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  • 61ANGAS, George Fife (1789-1879) — a founder of South Australia, philanthropist was born at Newcastle on Tyne, England, on 1 May 1789. He was the seventh son of Caleb Angas, a prosperous coach manufacturer and shipowner, and was educated at a boarding school under the Rev. J.… …

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  • 62Charles Sydney Jones — Sir (Charles) Sydney Jones (7 February 1872 – 16 February 1947) was an English shipowner and Liberal Party politician. Contents 1 Family and education 2 Career 3 Politics 3.1 Local politics …

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  • 63hepatitis — n. inflammation of the liver caused by viruses, toxic substances, or immunological abnormalities. Infectious hepatitis is caused by viruses, several types of which have been isolated as specific causes of the disease and can be detected by blood… …

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  • 64convalescence — con•va•les•cence [[t]ˌkɒn vəˈlɛs əns[/t]] n. 1) med the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness 2) med the period during which one is convalescing • Etymology: 1480–90; < LL …

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  • 65convalescence — /kɒnvəˈlɛsəns / (say konvuh lesuhns) noun 1. the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness. 2. the period during which one is convalescing …

  • 66lysis —   n. Chemistry, disintegration or destruction of cells; Medicine, gradual recovery from disease.    ♦ lysigenic,    ♦ lysigenous, a. formed by lysis.    ♦ lysin, n. substance causing lysis.    ♦ lysogen, n. antigen increasing lysin production …

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  • 67con|va|les|cence — «KON vuh LEHS uhns», noun. 1. a gradual recovery of health and strength after illness: »After the operation, his convalescence was quick and complete. 2. the time during which one is convalescing: »The doctor prescribed a three week convalescence …

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  • 68MIAMI-DADE COUNTY — MIAMI DADE COUNTY, located on the southeast coast of Florida. Miami Dade County is comprised of 32 cities with Miami as the county seat and largest and oldest city. Miami, founded in 1896, was difficult to reach until the railroad was extended… …

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  • 69United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 70Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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