Meaning of headcase | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A mentally unbalanced, unpredictable person, especially one who displays aggressive behavior.
   countable, derogatory, informal
2. A genetic sequence that inhibits terminal branching of the trachea and regulates dendrite pruning.
   uncountable

Examples

“"A stockbroker doesn't have⟳ 80,000 people sitting behind him just waiting for a mistake⟳," says Jim Fassel, whom fans serenaded with "Fire Fassel!" chants during his final weeks as head coach of the New York Giants last⟳ season. "It can drive⟳ you crazy." From head coach to head case in three easy steps.”

“Another gene downstream of EcR/Usp is headcase. Screening genes that show⟳ genetic interactions with EcR mutants, Loncle and Williams identified headcase as a regulator of dendrite pruning (Loncle and Williams 2012).”

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