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mouth organ

(Encyclopedia) mouth organ: see harmonica (1.)

trench mouth

(Encyclopedia) trench mouth, common term for Vincent's infection, an ulcerative membranous infection of the gums and mouth, by noncontagious infection, associated with a fusiform bacillus and a…

Foot-and-mouth Disease FAQ

Basics about the highly contagious disease by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Related Links Encyclopedia: foot-and-mouth diseaseBBC Detailed Map of DiseaseUS Dept. of Agriculture FactsheetUK Ministry of…

Brewer's: Look not a Gift Horse in the Mouth

“Noli dentes equi inspicere donati. ” Do not examine a gift too critically. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Look One Way and Row AnotherLook for a Needle in…

Brewer's: Laugh on the Other Side of Your Mouth

To make a person laugh on the other side of his mouth is to make him cry, or to cause him annoyance. To “laugh on the wrong side of one's face” is to be humiliated, or to lament from…

artificial respiration

(Encyclopedia) artificial respiration, any measure that causes air to flow in and out of a person's lungs when natural breathing is inadequate or ceases, as in respiratory paralysis, drowning,…

salivary glands

(Encyclopedia) salivary glandssalivary glandssălˈəvârˌē [key], in humans, three pairs of glands that secrete the alkaline digestive fluid, saliva, into the mouth. Most animals have salivary glands…

foot-and-mouth disease

(Encyclopedia) foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease, highly contagious disease almost exclusive to cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and other cloven-hoofed animals. It is caused by a virus,…

palate

(Encyclopedia) palatepalatepălˈĭt [key], roof of the mouth. The front part, known as the hard palate, formed by the upper maxillary bones and the palatine bones, separates the mouth from the nasal…