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81Portuguese guitar — The Portuguese guitar or Portuguese guitarra ( pt. guitarra portuguesa) is a plucked string instrument with twelve steel strings, strung in six courses comprising of two strings each. It has a distinctive tuning mechanism. It is most notably… …
82Shamisen — The shamisen or samisen (Japanese: , literally three flavor strings ), also called sangen (literally three strings ) is a three stringed musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi . The pronunciation in Japanese is usually shamisen… …
83Vertical punch — The Isshin ryū punch is launched from the side, keeping the fist vertical the entire time.(A still picture of Master Shimabuku striking the makiwara shows the fist rotating a quarter turn.) The elbow is kept close to the side and the shoulder is… …
84Clàrsach — The medieval Queen Mary harp Clàrsach na Banrìgh Màiri preserved in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. Clàrsach or Cláirseach (depending on Scottish Gaelic or Irish spellings), is the generic Gaelic word for a harp , as derived from… …
852006 Duke University lacrosse case — The 2006 Duke University lacrosse case was a scandal that started in March 2006 when Crystal Gail Mangum, [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265374,00.html Crystal Gail Mangum: Profile of the Duke Rape Accuser] . Fox News. 11 April 2007.] [http …
86syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
87HYGIENE — The conception of personal cleanliness as both a prerequisite of holiness and an aid to physical fitness is central to Jewish tradition. Many of the biblical commandments promote hygiene, though their stated intention was ritual purity rather… …
88Yatga — The yatga (or yatag ) is a traditional Mongolian plucked zither, related to the Chinese guzheng . Yatga may vary widely in size, tuning, and number of bridges and strings; its style depends on its purpose. The body is a long wooden box, one end… …
89Paraguayan harp — The Paraguayan harp is the national instrument of Paraguay, and similar instruments are used elsewhere in South America, particularly Venezuela. It is a diatonic harp with 32, 36, 38 or 40 strings, made from tropical wood, with an exaggerated… …
90leukonychia — The occurrence of smooth surfaced white spots or patches under the nails, of unknown cause; the decoloration may be total or in the form of lines (striate or transverse l.) or dots (punctate l.). [leuko + G. onyx (onych ), nail] * * *… …
