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alcaide (iou) and escape reaction (medicine)


alcaide (iou)



alcaide noun. Also alcaid, alcayde. E16.
[Spanish from Arab. al-&kdbelow;a'id the leader, the commander: see AL-2.]
The governor of a Spanish, Portuguese, Moorish, etc., fortress; a jailer.

escape reaction (medicine)


escape reaction
Innate response elicited by sensory stimuli associated with a threatening situation, or actual confrontation with an enemy.