takeover bid: an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company
tender offer: an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both
oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy: a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant