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(Encyclopedia) fainting or syncopefaintingsĭngˈkəpē [key], temporary loss of consciousness caused by an insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain. It can be concurrent with any serious disease or…Breytenbach, Breyten
(Encyclopedia) Breytenbach, BreytenBreytenbach, Breytenbrīˈtən brīˈtənbäkh [key], 1939–, South African writer, painter, and activist. Although he is from a distinguished Afrikaner family, he soon…umbilical cord
(Encyclopedia) umbilical cordumbilical cordŭmbĭlˈĭkəl [key], cordlike structure about 22 in. (56 cm) long in the pregnant human female, extending from the abdominal wall of the fetus to the placenta…Biqa, Al
(Encyclopedia) Biqa, AlBiqa, Aläl bēkäˈ [key], or El BikaEl Bikaĕl bēkäˈ [key], upland valley of Lebanon and Syria, 75 mi (121 km) long and 5 to 9 mi (8–14.5 km) wide, between the Lebanon and Anti-…Welty, Eudora
(Encyclopedia) Welty, Eudora, 1909–2001, American author, b. Jackson, Miss., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1929. One of the important American regional writers of the 20th cent. and one of the finest…Bennett, Tony
(Encyclopedia) Bennett, Tony, 1926-, American singer, b. Queens, N.Y., as Anthony Dominick Benedetto. The son of Italian immigrants, Bennett began…toxoplasmosis
(Encyclopedia) toxoplasmosis, infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a single-celled parasitic microorganism that can infect most warm-blooded animals but reproduces only in animals of the cat family…trypanosome
(Encyclopedia) trypanosometrypanosometrĭpˈənəsōmˌ [key], microscopic, one-celled protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, typically living as an active parasite in the bloodstream of a vertebrate;…cocaine
(Encyclopedia) cocainecocainekōkānˈ, kōˈkān [key], alkaloid drug derived from the leaves of the coca shrub. A commonly abused illegal drug, cocaine has limited medical uses, most often in surgical…Pledge of Allegiance
(Encyclopedia) Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. It reads: “I…Trending
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