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sty

(Encyclopedia) sty, in medicine, acute localized infection of one or more of the glands of the eyelid, with pain, swelling, and redness of the lid margin, usually caused by a staphylococcus infection…

Spa

(Encyclopedia) Spa, commune (1991 pop. 10,140), Liège prov., E Belgium, in the Ardennes. Its therapeutic mineral springs and baths, frequented since the 16th cent., made it an internationally…

Battle Creek

(Encyclopedia) Battle Creek, city (2020 pop. 52,721), Calhoun co., S Mich., at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers; settled 1831,…

Tennessee, University of

(Encyclopedia) Tennessee, University of, main campus at Knoxville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1794, opened 1795 as Blount College; became East Tennessee College 1807;…

kratom

(Encyclopedia) kratom, drug obtained from the leaves of the tropical evergreen tree Mitragyna speciosa, also called kratom, a relative of the coffee tree found in Southeast Asia. The leaves are…

Long Island University

(Encyclopedia) Long Island University, main campus at Brooklyn, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered 1926, opened 1927. It also includes C. W. Post College (est. 1954) at Brookville, Long Island, a campus…

Nuwara Eliya

(Encyclopedia) Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliyan&oobreve;vˈərə āˈlĭyə, n&oomacr;rāˈlēə [key], town (1990 est. pop. 26,000), S Sri Lanka. A hill resort (alt. 6,194 ft/1,889 m) and health center in a…

Lions International

(Encyclopedia) Lions International, organization of business and professional people, founded (1917) by Melvin Jones. The International Association of Lions Clubs (popularly known as Lions…

Consumers' Union

(Encyclopedia) Consumers' Union, product testing and rating organization founded (1936) to provide consumers with information and counsel regarding major retail goods and services. Through its…

Dublin, University of

(Encyclopedia) Dublin, University of, at Dublin, Ireland; founded 1591 by Queen Elizabeth I of England; also called Trinity College, Dublin. It has faculties of arts (humanities); arts (letters);…