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11POPULATION — Methodological Uncertainties Because of the great difficulties in ascertaining human population data in general, and Jewish data in particular, especially in ancient and medieval times, a word of caution is even more necessary here than in most… …
12blister rust — Plant Pathol. a disease, esp. of white pines, characterized by cankers and in the spring by blisters on the stems, caused by a rust fungus of the genus Cronartium. [1915 20] * * * Any of several diseases of pines, caused by rust fungi (see… …
13climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
14bacteriostatic — Inhibiting or retarding the multiplication of bacteria. * * * bac·te·ri·o·stat·ic .tir ē ō stat ik adj causing bacteriostasis <a bacteriostatic agent> bac·te·ri·o·stat·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv * * * adj. capable of inhibiting or retarding the …
15birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence …
16Kurzsichtigkeit — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 H44.2 Degenerative Myopie/Maligne Myopie H52.1 Myopie H52.5 A …
17Southeast Asia — Southeast Asian. the countries and land area of Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. * * * Vast region of Asia lying east of the Indian subcontinent and south of China. It includes …
18Holocene Epoch — formerly Recent Epoch Latest interval of the Earth s geologic history, dating from 10,000 years ago to the present. The younger of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period, the Holocene follows the last glacial stage of the… …
19Food preservation — Canadian World War I poster encouraging people to preserve food for the winter …
20Eugen Steinach — Dr Eugen Steinach (1861 1944) a leading Austrian physiologist and pioneer in endocrinology.Dr. Steinach performed endocrine research that was aimed to revolutionize human life by the use of glandular techniques, for example, experiments with… …
