2012年4月27日 星期五

bloviating, rewire, Mind-body approaches to chronic pai





 Did you know that Chicago is called "The Windy City" because of the bloviating habits of its politicians, and not the breeze off the lake?


According to some polls, the bloviating Newt Gingrich is the new GOP front-runner. It won't last(37)

Rewiring the Brain to Ease Pain
Mind-body approaches to chronic pain, such as meditation and tai chi, are proving surprisingly effective in clinical trials, showing that people can change how their brains respond to pain.


bloviate
(blō'vē-āt') pronunciation
intr.v. Slang, -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner: "the rural Babbitt who bloviates about 'progress' and 'growth'" (George Rebeck).
[動](自)一席ぶつ.
[Mock-Latinate formation, from BLOW1.]
bloviation blo'vi·a'tion n.

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