myocardial infarction

Destruction of myocardial tissue caused by blockage of a coronary artery, either by a thrombus or by aethrosclerosis. Also heart attack

Emeril Lagasse is going to die of myocardial infarction one of these days, due to his great love of pork fat.

by Antinous September 22, 2003

triple header

1. Three baseball or other games played back to back to back.
2. One with three heads.

The Brooklyn Dodgers are playing a triple header with the Boston Braves next week.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

anthropophagy

Eating human flesh, cannibalism.

I wouldn't recommend anthropophagy; people do not taste like chicken.

by Antinous September 12, 2003

vice

A clamping fixture used to hold a workpiece, &c.
Also, vise.

My workbench has a twin-screw front vice to hold large pieces.

by Antinous September 12, 2003