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irritable bowel syndrome
(Encyclopedia) irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), condition characterized by constipation, diarrhea, or alternating constipation and diarrhea in the absence of any disease process. It is usually…Jahn, Friedrich Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Jahn, Friedrich LudwigJahn, Friedrich Ludwigfrēˈdrĭkh l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh yän [key], 1778–1852, German patriot. A high school teacher in Berlin, he was active in efforts to free…Larissa, Greece
(Encyclopedia) LarissaLarissalərĭsˈə [key] or LárisaLárisaläˈrēsä [key], city (1991 pop. 113,090), capital of Larissa prefecture, E Greece, in Thessaly on the Piniós River. It is an agricultural…Arias de Ávila, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Arias de Ávila, PedroArias de Ávila, Pedropāˈᵺrō äˈryäs dā äˈvēlä [key], known as PedrariasPedrariaspāᵺräˈryäs [key], c.1440–1531, Spanish colonial administrator. He was sent (1514) as…Konoye, Fumimaro
(Encyclopedia) Konoye, FumimaroKonoye, Fumimarof&oomacr;ˌmēmärōˈ kōnōyāˈ [key], 1891–1945, Japanese statesman. He was a scion of the ancient Fujiwara noble family. In June, 1937, he accepted the…Arad, city, Romania
(Encyclopedia) Arad Arad ärädˈ [key], city, W Romania, in the Banat, on the Mureşul River, near the Hungarian border. It is an important railroad junction and a leading…Luang Phabang
(Encyclopedia) Luang PhabangLuang Phabanglwäng pəbängˈ [key] or Luang PrabangLuang Prabangprə– [key], city (1995 est. pop. 55,300), capital of Luang Phabang prov. and the historic, religious, and…Lleras Camargo, Alberto
(Encyclopedia) Lleras Camargo, AlbertoLleras Camargo, Albertoälbārˈtō lyāˈräs kämärˈgō [key], 1906–90, president of Colombia (1945–46, 1958–62). A journalist, he entered politics as a Liberal,…Luxeuil
(Encyclopedia) LuxeuilLuxeuillüksöˈyə [key], former abbey, E France, at the present-day town of Luxeuil-les-Bains. It was founded c.590 by St. Columban on the site of the Roman town Luxovium,…despotism
(Encyclopedia) despotism, government by an absolute ruler unchecked by effective constitutional limits to his power. In Greek usage, a despot was ruler of a household and master of its slaves. The…Trending
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