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121Bornholm disease — noun a viral infection with fever and pain in the muscles of the ribs. Origin 1930s: named after the Danish island of Bornholm, where it was first described …
122Réunion — For other uses, see Reunion (disambiguation). Réunion   Overseas region of France   …
123Pacific oyster — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
124Chikungunya outbreaks — This article discusses recent Chikungunya outbreaks. For general information about Chikungunya, see the Chikungunya article. An analysis of the Chikungunya virus s genetic code suggests that the increased severity of the 2005–present outbreak may …
125Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
126environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
127literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
128United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
