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The Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering supports running Windows virtual machines and Linux virtual machines in the Cloud. In this article, I provide step-by-step guidance for running a new Linux virtual machine in the cloud using our Windows Azure platform.
That's right, Linux!
Windows Azure runs Linux VMs as a first-class citizen on our cloud platform, with support in the Preview offering for four common Linux distributions:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP2
- OpenSUSE 12.1
- CentOS 6.3
- Ubuntu 12..04.1 and 12.10
The best news is … you can try this out for FREE by signing up for a FREE Windows Azure 90-day Trial of our Virtual Machine Preview.
- Do It: Sign up for your FREE Windows Azure 90-Day Trial Account so that you can follow along with the steps in this article.
NOTE: When activating your FREE Trial for Windows Azure, you will be prompted for credit card information. This information is used only to validate your identity and your credit card will not be charged, unless you explicitly convert your FREE Trial account to a paid subscription at a later point in time.
What about custom Linux images?
If the standard Linux platform images don't meet your exact needs, there's several options for leveraging or customizing other images for Windows Azure VMs …
- We've recently announced our own Open Source VM Depot for Linux images for Windows Azure VMs.
- SUSE Studio provides integrated Windows Azure support for deploying customized SLES and OpenSUSE images directly to Windows Azure. You'll need to enable support for Windows Azure deployment under your SUSE Studio Account Settings by activating "Experimental Features" after registering on the SUSE Studio site.
- We also provide step-by-step guidance for preparing your own Linux images for use with Windows Azure if you need further customization flexibility.
Step-by-Step: Build a Linux Apache Web Server VM in the Windows Azure Cloud
In this scenario, we'll work through the process of provisioning a new Linux Apache web server running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 in a virtual machine on the Windows Azure cloud platform.
- To prepare your Windows Azure environment, make sure you've first completed all steps in our Getting Started article.
- After you've provisioned a new Linux virtual machine, we'll be configuring it via a remote Secure Shell (SSH) console session. If you don't already have an SSH client installed on your PC, I highly recommend PuTTY. Download PuTTY and install it before proceeding.
Open Internet Explorer and browse to https://manage.windowsazure.com/ to enter the Windows Azure portal. Then, log in with your credentials.
In the menu located at the bottom, select New | Compute | Virtual Machine | From Gallery to start creating a new virtual machine.
On the VM OS Selection page, click Platform Images on the left menu and select the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 OS image from the list. Click the button to continue.
On the Virtual Machine Configuration page, specify a unique Virtual Machine Name and Administrative Password to be provisioned for the new VM.
Virtual Machine Configuration
Note: It is suggested to use secure passwords for administrative users and service accounts, as Windows Azure virtual machines could be accessible from the Internet knowing just their public DNS host names. You can also read this document on the Microsoft Security website that will help you select a secure password: http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/passwords-create.aspx.
Record the username and password information that you've entered above for use when remotely connecting to this new virtual machine later in this step-by-step guide.
Click the button to continue.
On the Virtual Machine Mode page, specify a unique public DNS host name that you'll use to initially access this new VM remotely. For the Storage Account and Region/Affinity Group/Virtual Network fields, select the storage account and affinity group that you previously created in the Getting Started article.
Click the button to continue.
Virtual Machine Mode
Record the public DNS hostname for testing this new virtual machine after the configuration steps are complete.
On the Virtual Machine Options page, accept the default values and click the button to begin provisioning your new virtual machine.
Virtual Machine Options
You will be returned to the Virtual Machines page and your new virtual machine will be listed with a status of Starting (Provisioning) while it is being initially provisioned on the Windows Azure cloud platform.
Provisioning a New Virtual Machine
As the new virtual machine is being provisioned, you will see the Status column on the Virtual Machines page of the Windows Azure Management Portal cycle through several values including Stopped, Stopped (Provisioning), and Running (Provisioning). When provisioning for this new Virtual Machine is completed, the Status column will display a value of Running and you may continue with the next step in this guide.
After the new virtual machine has finished provisioning, click on the Name of the new Virtual Machine displayed on the Virtual Machines page of the Windows Azure Management Portal. This will navigate to a Dashboard page for this new virtual machine.
Virtual Machine Dashboard
On the Virtual Machine Dashboard page, make note of the SSH Details. You'll use this information to connect to the new virtual machine remotely via an SSH client to configure the Apache web server daemon.
On the Virtual Machine Dashboard page, click on the Endpoints link located in the top navigation area of this page. This will navigate to the Endpoints page for this virtual machine, listing all firewall endpoint traffic that is currently permitted inbound to this virtual machine.
Virtual Machine Endpoints
Note that SSH traffic has automatically been permitted inbound to this new Linux virtual machine, but no other network traffic is permitted by default. In the next two steps, we'll add a new endpoint to permit inbound web http traffic to our virtual machine.
On the Virtual Machine Endpoints page, click the +Add Endpoint button located on the bottom toolbar of this page. This will launch the Add Endpoint wizard.
Add Endpoint Wizard
Click the button to continue.
On the Specify the details of the endpoint wizard page, enter a name ( web-http ), a public port ( 80 ) and a private port ( 80 ) in the respective fields.
Specify the Details of the Endpoint
Click the button to provision the new endpoint.
On your PC, launch an SSH client, such as PuTTY, and establish a new remote SSH session to your virtual machine using the SSH details recorded in Step 9 above in the Host Name and Port fields of the SSH connection properties.
Establish a new Remote SSH Session with PuTTY
Click the Open button to establish a remote SSH session to your virtual machine.
Because this is the first time connecting to this virtual machine, you may be presented with a Security Alert dialog box prompting you to accept the host key for securing this SSH session.
PuTTY Security Alert during First-Time SSH Connection
Click the Yes button to accept this host key into your SSH client cache and continue with establishing the connection.
In the new SSH session window, authenticate with the Username and Password information recorded above in Step 4 above.
SSH Session Window
In the SSH session window, enter the following command to elevate your session for performing root-level administrative commands:
sudo su -
When prompted, confirm your identity by re-entering the same Password used to authenticate in Step 17 above.
In the SSH session window, install the packages needed for running the YaST2 setup and configuration tool by entering each of the following commands, pressing ENTER after each line:
zypper install yast2
zypper install yast2-ncurses
zypper install yast2-ncurses-pkg
zypper install yast2-qt
zypper install yast2-packager
zypper install yast2-runlevel
zypper install yast2-network
zypper install yast2-http-server
In the SSH session window, launch the YaST2 setup and configuration tool by entering the following command:
This will launch the YaST2 Control Center menu-based setup and configuration tool.
YaST2 Control Center
In the YaST2 Control Center, press ENTER on the Software menu choice and then select Software Management by pressing ENTER again. This will launch the YaST2 Software Management tool shown below.
YaST2 Software Management
In the YaST2 Software Management tool, press ALT+F to change the Filter type, select Patterns using your arrow keys and press ENTER.
Selecting a Pattern Filter
In the YaST2 Software Management tool, press TAB to switch your cursor focus to the Patterns List and scroll down using your arrow keys until Web and LAMP Server is highlighted.
Selecting the Web and Lamp Server Pattern Filter
In the YaST2 Software Management tool, press ALT+T to open the Actions menu, then press ALT+A to select All Listed Packages, then press ALT+I to select the option to Install All. After this is completed, a + ( plus sign ) should appear next to each of the 9 selected packages.
Selecting to Install All Packages in the Web and Lamp Server Pattern Filter
In the YaST2 Software Management tool, press ALT+A to start the installation. Press ENTER when prompted for confirmation.
Performing the Web and Lamp Server Package Installation
Once the installation is complete, the YaST2 Control Center main menu will appear again.
In the YaST2 Control Center main menu, use arrow keys to select Network Services –> HTTP Server to configure the newly installed Web server.
Selecting the HTTP Server Wizard Configuration Tool
Press ENTER on the HTTP Server menu selection.
In the HTTP Server Wizard, press F10 on each screen of the wizard to accept default configuration values and finish the wizard.
HTTP Server Configuration Wizard
Once the configuration process is complete, the YaST2 Control Center main menu will appear again.
In the YaST2 Control Center main menu, use arrow keys to select System –> System Services (Runlevel) to start the Web server.
Selecting System Services (Runlevel) to Start Web Server
Press ENTER on the System Services (Runlevel) menu selection.
In the YaST2 System Services (Runlevel) tool, use arrow keys to select apache2 in the Service list. Press ALT+E to enable and start the Apache HTTP daemon.
Enabling the Apache Web Daemon
In the YaST2 System Services (Runlevel) tool, after the Apache Web Daemon is started, press ENTER and then ALT+O to accept the new Runlevel changes.
Accepting the Runlevel Changes
Press ENTER to confirm that changes will be saved.
We're done! Let's test it!
After the above steps are completed, the Apache Web Daemon will be running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 in a virtual machine on the Windows Azure cloud platform.
- Test the new virtual machine by opening a new browser window and navigating to:
Use the public DNS hostname value recorded in Step 7 above.
Testing the Linux HTTP Web Server VM
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April 11 – 21 – Radical Restoration in Umbria Italy
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May 30 + 31 – Soul Collage Weekend near Parry Sound
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Autumn Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop – at the McMichael Gallery
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End of October – 2 Day Toronto Workshop with American Poet Ellen Bass
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End of October – Poetry and Writers' Sanctuary Weekend Concurrent near Parry Sound
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The AWA Method is a Unique Support for Writers
Upcoming Retreats and Workshops:
- Starts this week! September 2014 – August 2015 – A Novel Approach – Year Long Courses to get your book done
- Starts this week! Autumn 2014 – The Artist's Way
- Starts this week! Autumn 2014 – Pen In Hand, Ink on Page
- October 19 – A Single day of SoulCollage
- 2 evenings and a full Saturday – Build Your Blog, Build Your Audience
- Autumn 2014 – Writers' Sanctuaries in Durham Region
- April 2015 – ITALY – Radical Restoration
- 2015 – SoulCollage and Writing in Amherst with Pat Schneider 2015
- Ongoing: Working on my licensing as a Registered Psychotherapist
Upcoming Contests and Submission Deadlines
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this Saturday September 6th, and other dates this fall as well.
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If the writer in you is feeling neglected, if you need a day away to concentrate on your writing project, if you are working on a project but feeling a bit stuck, or if you want to write but don't know where to start, a one-day Sanctuary Writer's Retreat may be just what you need: a day of bum-in-chair, support from other writers, and a nurturing, no-excuses environment, where everything is looked after and all you need to do is write!
At a Sanctuary, we begin at 10:00 a.m. Writers are welcome to arrive a few minutes early to settle in, grab a coffee or tea, and muffin or some fruit and chat with the others.
The morning is spent doing a series of on-the-spot timed writing exercises to stretch those stiff writing muscles and get the creative writer in you feeling more relaxed, focused and perhaps even a little experimental.
After the delicious lunch (provided) the afternoons are spent in silent communion with other writers, working either on a computer or by hand on whatever project is preoccupying you as a writer these days. If you don't have a laptop but want to work on a keyboard, you will be provided with a computer. Your Word file can be emailed to you at the end of the day.
Uplands is in a peaceful rural location, so you are also welcome to go out for a walk on quiet country lanes if you need a break. There's even a couch or two if you need your afternoon nap for half an hour to wake up refreshed and ready to write some more!
Writing is over at 4:00 p.m. for those who need to get home, but if you wish to stay, there will be an opportunity to sit a while longer, to share some of what you've been working on and to debrief, discuss issues of craft, etc. The day is finished by around 5:00.
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Writer Heal Thyself – My "Shame" Confession
Upcoming Retreats and Workshops:
- August 7 – 10: The Sebright Residential Sanctuary
- August to December – Writers' Sanctuaries in Durham Region
- September 2014 – August 2015 – A Novel Approach – Year Long Courses to get your book done
- October 19 – A Single day of SoulCollage
- September – December – The Artist's Way
- September – December – Pen In Hand, Ink on Page
- April 2015 – ITALY – Radical Restoration
- 2015 – SoulCollage and Writing in Amherst with Pat Schneider 2015
- Ongoing: Working on my licensing as a Registered Psychotherapist
Other Facilitators' Workshops I Recommend
Reissue of the book: A Day's Grace by Robyn Sarah
Upcoming Contests and Submission Deadlines – July 31 to September 30
Writer Heal Thyself: My Shame Confession
I have been meaning to send out this notice about what's coming up in the next few months for the last 60 days – ever since we got home from Italy. Every day when I get up I promise myself that I am going to get it out TODAY. And then the work I have promised to other people somehow jostles itself to the front of the line, and by evening I think, "Oh well, I'll do it tomorrow."
What is it about many writers (and self-employed business people) that makes it so difficult to put ourselves first? (at least some of the time) What makes it so difficult to get to our own writing, or to promote ourselves?
In a word? Anxiety – probably the least acknowledged and most prevalent human emotion.
I know so many of my colleagues who, like me, support others in achieving their goals, but rarely get around to sending out their own work to contests, or to finish their books. I'm one of the worst examples of this. Case in point: months ago someone who heard my poetry feature at the ArtBar suggested I query my poetry manuscript to a prestigious literary publisher here in Canada. After much hemming and hawing, and months of delay, I did so.
This is really a huge good news/bad news story. The good news is that within 15 days, the editor got back to me and asked to see the rest of the manuscript. Right away. The bad news is that my manuscript is not ready. I have about 40 poems polished and ready to go. The rest are still in long-hand in my journals, interspersed with the writing of my two memoirs and two novels.
For weeks I felt a bit sick about it. I spend so much time helping, editing and encouraging other writers (and that is work that I adore and find immensely satisfying). But what is wrong with me that I don't do a better job of balancing my own artistic output with my mentoring others? Why haven't I been taking my own writing seriously enough to have my manuscript ready to go?
Two weeks ago I co-led a workshop in Amherst with the magnificent Pat Schneider, author of How the Light Gets In: Writing as a Spiritual Practice. I left for Amherst carrying the weight of this with me. While I was down there, I created a SoulCollage card about the whole situation and wrote about it. (you can see it and read about it here if you're interested.)
As someone who works with many, many writers, I know that wrestling with artistic resistance is common. But I do a lot of teaching; I facilitate a lot of writing groups and classes. When I confess how hard all of this is for me every day, the writers who write with me often express their astonishment. "You? It's hard for YOU?"
Yes. It's agonizing. And I feel incredibly vulnerable writing about it.
I've been reading Dr. Brene Brown's work on Shame and how we createShame Resilience. I highly recommend her book I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't). Dr. Brown cites 4 different ways we can ameliorate the negative outcomes of shame and promote shame resilience, and this post encompasses two of them: Reaching Out and Speaking Shame.
I know I'm not the only one. So:
- If you flush with shame every time someone asks "How's your writing going?"
- if you're one of those writers who thinks you don't measure up because you "don't write every day"
- if you're one of those writers who hears the sound of deadlines whooshing by your ears far too often
- or if you're one of those writers who is so overwhelmed by your day to day existence, trying to get your "real" work done and fulfill your obligations to family and friends, that you rarely find the time to cuddle your Muse
… I'm standing in solidarity with you and telling you, you are a real writer, and you're absolutely not alone.
And, having had this wake-up call from the publisher about my own art, I've developed several strategies to combat my artistic anxiety and get my work as a writer and a teacher out there more steadily. Some of these strategies are listed in my upcoming events, workshops, etc.
Upcoming Retreats and Workshops:
August 7 – 10 – The Sebright Residential Sanctuary
Several years ago, after a particularly wonderful Writers' Sanctuary, the participants laughingly rebelled and announced they weren't going home. They wanted "a Sanctuary pyjama party". And thus the Sebright weekend residential Sanctuary was born. This year the retreat begins Thursday evening August 7th and goes until Sunday afternoon. There is still ONE space available if you're longing for 3 days away to support your writerly process. Go HERE to see more information and to register.
One Day Writers' Sanctuaries in Durham Region – near Port Perry / Uxbridge
I don't usually lead Writers' Sanctuaries in the months of July and August, but this year our new location is so heavenly we don't want to be anywhere else! Consequently, there is a Writers' Sanctuary on August 23rd that still has some space in it; there are also some dates in the fall that have room for writers. Writers' Sanctuaries are one day retreats to support creating new material as well as silent focus on whatever project you're engaged in at the moment. They happen in our beautiful wild location 20 minutes north of Whitby. You can see all the dates HERE, and register here as well.
A Novel Approach – A Year for your Book-Length Memoir or Work of Fiction
For 5 years, James and I have been leading A Novel Approach – a one year course for producing your book length fiction project or book length memoir. Until now, we have been starting in January and going to December. But this year we decided to change the course so it begins in September (back to school! Yay!) and goes from there. We have also added A Novel Approach Second Draft to help authors who have finished a book length first draft and now need to craft it into a finished manuscript ready for sending out to agents and publishers or for self-publishing.
I love the work I do with writers in the expanse of a year and I'm always enthralled to see the changes that happen for them both personally and in terms of their craft as writers when they devote themselves to their books over the course of a year. Many of our authors have gone on to publication both traditionally and through self-publication after this course. If you're longing to commit to a long project, check out the options HERE, including the Online version of the 1 year first draft course.
(Both James and I will be active participants in A Novel Approach Second Draft. We're both looking forward to polishing up our novels in the company of other like-minded authors!)
SoulCollage at Blue Heron – October 19th – a One Day Workshop
Some of you have asked about SoulCollage this fall. I'm not teaching any long courses, but I will be doing a one day workshop at Blue Heron Studio on October 19th. You can register for it HERE.
The Artist's Way – 12 Weeks to reclaim your inner artist
I am so excited to be teaching this 12 week course (over two 6 week sessions). Twenty two years ago, as a young mother, I organized a group to make our way through Julia Cameron's classic program for artistic self-recovery.
People sometimes make comments on how lucky I am to have the life I do (and I am grateful for it every day I promise!). I put a lot of credit for the life I lead on the work I did back then using Cameron's ideas.
If you (like me) struggle with producing your art and claiming the life you want for yourself, give yourself the gift of commitment for these 12 weeks this fall. I will be engaging with the work of wrestling with my own artistic anxiety, and am so looking forward to facilitating this group. You can read more about it and register HERE on the Blue Heron website.
I will be facilitating the Pen in Hand, Ink on Page (and bum in seat!) class at Blue Heron Studio again this fall. This course is made for people like me who need scheduled, committed time to produce their own work. The time has been moved to Friday mornings from 9:30 to noon. You can read more about it and register HERE.
Radical Restoration Writing and Yoga Retreat – ITALY 2015
In April of this year we did our first Radical Restoration Yoga and Writing Retreat in Italy. It was fantastic. Mornings of gentle and self-compassionate yoga under the superlative facilitation of Esana Lotfy and facilitated writing in a group, magnificent food, and afternoons spent relaxing, hiking, writing, napping and exploring the surrounding towns of Assisi, Gubbio and Perugia.
It was so fantastic we're going back next year. The dates are already on the website HERE.
And you can read about this year's adventure in detail HERE if you're interested, or see a slideshow of the retreat centre HERE.
SoulCollage and Writing Retreat in Amherst with Sue Reynolds and Pat Schneider
I just got back from doing a combined SoulCollage and Writing workshop co-led by Pat Schneider. Again, it was such a success that we're talking about doing it next year. Pat has done a blog about it and there are some pictures at this location HERE. Also, there's a link there to be notified when we decide on next year's dates.
Sue Reynolds, Psychotherapist (in the supervision phase of obtaining my license)
As you may or may not know, I have been working on getting my registered Psychotherapist designation for some time. I am currently under supervision, which means that my education is mostly finished but I need to work through a designated number of "currency hours" in practice. I offer therapy sessions, but I have an experienced clinical supervisor that I report to.
Because I am in this phase of getting my license, my hourly rates are very reasonable. If you know of someone who would benefit from therapeutic counselling you are welcome to have them contact me.
Recommended Courses: What I've Been Up To As A Student
I often recommend that my students and workshop participants try working with other teachers. I have had the incredible good fortune to work with a number of very gifted teachers over my career and each of them has taught me something that has expanded my craft as a writer.
This past spring I did a six week poetry course with Jacob Scheier: Writing about Grief (some of that work was in the query I sent the poetry editor). Jacob is the winner of a 2008 Governor General's Award for poetry and he is offering two days of Writing about Grief on Saturday, August 16th, Personal Narrative: 11-5 pm and Sunday August 17th, Poetry: 11-5 pm
He will also be offering a longer version of Writing about Grief in the fall.
I've also been working on my next novel through Sherry Coman's online workshop Getting Emotional: overturning the traditional story-first method of writing development. I've worked with Sherry before – she's an insightful and generous teacher. If you want to contact her to be put on her list to notify you when she's next offering the course, you can reach her at email@example.com
I highly recommend working with both these talented teachers.
I subscribe to The Writers' Almanac Poem a Day and every morning look forward to starting out with a coffee and a poem.
A couple of years ago I woke up to the poem "Bounty" by Robyn Sarah. I've just learned that the publisher Porcupine's Quill is reissuing the book of poetry it came from: A Day's Grace. I think that's so remarkable that it's worth mentioning here, congratulating Robyn, and recommending the book. I love Robyn's work – steeped as it is in being present. You can read more of her poetry at The Writers Almanac HERE.
Upcoming Contests and Submission Deadlines
July 31 – PRIME Poetry Contest
July 31 – InkTears Flash Fiction Competition 2014
July 31 – The Love on the Road 2014 Writing Contest
August 1 – Alice Munro Festival Short Story Competition
August 1 – The Malahat Review Constance Rooke Creative Non-Fiction Prize
August 5 – the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award
August 8 – Taddle Creek The Childhood Issue
August 31 – Cultural Weekly's 2nd Annual Poetry Contest
August 31 – International Children's Stories Competition 2014
September 30 – The Thomas Morton Memorial Prize
September 30 – Scugog Council for the Arts Literary Contest
NOTE: In SoulCollage, after one has created the image, there are a number of ways to deepen the process by writing about it. We begin by letting the image "speak" for itself beginning each sentence with the words "I am the One".
I am the one whose wings have been replaced by a hundred hands held out for help.
I am the one who is seduced by providing help to those hands – both because of the immediate pleasure and gratification in being able to help and in being able to solve a problem, and also because doing so provides my living.
I am the one who ignores my own deep art to answer the call of another's need.
The truth is that I am so anxious about my own abilities as an artist that it's easier to turn my face away from my own art. The truth is I am ashamed of how I betray my inner artist over and over again. The truth is, I have been asked for my poetry manuscript by a serious literary publisher—and I do not have a manuscript ready because I have not been balancing taking other people's art seriously with taking my own art seriously.
The truth is, I have been struggling with this same issue all my adult life, and I have never found a long term solution for it. The truth is I am a binge writer – when I carve out a week of retreat or a workshop, I produce like crazy, but I have never given myself the regular time and space I need for steady progress on my own projects.
I blame my partner for this. I blame my work for this. But the truth is, it is entirely my fault. If I believed in myself as a writer and as an artist, if I burned with passion for my own projects, I would not be flapping here, wounded, with just one wing.
When I ask the image, "What do you have to give me?" It answers:
I give you a visual reminder of the beauty of your own ink. I remind you that no one has your thumbprint, your fingerprint, and that no one else can replicate what comes out of your fingers. I give you the bloom of shame and remorse that happened in your belly as you were assembling my elements and creating me, and the ache in your chest now as you look at me.
When I ask the image, "What do you want from me?" It answers:
I want from you the same thing you have wanted from yourself all this time, all these years. A commitment to follow through on your own projects, to make time to do your own work, the work that matters to you as an artist. Just for its own sake, To dream the dream of creativity without worrying about publication, without worrying about the outcome. For its own sweet sake. For your Soul's sake.


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The San Juan Paddle Trail Project is working to promote recreation on the Animas and San Juan rivers, By getting them designated as national water trails.
"It's an untapped resource that very few can get to or are allowed to get to," said Rick Page of the River Reach Foundation.
That designation would free up federal money for things like boat ramps, and restrooms--Along with signs and website to attract tourists.
But in the study phase of this project, land owners along the rivers have raised some concerns about things like safety, trespassing, and water pollution from increased usage.
"I understand that there could be positive economic impact but the economic impact is going to be in the pockets of the people that run the businesses, it's not going to help the water quality," said M.P. Schildmeyer, a land owner along the river.
The paddle trail project says it's working to address the concerns of those land owners.
"Water is life," said Schildmeyer, "If we can't have drinking water and water to grow our crops and drink for our animals we are going to die."
The Four Corners Paddle Trail Project will be holding a public meeting. The meeting will be held on Wednesday May 1 at the Three Rivers Banquet Hall, located at 109 E Main St. in Farmington. the meeting will run from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
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30 October 2014
assuming ambient temperature
Assuming room temperature, assuming seasonal temperature
Note on usage: Whilst assuming room temperature got far more hits 339,000 on 30/10/2014, (1) it appears to be used light-heartedly (and thus unprofessionally) and (2) it is incorrect in that a body will assume the temperature where it lays, regardless of whether indoors or out, thus making assuming ambient temperature (47,300 hits) the preferred term
FORENSICS A self-explanatory term for the change of a cadaver's temperature to match that of its surroundings, as occurs after death.
VOX POPULI A term which has been used as a flippant synonym for dying or dead.
Reference http://ahlgronicus.blogspot.com/2011/03/medical-slang-round-up.html
METABOLISM inositol-3-phosphate synthase 1, EC 184.108.40.206, IPS, myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase A1, INOS, INO1, IPS1, MIP synthase A gene (OMIM:611670) on chromosome 19p13.11 that encodes an inositol-3-phosphate synthase, which plays a critical role in myo-inositol synthesis by catalysing the rate-limiting conversion of glucose 6-phosphate to myoinositol 1-phosphate.
References http://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=ISYNA1
CELL BIOLOGY, HAEMATOLOGY Integrin—alpha 2 (CD49B—alpha 2 subunit of VLA-2 receptor), human platelet alloantigen system 5, CD49B, collagen receptor, platelet antigen Br, platelet membrane glycoprotein Ia, platelet glycoprotein GPIa, very late activation protein 2 receptor—alpha-2 subunit, CD49 antigen-like family member B, VLA2 receptor—alpha-2 subunit, BR, CD49b antigen, HPA-5, VLA-2, BDPLT9, VLAA2 A gene (OMIM:192974) on chromosome 5q11.2 that encodes an integrin alpha chain protein which, like all integrins, forms a heterodimer with a beta chain, thereby participating in an array of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, playing a major role in cell migration, organ and tissue development, and differentiation. Alpha 2 beta 1 heterodimers serve as receptors for laminin, collagen, collagen C-propeptides, fibronectin and E-cadherin, and are responsible for adhesion of platelets and other cells to the extracellular matrix, modulation of collagen and collagenase gene expression and organisation of newly synthesised extracellular matrix.
Molecular pathology Defects of ITGA2 have been linked to fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopaenia.
References www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=ITGA2
suicide terrorism
GLOBAL VILLAGE, TERRORISM The commission of suicide to serve a perceived greater cause, in which a person kills him/herself, taking as many others–regardless of the victims' blameworthiness–of the "opposite" side of the political fence as he/she can, to advance a particular political agenda.
References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attackDiscover Oct, 2003, p20-22
Treponema denticola
DENTISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY A gram-negative, obligate anaerobic, motile and highly proteolytic spriochaete which may be isolated from the oral cavity. Increased amounts of T denticola are linked to periodontitis and periodontal disease.
Diseases linked to T denticola Early-onset periodontitis, necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, acute pericoronitis
Virulence factors Outer-sheath-associated peptidases, chymotrypsin-like and trypsin-like proteinases, hemolysins, hemagglutinatinins, matrix protein binding adhesins, cell-binding adhesins, and an outer-sheath protein with pore-forming properties
References Crit Rev Oral Biol Med. 2001;12(5):399-413
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29 October 2014
cataract 14—multiple types
OPHTHALMOLOGY Cataract—zonular pulverulent 3 A cataract* (OMIM:601885) of genetic origin, which includes zonular pulverulent cataract, among others. Zonular or lamellar cataracts are opacities, broad or narrow, usually consisting of powdery white dots affecting only certain layers or zones between the cortex and nucleus of an otherwise clear lens. The opacity may be so dense as to render the entire central region of the lens completely opaque, or so translucent that vision is hardly affected. Usually sharply separated from a clear cortex outside them, they may have projections from their outer edges known as riders or spokes
*An opacification of the crystalline lens of the eye that frequently results in visual impairment or blindness. Opacities vary in morphology, are often confined to a portion of the lens, and may be static or progressive.
Molecular pathology Defects of GJA3, which encodes a gap junction protein (connexins) that is a component of lens fibre gap junctions, cause cataract 14—multiple types.
References http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9Y6H8
CELL BIOLOGY Gap junction protein—alpha 5—40kDa, CX40, connexin 40, gap junction protein—alpha 5—40kD (connexin 40), connexin-40, gap junction protein—alpha 5—40kDa (connexin 40) A gene on chromosome 1q21.1, that encodes an alpha chain of the gap junction protein family (connexins).
Molecular pathology GJA5 mutations has been associated with atrial fibrillation.
References www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=GJA5
CELL BIOLOGY Glyoxalase I, HEL-S-74, aldoketomutase, epididymis secretory protein Li 74, ketone-aldehyde mutase—lactoyl glutathione lyase, S-D-lactoylglutathione methylglyoxal lyase, EC 22.214.171.124, methylglyoxalase, GLOD1, aldoketomutase, GLYI, methylglyoxalase A gene (OMIM:138750) on chromosome 6p21.3-p21.1 that encodes an enzyme which is responsible for the catalysis and formation of S-lactoyl-glutathione from methylglyoxal condensation and reduced glutatione.
Ref http://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=GLO1
superwoman ethic
MEDICAL WORK A life philosophy that may be adopted by women in science and medicine, who overwork themselves as a means of offsetting inequities in promotions and academic advancement.
As potentially useful as this term might be, it got no more than a handful of hits in secondary sources and is probably best quietly buried near the cemetery wall.
temperature-sensitive folding
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY A self-explanatory term referring to the changes in the conformation of a protein or other biomolecule in three-dimensional space, which will affect ow well it will bind to its cognate ligand.
Low molecular weight compounds have the potential for correcting temperature folding defects that result in human disease–e.g., the folding defect associated with the DF508 cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) protein.
Reference J Clin Invest. Mar 15, 1997; 99(6): 1432–1444.doi: 10.1172/JCI119302
28 October 2014
bird arm
ORTHOAEDICS A term of uncertain clinical utility for an arm that is greatly reduced in diameter due to muscle atrophy
cataract 1
OPHTHALMO- LOGY An inherited defect (OMIM:116200) of the crystalline lens which takes various clinical forms, including congenital, zonular pulverulent, nuclear progressive, nuclear pulverulent, nuclear total, total, and posterior subcapsular types. In some cases, cataract 1 is associated with microcornea without any other systemic anomaly or dysmorphism.
*An opacification of the crystalline lens of the eye that often results in visual impairment or blindness. Cataracts vary in morphology, are often confined to a portion of the lens, and may be static or progressive.
Molecular pathology Defects of GJA8, which encodes a calcium and pH-dependent transmembrane connexin protein required for lens growth and maturation of lens fibre cells, cause cataract 1, which includes multiple types of cataract.
References www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=GJA8
Ebola SWAT team
PUBLIC HEALTH A term of art coined by the Obama Administration for either of two types of teams that would be deployed urgently–i.e., à la SWAT* team—to sites and hospitals to either:
•Special Weapons And Tactics
(1) Prepare hospitals in cities deemed most likely to see new cases of Ebola, a viral infection with a 50% to 75% mortality rate, a task assigned to the Fast Assessment and Support Team (FAST), or
(2) Help a hospital respond to a new case of Ebola, which are known as CERTS—CDC Ebola Response Teams), and consist of 10-20 people who can be sent to any hospital with a new case
Reference http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2805316/New-Ebola-response-squads-standby-rush-new-case-identified-reveals-CDC.html#ixzz3HV9ZgVLJ
OPHTHALMOLOGY Gap junction protein—alpha 8—50kDa, cell surface glycoprotein, CX50, lens fibre protein MP70, connexin-50, CAE1, gap junction alpha-8 protein, lens intrinsic membrane protein MP70, CAE, CZP1, Cx50 A gene (OMIM:600897) on chromosome 1q21.1, that encodes a calcium and pH-dependent transmembrane connexin protein required for lens growth and maturation of lens fibre cells.
Molecular pathology Defects of GJA8, which encodes a transmembrane connexin protein required for lens growth and maturation of lens fibre cells, cause cataract 1, a term that encompasses multiple types of cataract.
Reference www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=GJA8
trafficked person
HUMAN RIGHTS A WHO term of art for a victim of human trafficking, who is often subjected to physical violence, sexual abuse, psychological trauma, and severe food deprivation. An estimated 2.5 million people are in situations of forced labour due to trafficking; the statistics are unreliable
UN Protocol to prevent, suppress,and punish trafficking in persons
www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4720706c0.html; BMJ 2009;339:642-3
27 October 2014
Today the entire blog is genes/related syndromes. Given that the genome is the future of medicine, a medical dictionary with the modern in its title can't give the 60+ thousand genes identified by the Human Genome Project short shrift.
EMBRYOLOGY Gap junction protein—alpha 1—43kDa (Connexin 43), GJAL, ODDD, oculodentodigital dysplasia (syndactyly Type III), Connexin 43, AVSD3, CMDR, CX43, HLHS1, ODOD, HSS, SDTY3 A gene on chromosome 6q21-q23.2, which encodes an alpha chain of the gap junction protein family or connexins. GJA1 is the major protein of gap junctions in the heart, which are thought to play a crucial role in the synchronized contraction of the heart and in embryonic development.
Molecular pathology Defects of GJA1 cause:
• Atrioventricular septal defect 3 (OMIM:600309)
• Craniometaphyseal dysplasia—autosomal recessive (OMIM:218400)
• Hallermann-Streiff syndrome (OMIM:234100)
• Hypoplastic left heart syndrome 1 (OMIM:241550)
• Oculodentodigital dysplasia (OMIM:164200)
• Oculodentodigital dysplasia—autosomal recessive (OMIM:257850)
• Syndactyly type 3 (OMIM:186100)
References www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=GJA1
atrioventricular septal defect 3
GENETICS A congenital heart malformation (OMIM:600309) characterised by a common atrioventricular junction coexisting with deficient atrioventricular septation. The complete form entails underdevelopment of the lower part of the atrial septum and the upper part of the ventricular septum; the valve itself is also shared. A less severe form—ostium primum atrial septal defect—is characterised by separate atrioventricular valvar orifices despite a common junction
Reference http://www.omim.org/entry/600309
craniometaphyseal dysplasia—autosomal recessive
GENETICS An osteochondrodysplasia (OMIM:218400) characterised by hyperostosis and sclerosis of the craniofacial bones associated with abnormal modeling of the metaphyses. Sclerosis of the skull may lead to mandibular asymmetry and cranial nerve compression, which may lead to hearing loss and facial palsy.
Reference http://www.omim.org/entry/218400
Hallermann-Streiff syndrome
GENETICS Audrey I syndrome, congenital sutural alopecia, dyscephalia mandibulo-oculofacialis, dyscephalia oculomandibularis-hypotrichosis, Fremerey-Dohne syndrome, François' dyscephalic syndrome, François syndrome, Hallermann syndrome, Hallermann's syndrome, Hallermann-Streiff-François syndrome, mandibulo-ocular dyscephalia with hypotrichosis, mandibulo-oculofacial dyscephalia, mandibulo-oculofacial dyscephaly, mandibulo-oculofacial dysmorphia, mandibulo-oculofacial syndrome, oculomandibular dyscephaly, oculomandibulodyscephaly, oculomandibulodyscephaly with hypotrichosis, oculomandibulofacial syndrome, progeria with cataract, progeria with cataract or microphthalmia, progeria with microphthalmia, Ullrich-Fremerey-Dohna syndrome, Ullrich syndrome An autosomal recessive disorder (OMIM:234100) characterised by a typical skull shape (brachycephaly with frontal bossing), hypotrichosis, microphthalmia, cataracts, bird-like face, hypoplastic mandible, beaked nose, micrognathia, skin atrophy, dental anomalies and proportionate short stature, (dwarfism), hypotrichosis, and congenital cataract, occasionally accompanied by mental retardation.
Reference http://www.omim.org/entry/234100
hypoplastic left heart syndrome 1
GENETICS A syndrome (OMIM:241550) due to defective development of the aorta proximal to the entrance of the ductus arteriosus, and hypoplasia of the left ventricle and mitral valve. As a result of the abnormal circulation, the ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale are patent and the right atrium, right ventricle, and pulmonary artery are enlarged.
Reference http://www.omim.org/entry/241550
oculodentodigital dysplasia
GENETICS Dysplasia oculodentodigitalis, Gillespie syndrome, Meyer Schwickerath-Weyers syndrome, Mohr syndrome (in part), oculodentodigital syndrome, oculodentoosseous dysplasia, oculodentoosseous syndrome, ODD syndrome, ODDD, ODOD An über rare type of ectodermal dysplasia (OMIM:164200) characterised by typical facies and variable involvement of the eyes, teeth, and digits (fingers/toes).
Clinical findings
• Facies Narrow, pinched nose, hypoplastic alae nasi, prominent columella, thin anteverted nares, narrow nasal bridge, and prominent epicanthic folds, giving the impression of hypertelorism.
• Eye Microphthalmia, microcornea.
• Teeth Small and caries-prone.
• Digits Complete syndactyly of 4th and 5th fingers (syndactyly type III) ; third finger may be involved, commonly accompanied by camptodactyly
Other findings include cardiac malformations (rare), iris atrophy, glaucoma, fine fragile hair, conductive deafness, ataxia, spastic paraplegia, bladder and bowel dysfunction.
Reference http://www.omim.org/entry/164200
syndactyly type 3
GENETICS Ring and little finger syndactyly, syndactyly of fingers IV and V A form (OMIM:186100) of syndactyly* characterised by usually complete and bilateral syndactyly between the fourth and fifth fingers, usually limited to soft tissue, but occasionally the distal phalanges are fused. The fifth finger is short with absent or rudimentary middle phalanx. The feet are not affected.
*A congenital anomaly of the hand or foot marked by persistence of the webbing between adjacent digits that are more or less completely attached.
Reference http://www.omim.org/entry/186100
26 October 2014
baby daddy
SOCIAL MEDICINE As originally defined in the Oxford English Dictionary, a baby daddy is the father of a woman's child, who is not her husband or (in most cases) her current or exclusive partner.
The term has morphed and, in some circles, come to mean the father of a child regardless of whether the mother is engaged or married to the father.
Reference Oxford English Dictionary, in http://www.islandmix.com/backchat/f9/where-do-baby-daddies-come-origins-phrase-162073/
Baby Doe
ETHICS, PAEDIATRICS An infant with Down syndrome born in 1982 in Indiana who had a tracheo-oesophageal fistula that required surgery for the infant's prolonged survival; given the infant's anticipated poor quality of life; the parents decided to withhold treatment with the approval of the local court and the child died within 6 days
The ensuing ethical debate resulted in an interpretation of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which views as unlawful the withholding of nutritional support or necessary medical treatment from handicapped infants. The Baby Doe Law or Baby Doe Amendment (USCA 42, Chapter 67, Sec. 5106a) passed in 1984 and delineated the specific criteria and guidelines for treating seriously ill and/or disabled newborns, regardless of the wishes of the parents.
Reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Doe_Law
Baby Fae
PAEDIATRIC SURGERY A 2-week-old premature infant with a hypoplastic left heart syndrome* who survived for 20 days in October 1984 when she a walnut-sized heart from a 71⁄2 month-old baboon was transplanted by paediatric surgeon Leonard Bailey. The heart was rejected shortly thereafter and the baby died at one month of age.
*A condition characterised by hypo- or agenesis of the left ventricle, aortic and mitral valves; the ascending and transverse aorta is narrowed with a diaphragm-like aortic coarctation at the preductal aortic isthmus; postnatal life hinges on adequate blood supply–i.e., is ductus dependent, unrestricted atrial shunting, and a balance between the pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance.
The case opened an ethical can of worms given that Bailey didn't even bother looking for a compatible (human) baby's heart, thus placing the exercise squarely in the realm of an experimental procedure for which parents should not volunteer their children. Bailey later successfully performed an allograft heart transplant on an infant, but was criticised by the AMA and various medical journals for his prior monkey business.
Reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Fae
baby mama
SOCIAL MEDICINE Baby-mama, baby mother As originally used, a baby mama is a mother who is not married to the (usually illegitimate) child of the man who sired the child.
The term has morphed in some circles to mean any woman who is carrying or has delivered the child of a particular man, regardless of whether or not she is married to the father. Etymologists are uncertain about the term's origin, with some pointing to the Caribbean and others pointing to England of the 16th and 17th centuries
Reference http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2011/03/baby_mama_the_origin_of_the_term.2.html
Baby Theresa
ETHICS An anencephalic infant (Theresa Ann Campo) born in 1992 in Florida, whose parents wanted her declared dead at birth–she lived 10 days–in order to donate her organs.
The 2 courts to which the parents appealed rejected their request as (1) Florida law defines brain death as the cessation of brain activity, including the brain stem, which had not occurred in the baby, and (2) It would become a license to prematurely kill an infant for the express purpose of harvesting the organs
References http://articles.latimes.com/1992-04-16/news/mn-888_1_baby-theresa
After adding new material religiously for the past 2 and a half years, I will be taking a break to address the simple fact that the terminology on this website is largely invisible to search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo). This was because I was putting in 25+ terms in each web-page AND arranging the entries in chronological order–who looks up word or phrase in a dictionary by date…WHO?
This, per David Pollak, my SEO (search engine optimisation) guru.
It's likely to take about 6 months before I'll add new material and have a feel as to whether the labour will bear fruit in terms of increased traffic.
One change you'll see soon is the disappearance of the original files, which will result in the dreaded 404 error
By way of explanation
This is the first completely new medical dictionary to come to the market since the Tabers Medical Dictionary was published in the 1940s.
After trying to produce this work with the older text-based model, it became increasingly obvious that a lexicon that serves the needs of physicians and health care workers in the 21st century must be designed and developed from the ground up as a database. This explains the poor implementation (and virtual unusability) of the electronic versions of the standard medical dictionaries (the Dorland's, Stedman's and Taber's medical dictionaries).
For the record, this was the main complaint of my own Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine, which was an iOS App from 2010 until I had it removed in 2014. To access information from text, Mr Computer has the daunting task of sifting through ALL the information in the text, a problem that doesn't occur with relational database searches. The Concise Dictionary of Medicine and a handful of other text-based eBooks I've written over the last few decades are still available on the various eBook stores (iTunes, Kindle, Nook, etc) for those who like the text format and want them on their iPads, tablets, etc. However, database apps are the future and as I go online with the database version of each, I will retire the eBook versions.
I began collecting new medical terms as a hobby in 1984, premised on my belief that the standard medical dictionaries were losing touch with the spoken and working language of medicine.
You'll find my musings on medical lexicography on the page titled:
New Medical Dictionary
I went live with www.modernmedicaldictionary.com in May, 2012 and blog about 5 terms/day, which derive from a growing database that now has 182,316 entries*
*The Dorland's Medical Dictionary has less than 124,000 entries.
I'll be making portions of the database available as iOS/Android apps…the first product, Medical Abbreviations, will be out soon…stay tuned.
Most of the blogged terms fall into one of three general categories:
• Popular terms–e.g., champagne bottle leg, Michael Jackson syndrome(s), Mickey Mouse sign(s), soap bubble pattern, Sutton's law, etc. I've tried to include something for everyone, in particular as relates to the cultural savvy that doctors are expected to have vis-à-vis music, literature, the arts and the world in general. Even if you're not in health care, the material is "edutaining", occasionally droll…
• New biomedical terms–e.g., from genomics and molecular biology, evidence-based medicine, informatics, managed care, sport medicine, etc
• Old terms due for burial with comments on usage
I encourage the reader to look over the 4500+ terms now included under LIST OF TERMS separated by letters…you'll find gems aplenty.
I plan to offer this growing pool of blogged terms as an annual subscription, updated monthly.
Below are the E blogged entries
ear candling, early repolarisation syndrome, ease of association, EASTER, eat for two, Ebola virus, eccentric, ecocide, ECT2, ectoplasm, EDA2R, educationalist, EEF1A1, EFCAB4B, efferocytosis, EGFLAM, egg on a string sign, eggshell calcification, eggshell skull rule, egophony, egosurfing, EGR3, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 6, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome—musculocontractural type, EIF2S1, EIF2S2, EIF4E, eight-hour hold, Einstein sign, Einstein syndrome, EJM3, elastography, ELAV4, ELAVL1, elbow fat pad sign, elective, electrical storm, electroautophilia, electromagnetic hypersensitivity, electronic health record, electronic siloing, elephant foot appearance, elevator surfing, elite athlete, Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, ELK1, ELL, ELMO1, Elvis culture, emancipated minor, embedded behavioural health, embodied cognition, embouchure dystonia, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy type 4, emmeniopathy, emopamil binding protein, emotional intelligence, emotional quotient inventory, Empedobacter brevis, empty calories, empty nest syndrome, enamel renal syndrome, enantiopure drug, encrypted English, endocannabinoid signaling pathway, endocrine disruptor, endogamy, endogenous pyrogen, endoheretic, endoleak, endosulfan, endurance training, English disease, enhanced water, enrichment, enrichment design, entheogen, ENUR1, ENUR2, environmental cancer, ENY2, EP300, EPC1, EPCAT, ependymal rosette, EPHB1 , epigenome, epigenomics, epilarynx, epilepsy—childhood absence—susceptibility to—type 4, epilepsy—juvenile myoclonic—susceptibility to—type 5, epileptic encephalopathy—early infantile type 2, epileptic encephalopathy—early infantile—type 8, epileptic encephalopathy—early infantile—type 10, episodic consultation, epistasis, epistaxis, epistemology, epitasis, epitaxis, epoch, eponym, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, equipoise, equiprobable, equivalence margin, equivalence trial, equivocal death, Erasmus Placement, ERCC1, ERCC6, erection ring, Erlenmeyer flask appearance, ERLIN2, erlotinib, erotic asphyxiation, erotica, error catastrophe theory, Erysichthon syndrome, erythrocytosis—familial type 1, erythroid sarcoma, ESCRT complex, esprit de corps, ETAP trial, eteplirsen, ETFDH, ether-à-go-go related gene potassium channel, ethical imperialism, ethylmalonic encephalopathy, ETM2, eugenics movement, Euroblood, European Computer Driving Licence, European Laryngological Society classification, EVEREST, evergreening, EVR3, Ewing sarcoma protein, EWSR1-CREB1, executive monkey, exenatide, exercise-induced hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia, exigency theory, exit strategy, EXOC1, EXOC2, EXOC8, exogamy, exogenous obesity, exome, exon mapping, EXOSC1, EXOSC3, exotic pet, expanded rubella syndrome, expendable child syndrome, explanatory trial, exploding crypt cell, exploding head syndrome, exposure incident, exposure science, EXT1, EXT2, extreme ironing, extreme skiing, extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, extremophile, exudation cell, EYA1, eye mouth gap, eye of the tiger sign, eyebrow flash, eyebrow threading, eyeliner sign, EYS, EZH2
Format of entries Whilst I believe the format is self-explanatory, I am biased and may be assuming too much. The following few lines are meant to explain the elements found in most of the terms blogged on this website.
• bailout Term or entry name
• SURGERY Area of interest
• Bailout procedure, damage control surgery Synonyms
• The immediate closure… Definition of term
• http://www.omim.org/entry Reference(s)
Note: A lexicon written in the 21st Century cannot, given of the diverse sources from which its material derives, escape some tongue-in-cheek and even outright comedy. I tried to confine the jocularity to the choice of illustrations so as to not diminish the value of the work. For most of the terms, the illustration is on point. For others, I took liberties, such as those taken for genes–e.g., HOMER2, which got a mugshot of Homer Simpson and HIP2, which got an illustration from hipster artist Josh Agle.
Small minds, as they say, easily amused…
If you have a new term that you feel has gotten short shrift in a medical dictionary, shoot me an email at email@example.com and I'll add it if I agree. And feel free to back-link to this website.
The reader will note that the spelling follows that extant on the other side of the pond. Unless they change the name of the language we speak to American, orthographic principles should follow received pronunciation (Queen's English).


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