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End Zone: The area between the end line (or deadline in Canadian amateur football) and the goal line, bounded by the sidelines.

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Neutral Zone: The area on the ice between the blue lines.

Neuroendocrine: Having to do with neuroendocrinology: the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system.

Offending Team: The team that committed a foul.

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Offensive Zone: That part of the rink where the other teams goal is located.

Open Ending: The first ending in a medieval secular piece, usually cadencing on a pitch other than the final.