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postdiphtheritic paralysis (medicine) and tailgate(1) (iou)


postdiphtheritic paralysis (medicine)


postdiphtheritic paralysis
<otolaryngology> Paralysis affecting the uvula most frequently, but also any Other muscle, due to toxic neuritis; usually appears in the second or third week following the beginning of the attack of diphtheria.

Synonym: diphtheritic paralysis.


tailgate(1) (iou)



tailgate noun & adjective. M19.
[from TAIL noun1 + GATE noun1.]
A. noun.
A tailboard. Also, the door at the back of an estate or hatchback car. Orig. US. M19.
A lower gate of a canal lock. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Designating a style of jazz trombone playing characterized by improvisation in the manner of the early New Orleans musicians. M20.
Designating or pertaining to an informal meal served from the open tailgate of a parked car. N. Amer. L20.