Away mode is a new feature included in Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 that allows the computer to appear off to the user while it continues to perform tasks that do not require user input, such as recording television and viewing Media Center Extender sessions.
parosteal. Definitions: 1. Relating to the tissues immediately adjacent to the periosteum of a bone. The definition information for parosteal is provided by Stedman's.
syphilis - a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) Synonyms: pox, syph