Term: medusa: (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
Broader: gorgon: (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | Unrelated: ketonuria: excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
Broader: gorgon: (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | Unrelated: show-stopper: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
Broader: gorgon: (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | Unrelated: perception: a way of conceiving something
Broader: gorgon: (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | Unrelated: autogenic therapy: training patients in self-induced relaxation
Broader: gorgon: (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | Unrelated: border terrier: small rough-coated terrier of British origin
Broader: gorgon: (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | Unrelated: guillain-barre syndrome: a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown
Broader: gorgon: (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | Unrelated: bargello: needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines
Broader: gorgon: (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | Unrelated: tubal pregnancy: ectopic pregnancy in a Fallopian tube
Broader: gorgon: (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | Unrelated: dry fly: a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water
Broader: gorgon: (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | Unrelated: crystal pickup: a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal