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  • 101thyroid — I. adjective also thyroidal Etymology: New Latin thyroides, from Greek thyreoeidēs shield shaped, thyroid, from thyreos shield shaped like a door, from thyra door more at door Date: circa 1741 1. a. of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland b.… …

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  • 102Turner syndrome — or Ullrich Turner syndrome encompasses several conditions, of which monosomy X is the most common. It is a chromosomal disorder affecting females in which all or part of one of the X chromosomes is absent. Occurring in 1 out of every 2500 girls,… …

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  • 103Sancy — Infobox Diamond caption = colour scheme = #000000 gem name = Sancy weight = 55.23 carats grams = 11.046 grams color = Pale yellow, exact color grade not recorded. cut = Shield shaped modified brilliant cut mine = Unknown country = India cutter =… …

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  • 104Raiden Fighters 2 — Infobox VG title = Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive developer = SEIBU KAIHATSU INC. publisher = Fabtek (US) The Metrotainment Network (Asia) Tuning Electronic (DE) designer = release = 1997 genre = Vertical scrolling shooter modes = Single… …

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  • 105Premier Mine — Premier Mine, South Africa, before 1903 …

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  • 106Fire screen — A fire screen began as a form of furniture that acted as a shield between an occupant of a room and the fireplace, and its primary function was to reduce the discomfort of excessive heat radiating from a log fire. Early firescreens usually were… …

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  • 107Green stink bug — Taxobox | name = Green stink bug image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera familia = Pentatomidae subfamilia = Pentatominae tribus = Pentatomini genus = Acrosternum species = A. hilare binomial …

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  • 108Ediacara biota — The Ediacara (IPAEng|ˌiːdɪˈækərə, formerly Vendian) biota are ancient lifeforms of the Ediacaran Period, which represent the earliest known complex multicellular organisms. They appeared soon after the Earth thawed from the Cryogenian period s… …

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  • 109chair — chairless, adj. /chair/, n. 1. a seat, esp. for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms. 2. something that serves as a chair or supports like a chair: The two men clasped hands… …

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  • 110sigillography — Introduction       the study of seals (seal). A sealing is the impression made by the impact of a hard engraved surface on a softer material, such as clay or wax, once used to authenticate documents in the manner of a signature today; the word… …

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