APHORISMS AND PROVERBS
\ˈafɔːɹˌɪzəmz and pɹˈɒvɜːbz], \ˈafɔːɹˌɪzəmz and pɹˈɒvɜːbz], \ˈa_f_ɔː_ɹ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m_z a_n_d p_ɹ_ˈɒ_v_ɜː_b_z]\
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Short popular sayings effectively expressing or astutely professing general truths or useful thoughts. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, p97, p1556)
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Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
- group inherited disorders which share progressive ataxia combination with atrophy CEREBELLUM; PONS; inferior olivary nuclei. Additional features include RIGIDITY; NYSTAGMUS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; DEMENTIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. familial has an earlier onset (second decade) and may feature spinal cord atrophy. sporadic form tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade, is considered a clinical subtype MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1085)
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