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LeHand, Missy
(Encyclopedia) LeHand, Missy (Marguerite Alice LeHand), 1896–1944, personal secretary to Franklin Roosevelt, b. Potsdam, N.Y. She worked for Roosevelt's unsuccessful vice presidential campaign (1920…iron lung
(Encyclopedia) iron lung, device used to maintain artificial respiration over an extended period of time. Before the successful vaccination program against poliomyelitis, it was used mostly in…Costa e Silva, Artur da
(Encyclopedia) Costa e Silva, Artur daCosta e Silva, Artur daərt&oomacr;rˈ dä koŏshˈtə ĕ sēlˈvə [key], 1902–69, president of Brazil (1967–69). An army general, he participated in the 1964 coup…Gajdusek, Daniel Carleton
(Encyclopedia) Gajdusek, Daniel CarletonGajdusek, Daniel Carletongīdˈəshĕkˌ [key], 1923–2008, American virologist, b. Yonkers, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Rochester; M.D. Harvard, 1945. He worked in the…Koop, C. Everett
(Encyclopedia) Koop, C. Everett (Charles Everett Koop), 1916–2013, American physician, U.S. surgeon general (1982–89), b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Dartmouth (B.S., 1937), Cornell Medical College (M.D.,…physical therapy
(Encyclopedia) physical therapy or physiotherapy, treatment of disorders of the muscles, bones, or joints by means of physical agents—heat, light, water, manual and electronic massage, and exercise.…Albizu Campos, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Albizu Campos, PedroAlbizu Campos, Pedropāˈdrō älbēˈs&oomacr; kämˈpōs [key], 1891–1965, Puerto Rican political leader. After service in an African-American unit during World War I…estrogen
(Encyclopedia) CE5 estrogenestrogenĕsˈtrəjən [key], any one of a group of hormones synthesized by the reproductive organs and adrenal glands in females and, in lesser quantities, in males. The…hypertension
(Encyclopedia) hypertension or high blood pressure, elevated blood pressure resulting from an increase in the amount of blood pumped by the heart or from increased resistance to the flow of blood…compressor
(Encyclopedia) compressor, machine that decreases the volume of air or other gas by the application of pressure. Compressor types range from the simple hand pump and the piston-equipped compressor…Trending
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