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GYM: Google - Yahoo - Microsoft, the big three of search

Brain Gym: Created by Paul and Gail Dennison, Brain Gym (or Educational Kinesiology or Edu-K) is a sensorimotor program based on research by educational therapists, developmental optometrists, and othe . . . View Full Definition

Multi-Gym: A home gym contraption that looks like a bunch of health-club weight machines welded to each other.

Gymnosperm: Means 'naked seeds' and identifies trees usually known as softwoods or evergreens. Christmas trees are nearly always gymnosperms.

Gymnosperms: Flowerless, seed-bearing land plants; the first seed plants; living groups include the pines, ginkgos, and cycads. Naked seeds.

Trager Approach: Trager is an approach to bodywork developed in the 1920s by American medical practitioner Dr. Milton Trager. It makes extensive use of touch-contact and encourages the client to experience t . . . View Full Definition

Needles: Long, slender leaves typical of many gymnosperms.

Gyrotonic: A system designed to exercise the musculature while mobilizing and articulating the joints. Gyrotonic was conceived regarding key principles of gymnastics, swimming, ballet, and yoga through . . . View Full Definition

Red Tide (Water): The term applied to toxic algal blooms caused by several genera of din flagellates (Gymnodinium and Gonyaulax) which turn the sea red and are frequently associated with a deterioration in wa . . . View Full Definition

Spoonerism: The comic (and usually unintentional) transposition of two initial consonants or other sounds. For example, saying 'the queer old dean' when one means to say, 'the dear old queen,' or speaki . . . View Full Definition