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What does the word Habe'na mean?

Lit., a thong. One of the peduncles of the pineal gland. See also frenum and retinaculum. [ Lat.]

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Habit is the aptitude for repeating certain acts: - or, a facility, which results from the frequent repetition of the same act. It is, according to vulgar expression, \'a second nature. Habit may predispose to certain diseases, or it may protect against them. It ought not to be lost sight of, in attending to the progress of disease, or of its treatment., [Latin] A fixed practice; especially, a practice established by constant repetition until it has become involuntary. In a restricted sense, the practice of taking a harmful drug; as Cocaine h., Morphine h., Opium h. H. chorea, H. spasm, spasmodic uncontrollable movements of certain voluntary muscles occurring habitually; especially, involuntary movements (h. movements) that one habitually makes whenever performing a certain act, such as thinking or talking., [Latin] The general set of appearances indicative of a special state of the body as a whole or of one of its organs. Full h. (Apoplectic h.), a condition of plethora, indicated by engorgement of the visible blood-vessels, flushed face, and a tendency to fleshiness. Glaucomatous h., see Glaucomatous. .

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