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111Earth and Space Sciences — ▪ 1996 Introduction GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY In 1995 significant developments took place in the realm of geologic mapping, which provides the foundation for the presentation and comparison of data in the Earth sciences. The most important… …
112chemical element — Introduction also called element, any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes. Elements are the fundamental materials of which all matter is composed. This article considers the… …
113classical scholarship — Introduction the study, in all its aspects, of ancient Greece (ancient Greek civilization) and Rome (ancient Rome). In continental Europe the field is known as “classical philology,” but the use, in some circles, of “philology” to denote… …
114skin disease — ▪ pathology Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human skin. They have a wide range of causes. General features Although most diseases affecting the skin originate in the layers of the skin, such abnormalities are… …
115Minnesota — • One of the North Central States of the American Union, lies about midway between the eastern and western shores of the continent, and about midway between the gulf of Mexico and Hudson s Bay Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Minnesota… …
116Desert (in the Bible) — Desert (in the Bible) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Desert (in the Bible) The Hebrew words translated in the Douay Version of the Bible by desert or wilderness , and usually rendered by the Vulgate desertum, solitude , or occasionally… …
117Graft-versus-host disease — A complication of bone marrow transplants in which T cells in the donor bone marrow graft go on the offensive and attack the host’s tissues. Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is seen most often in cases where the blood marrow donor is unrelated to …
118Ichthyosis — Dry, rectangular scales on the skin. Like fish scales. From the Greek ichthys meaning fish. Ichthyosis is not one but rather a group of skin disorders characterized by noninflammatory scaling of the skin. Many different metaphors have been used… …
119Syndrome, Sjogren — 1. An autoimmune disease that classically combines dry eyes, dry mouth, and another disease of the connective tissues such as rheumatoid arthritis (most common), lupus, {{}}scleroderma or polymyositis. There is a great preponderance of females.… …
120laryngitis — Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx. [laryngo + G. itis, inflammation] chronic posterior l. a form of l. involving principally the interarytenoid area; thought to be caused by …
