye problems that are unusual or for those that have not responded to initial therapy.
The veterinary ophthalmologist may be able to preserve or restore vision, treat a painful eye, or diagnose a troubling ophthalmic condition.
www.vetinfo.com /linkpage.html   (4204 words)

  
 BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) - MORACEAE
According to Maiden (1920), a gardener who rubbed his eyes after working with Ficus stipulata experienced intense irritation of the eye.
Disorders of eyes, skin or respiratory tract, which affected one half of the workers on a silkworm farm, were attributable to the hairs and scales of the moths, Bombyx mori (Marconi et al.
Maiden (1920) reported the statement of a correspondent that the sap of Pseudomorus brunoniana was severly irritant to the eyes.
bodd.cf.ac.uk /BotDermFolder/BotDermM/MORA.html   (4148 words)

  
 Backbeat Books - Browse by Authors
Through the '90s she showcased up-and-coming bands like Counting Crows, Third Eye Blind, and Train, and she continues to help artists develop their potential through her signature music festival, Nadine's Wild Weekend, as well as her private mentoring service and seminars.
Daniel Duffell, a veteran producer and audio engineer, has also written about music technology for over a decade and served as Technical Editor for DJ Magazine, Muzik Magazine and Melody Maker.
David Ellefson former Megadeth bassist, performed on several world tours and numerous recording sessions, video shoots, and television broadcasts with the heavy metal group.
www.backbeatbooks.com /?browse=authors   (7504 words)

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