| Blumenau, Leonid | <person> Russian neurologist, 1862-1932. See: Blumenau's nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Blumenau's nucleus | The lateral cuneate nucleus of the medulla oblongata. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| leonid | <astronomy> One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty-three years; so called because shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo. Origin: From Leo: cf. F. Leonides, pl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |