GASTRIC CONDOM
n. An alternative to gastric bypass surgery in treating morbid obesity. The polymer sleeve is fed through the patient's gullet and fixed below the stomach to prevent calorie absorption in the first 2 feet of small intestine.
EQUASY
n. Short for equine addiction syndrome, the clinical name for avid horsemanship proposed by David Nutt. The British psychopharmacology expert peeved the Home Secretary and the British Horse Society by claiming that equasy is as risky as taking the drug ecstasy.
DARK FLOW
n. An unexplained force drawing galaxy clusters toward a stretch of sky between the Vela and Centaurus constellations. As mysterious as dark energy and dark matter, dark flow may be the gravitational pull of other universes.
VIRTUAL PARENT
n. An AI that would converse with kids, mimicking military moms and dads who are off fighting. The Defense Department is fielding proposals from software developers for a virtual parent able to respond tenderly when a child says, "I love you."
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