Startle
81start — I. v. n. 1. Shrink, flinch, wince, startle. 2. Depart, set out, set off. 3. Arise, come into existence suddenly. 4. Deviate, digress, differ. 5. Move suddenly, spring, startle. II. v. a. 1. Rouse, alarm, start …
82Thirty-Six Stratagems — The Thirty Six Stratagems (zh tsp|t=三十六計|s=三十六计|p=Sānshíliù Jì) was originally a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, as well as in civil interaction, often through unorthodox or deceptive means. They… …
83Antheraea polyphemus — Taxobox name = Polyphemus moth image width = 250px image caption = Antheraea polyphemus , adult male name = Polyphemus moth regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Saturniidae genus = Antheraea species …
84The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …
85Centella asiatica — Taxobox name = Centella asiatica image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Apiales familia = Mackinlayaceae genus = Centella species = C. asiatica binomial = Centella asiatica binomial authority …
86Hyperekplexia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 7208 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|759.89 ICDO = OMIM = 149400 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshName = MeshNumber = Hyperexplexia, also called Hyperekplexia, is a neurological… …
87animal learning — ▪ zoology Introduction the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it is said to learn. That animals can learn seems to go without saying. The cat that… …
88syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
89Präpulsinhibition — Prinzip der Präpulsinhibition: wenn einem Schreckreiz (pulse) ein Präpuls von geringerer Intensität vorausgeht, wird die Schreckreaktion (startle response) abgeschwächt …
90electrify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. galvanize, magnetize, charge; excite, thrill, stimulate, animate; stun, bewilder, startle. See power, electricity, wonder, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To provide electricity] Syn. wire,… …
