(Encyclopedia) meningitismeningitismĕnĭnjīˈtĭs [key] or cerebrospinal meningitiscerebrospinal meningitissĕrˌəbrōspīˈnəl [key], acute inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover and protect…
SAUNDERS, Romulus Mitchell, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Milton, Caswell (then Orange) County, N.C., March 3, 1791; attended the common schools and the University of North…
GORSKI, Chester Charles, a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., June 22, 1906; attended Sts. Peter and Paul Parochial School and Technical High School; member of…
Fungal Infections of the SkinFungal InfectionsIntroductionTypes of InfectionFungal Infections of the SkinFighting Fungus Fungi that commonly cause skin diseases are called dermatophytes. “…
(Encyclopedia) legitimation, act of giving the status of legitimacy to a child whose parents were not married at the time the child was born. This is generally accomplished by the subsequent marriage…
(Encyclopedia) Labadie, Jean de, or Jean de la BadieJean de la Badieboth: zhäN də lä bädēˈ [key], 1610–74, French mystic, founder of the Labadists, a quietist sect. He had been a Roman Catholic…
(Encyclopedia) limingliminglīmˈĭng [key], application to the soil of calcium in various forms, generally as ground limestone, but also as marl, chalk, shells, or hydrated lime. Lime benefits soil by…
(Encyclopedia) Hawaiian, member of the Polynesian group of the Austronesian family of languages. Of the fewer than 10,000 people who speak Hawaiian, only a few hundred are native speakers, but the…
(Encyclopedia) Hook, Sidney, 1902–89, American philosopher, b. New York City, grad. City College (B.S., 1923), Ph.D. Columbia Univ., 1927. He taught at New York Univ. (1927–72) and was long head of…
(Encyclopedia) Anthony, Kenny (Kenneth Davis Anthony), 1951–, St. Lucian political leader and lawyer. He taught before becoming an adviser to the St. Lucian ministry of education and culture (1979–80…
