Vocabulary

shirt with white cuffs and collar; cleric shirt

crochet

bucket brigade

man-in-the-middle attack

bucket brigade attack

to be comfortable; to be easy; to be relaxed; to be cosseted

ileitis

localized; circumscribed

regional enteritis

gliadin; protein found in grain gluten

prolamin; member of a class of proteins found in grains

ganglion; ganglion cyst

bacterial vaginosis; BV

duodenitis

colitis

oral candidiasis; oral candidosis; oral thrush

onychomycosis; tinea unguium

ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis

alopecia areata

premature alopecia

traction alopecia

bran; husks

giardiasis

male pattern baldness; male pattern alopecia; androgenic alopecia; androgenetic alopecia

urinary tract infection; UTI

reformist local government (often left-of-center); progressive local government

sexually transmitted disease; STD

videodisc

premenstrual syndrome; PMS

premenstrual syndrome; PMS

premenstrual tension; PMT

menstrual pain; menstrual cramps; algomenorrhea

menopause

menstrual period

menstrual irregularity; irregular menstruation

premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD

portable incense burner (ball-shaped and carried in one's clothes)

five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner

set of three

ugly but cute; adorably ugly