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(Encyclopedia) splint, rigid or semiflexible device for the immobilization of displaced or fractured parts of the body. Most commonly employed for fractures of bones, a splint may be a first-aid…Enid
(Encyclopedia) Enid Enid ēˈnĭd [key], city (2020 pop. 51,308), seat of Garfield co., N central Okla…Fort Sam Houston
(Encyclopedia) Fort Sam Houston, U.S. army facility, S Tex., in San Antonio; headquarters of the U.S. Army North and the U.S. Army South. In 2010 it was amalgamated with Lackland and Randolph air…Gaya
(Encyclopedia) Gaya Gaya gīˈə [key], city, Bihar state, E central India. The region is sacred to…Tampere
(Encyclopedia) TampereTamperetämˈpĕrā [key], Swed. Tammerfors, city (1998 pop. 191,254), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on the banks of the rapids between lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. It is the…Celle
(Encyclopedia) Celle Celle tsĕlˈə [key], city, Lower Saxony, N Germany, on the Aller River. Its manufactures…Murray, Albert Lee
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Albert Lee, 1916–2013, American essayist, novelist, and critic, b. Nokomis, Ala., grad. Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee Univ.; B.S., 1939) and New York Univ. (M.A., 1948).…larynx
(Encyclopedia) larynxlarynxlârˈĭngks [key], organ of voice in mammals. Commonly known as the voice box, the larynx is a tubular chamber about 2 in. (5 cm) high, consisting of walls of cartilage bound…Hampton, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Hampton. <1> City (2020 pop. 8,368), Henry co., central Ga.; est. 1873. Originally known as Bear Creek, the town was moved and…skin diving
(Encyclopedia) skin diving, act of swimming freely underwater. It is done with the aid of a face mask, swimming fins for the feet, and either a snorkel breathing tube or scuba [acronym for self-…Trending
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