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Anadiploidy shock:
negative reaction from LRT anti-codominance treatments (see Lychromosomal Repression Therapy)

Bi-specian:
a species hybrid, e.g. vampyre-wulf, wulf-human

Burr's Ridge:
superior aspect of ear with pointed cartilage, site from which lupine cartilage grows during the Change. Named after Dr. Edward Burr (1889–1943). This is the structure that gives wulves slightly pointed ears when in human form.

DNA-mRNA Mutation Syndrome:
negative reaction from anti-codominance treatments

Globin Crash
(colloquial): a severe drop of hemoglobin; acute anemia that afflicts vampyres, which requires immediate infusion of iron and oxygen in their blood. Symptoms include weakness, disorientation, and fainting. Intake of synthetic blood products will typically resolve the condition within minutes.

Haemophilesis:
vampyre's excessive bleeding due to decreased clotting factors

Hemodipsia:
a vampyre's need for increased hemoglobin intake (Gk:
heme
=blood +
dipso
=thirst)

LMPI
(
Lycan-Metamorphosis Prodromal Illness
): a varied set of flulike symptoms (headache, nausea, fever, vomiting, body aches) that some wulves suffer for a few days before a Change

Lycan-metamorphosis:
the Change (Primitis Lycan-metamorphosis: first Change. Pseudo-Lycan-metamorphosis: partial Change before Primitis)

Lycardiomegaly:
the naturally large size of the wulf heart; typically 30–40 percent larger than a human or vampyre heart

Lychondrocytosis:
growing of cartilage in ears as they take on elongated lupine shape

Lychromosomal Repression Therapy:
genetic therapy performed to repress lycanthropic phenotype traits (including Lycan-Metamorphosis)

Metahematosynthesis:
blood cells during the Change

Soladurisis:
(vampyre) burning in sunlight (Latin:
sol
=sun +
aduro
=to set on fire, burn, singe)

Vamporphyria:
when heme levels decrease, porphyria is induced, causing a toxic buildup of porphyrins in the blood. Vamporphyria is a chronic, severe, and potentially lethal form of porphyria. It is an inheritable trait of all vampyres.

Vampyrolytic anemia:
breakdown of red blood cells—and lowered heme—naturally occurring in vampyres. This is the reason they need to have an increased intake of
VampHematin
.

Coagudine:
coagulation medication, used to slow or stop bleeding (effective only in vampyres)

Coumidex:
blood thinner. Typically given after Coagudine to regain hemostasis. Used illicitly as a way to “get high.”

DermaWhite:
a product that temporarily whitens skin by use of a bleaching chemical

Dial-a-Canopy:
commercial company specializing in express delivery of Sol-Blok bed canopies

Factor XIV:
coagulation agent, used only for small injuries

Fibrex
(
collar
): Fibrex collars are worn by wulves at compounds. They are extremely flexible to expand when wearer's neck thickens during the Change, and the material is exceptionally durable, untearable without industrial-strength cutters.

Hemometer:
instrument that quickly measures basic blood composition status such as hematocrit, red blood cell count, hemoglobin levels, etc. Units range from sophisticated hospital models to personal, portable units for consumer use.

Hemo-Sealer:
an ointment that quickly dries into a rubbery, waxy substance when applied to cuts or scabs. It prevents the scent of blood from arousing vampyres.

Lupine Fresh:
deodorant formulated specifically for wulves

Lupinox:
an over-the-counter treatment for the aches and pains of LMPI

Lycano Lock handcuffs:
(police use) extra-strength carbon steel restraints; legally available only to police forces and units of the LPCB

Photoshield:
chamber by doorway to prevent sunlight from entering house (similar to revolving door of a darkroom)

Sangre-Vin:
wine infused with real blood; highly addictive, outlawed in the U.S.

Sol-Blok:
Leading U.S. manufacturer of light-blocking products (window treatments, canopies that close over beds, body-cover suits, etc.)

Somnambulex:
prescription sleeping pill for vampyres

SynHeme:
commercial beverage, synthetic blood (developed by Sandor Bartlett)

SynHemesicle:
dessert; frozen fruit-flavored SynHeme on a stick

Tylenol-V:
Acetaminophen 4000 mg, formulated for vampyre use

Vamp-EYEr:
producer of blue-hued nonprescription contact lenses, sold at malls and online

VampHematin:
the agent in all forms of artificial heme; active ingredient of products such as SynHeme and VeniHeme

VeniHeme:
synthetic blood for medical use; intravenous (IV) used when a vampyre is hypovolemic and needs an infusion

Blood-flood:
copious bleeding after an injury, due to vampyre decreased clotting factors of haemophilesis (also known as
speed bleed
and
heme stream
)

Blue-tooth:
one who drinks too much SynHeme Caffeine Plus (Blue tooth stains can be removed by a dentist)

Crumpskull
(strongly derogatory): a wulf, specifically one who has post-Change cranial deformities (named after comic-strip character “Crump” who is an unlucky wulf boy with a lumpy head) (see
Face-case
)

Doglet
(derogatory): young wulf

Face-case
(derogatory): a wulf, specifically one who has post-Change facial deformities (see
Crumpskull
)

Fang-banger:
one who prefers to (or will only) have sex with vampyres

Furburger:
a werewulf corpse (esp. as food for scavengers)

Hamp:
human who is a vampyre wannabe; gets blue contact lenses, dyes hair blond, etc. (see also
Wamp
)

Hooked in:
the state of a vampyre who is addicted to blood

Howler
(derogatory): wulf

Howler-prowler:
one who sexually pursues wulves

Keeper:
person who illegally rents cage space (usually unhygienic and cramped) to unregistered wulves during full moon (high mortality rate for these wulves)

Lunadog
(derogatory): wulf also
lunabitch
(f)

Moondog
(derogatory): wulf also
moonbitch
(f)

Moonrunner:
an unregistered wulf who evades the authorities

Mutt
(mildly derogatory): wulf

Poacher:
a civilian hunter of unregistered wolves, often in league with local police

Prima vampyreena:
a conceited and spoiled wealthy female vampyre (also,
PV
)

Rabies baby
(derogatory): infant wulf (most common in plural, as
rabies babies
)

Regen:
vampyres' heightened healing abilities

Roaster
(derogatory): a vampyre

Sun-scorch:
soladurisis (vampyres' severe burning in sunlight)

Throw a clot:
to get anxious, upset, or excited (vampyre use)

Wamp:
wulf who is a vampyre wannabe (see also
Hamp
)

Wulftag:
tattoo of a wulf symbol, legally required to be applied to the right hand of every wulf at birth. A red ring is added when the wulf registers for a compound.

Wulf-whacker
(derogatory): someone who is sexually promiscuous with wulves

AAWRA:
The American Association for Wulf Rights and Advancement. Social action group dedicated to protecting rights of wulves

LPCB:
Lycanthrope Protection & Control Bureau

LRC:
Lycanthropic Rest Center. Medical facility as an alternative to going to compounds. Very expensive; technique (drug-induced coma) highly dangerous.