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Barany, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Barany, Robert rōˈbĕrt bäˈränē [key], 1876–1936, Austrian physician. For his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus of the ear he received the 1914 Nobel Prize in Ph...cartilage
(Encyclopedia)cartilage kärˈtəlĭj [key], flexible semiopaque connective tissue without blood vessels or nerve cells. It forms part of the skeletal system in humans and in other vertebrates, and is also known as...Ménière's disease
(Encyclopedia)Ménière's disease mən-yĕrzˈ [key], disorder of the inner ear characterized by recurrent vertigo combined with hearing loss and tinnitus (a ringing sensation). It was first described by the French...Duke, James Buchanan
(Encyclopedia)Duke, James Buchanan, 1856–1925, American industrialist, processor of tobacco products, b. near Durham, N.C. The Civil War left the Duke family poor, but James and his brother, Benjamin, helped thei...United Nations Commission for the Investigation of War Crimes
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Commission for the Investigation of War Crimes: see war crimes. ...motion sickness
(Encyclopedia)motion sickness, waves of nausea and vomiting experienced by some people, resulting from the sudden changes in movement of a vehicle. The ailment is also known as seasickness, car sickness, train sick...civil war, in Roman history
(Encyclopedia)civil war, in Roman history: see Marius and Sulla; Pompey and Julius Caesar. ...Civil War, in U.S. history
(Encyclopedia)Civil War, in U.S. history, conflict (1861–65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. It is generally known in the So...Eustachi, Bartolomeo
(Encyclopedia)Eustachi, Bartolomeo bärˌtōlōmĕˈō āˌo͞ostäˈkē [key], d. 1574, Italian anatomist. He lived in Rome from 1549 and taught at the Collegia della Sapienza (later the Univ. of Rome). He describ...Gibran, Kahlil
(Encyclopedia)Gibran, Kahlil or Khalil kəlēlˈ jĭbränˈ [key], 1883–1931, Lebanese poet and novelist. His family emigrated to America in 1895 and settled in Boston; Gibran moved to New York City in 1911. In a...Browse by Subject
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