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  • 11diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… …

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  • 12Logie —    1) LOGIE, a parish, in the district of Cupar, county of Fife; containing, with the village of Lucklawhill Feus, 419 inhabitants, of whom forty six are in the village of Logie, 4 miles (N. N. E.) from Cupar. This parish derives its name from… …

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  • 14Intermontane Plateaus — Physiographic regions of the U.S. Interior See:legend For purposes of description, the physical geography of the United States is split into several major physiographic divisions, one being the Intermontane Plateaus. Please refer to the Geography …

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  • 15Atolls of the Maldives — This article discusses the natural geographical atolls of the Maldives. See Administrative divisions of the Maldives for the administrative units also known as atolls. See Islands of the Maldives for individual islands that make up the… …

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  • 16Myriad (typeface) — Adobe Myriad Category Sans serif Classification Humanist Designer(s) Robert Slimbach Carol Twombly …

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  • 17Qeshm — [kesh′əm] island of Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz: 460 sq mi (1,191 sq km) * * * ▪ island, Iran also spelled  Qishm,  Persian  Jazīreh e qeshm,  Arabic  Jazīrat Aṭ ṭawīlah,         largest island in the Persian Gulf, belonging to …

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  • 18ameboid — 1. Resembling an ameba in appearance or characteristics. 2. Of irregular outline with peripheral projections; denoting the outline of a form of colony in plate culture. [ameba + G. eidos, appearance] * * * ame·boid or chiefly Brit amoe·boid ə mē …

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  • 19Sierra — Si*er ra, n. [Sp., properly, a saw, fr. L. serra a saw. See {Serrate}.] A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada. [1913 Webster] The wild sierra overhead. Whitter. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20sierra — noun Etymology: Spanish, literally, saw, from Latin serra Date: 1600 1. a. a range of mountains especially with a serrated or irregular outline b. the country about a sierra 2. any of several large scombroid fishes (genus Scomberomorus) related… …

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