All About Lobsters. The New England lobster is a fairly terrifying-looking sea-green creature that's cannibalistic, reclusive, rather nasty, and very good to eat. The New England lobster (Homarus Americanus) is a crustacean related to crabs, shrimp, crayfish and barnacles. An arthropod, it is more closely related to insects than to animals (hence the jocular term bugs for lobsters).
Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) PLS is the term for a group of upper motor neuron disorders that cause cause progressive spasticity (stiffness) and weakness in the legs, arms, and speech and swallowing muscles. See PLS. Also considered a benign variant of ALS.
The abbreviation DDS stands for doctor of dental surgery, and PA refers to a professional association. DDS is the degree held by the dentist, and professional association is a legal term that allows a person to be treated as a business entity for tax purposes. Continue Reading.