Planetary Node: The point at which a planet's path intersects the ecliptic; declination, 0°. The term is usually reserved for nodes other than the Moon's Nodes.

 

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Planetary Node: The point at which a planet's path intersects the ecliptic; declination, 0°. The term is usually reserved for nodes other than the Moon's Nodes.

Planetary Hours: A system devised by ancient astrologers that assigned one of the seven planets then known to each hour of the day. The first hour of sunrise was ruled by the planetary day ruler (Sunday, Sun . . . View Full Definition

Planetary Gear: A gear system that consists of one or more outer gears (or planet gears), rotating about a central gear (or sun gear). Planet gears are often mounted on a movable arm or carrier which also m . . . View Full Definition

Palinode: An ode or song that retracts what the poet wrote in a previous poem: a recantation.

Nodes: The two points in a planet's orbit which intercept the Earth's path around the sun (otherwise known as the ecliptic).

Planetary Patterns: Used interchangeably with shaping. Sometimes equated with aspect patterns. See also shaping, Bowl, Bucket, Bundle, Locomotive, See-Saw, Splash, Splay.

Sinoatrial (SA) Node: A region of modified muscle cells in the right atrium that sends timed impulses to the hearts other muscle cells, causing them to contract; the hearts pacemaker.

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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID): A genetic disorder in which affiicted individuals have no functional immune system and are prone to infections. Both the cell-mediated immune response and the antibody-mediated response are absent.

Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma sinensis): An immunostimulant