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lamia (iou) and Jamb (medicine)


lamia (iou)



lamia noun. . LME.
[Latin from Greek = mythical monster, carnivorous fish.]
A mythical monster supposed to have the body of a woman, and to prey on human beings and suck the blood of children. Also, a witch, a she-demon.

Jamb (medicine)


jamb


1. The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face.

2. <chemical> Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.

Origin: Prov. E. Jaumb, jaum, F. Jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol.

Source: Websters Dictionary