(usually uncountable, plural abetalipoproteinemias) A rare autosomal recessive disorder that interferes with the normal absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins from food.
For other uses, see Grimalkin (disambiguation). A grimalkin (also called a greymalkin) is an archaic term for a cat. The term stems from grey (the colour) plus malkin, an archaic term with several meanings (a cat, a low class woman, a weakling, a mop or a name) derived from a hypocoristic form of the female name Maud. Scottish legend makes reference to the grimalkin as a faery cat that dwells in the highlands. The term/name may first come from Beware the Cat (published 1570) by William Baldwin. The novel is a story of talking cats, and part of it relates the story of the Grimalkin's death.
Shamal (ã·ã£ãã« Shamaru) is a character in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, voiced by RyÅka Yuzuki. Shamal is one of the Wolkenritter, and uses a set of magical rings called Klarwind. Shamal is named for the Maserati Shamal and, like all Wolkenritter, doesn't have a surname. Interestingly, the car itself is named after shamal, the Arabic name for a type of northwestern wind in Iraq and neighboring countries, mirroring her Device's name.