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41Yuriy Drohobych — Yuriy Drohobych, (Ukrainian: Юрій Дрогобич, Latin: Magister Georgius Drohobich de Rus, Polish: Jerzy Drohobycz, Jerzy Kotermak Drusianus, Georgius Drohobicz, by birthname Yuriy Kotermak, Giorgio da Leopoli) (1450 in Drohobych 4 February 1494 in… …
42Hygiene — refers to practices associated with ensuring good health and cleanliness. Such practices vary widely and what is considered acceptable in one culture may be unacceptable in another. In medical contexts, the term hygiene refers to the maintenance… …
43hygiene — /huy jeen/, n. 1. Also, hygienics. the science that deals with the preservation of health. 2. a condition or practice conducive to the preservation of health, as cleanliness. [1590 1600; < F hygiène < NL hygieina < Gk hygieinè (téchne) healthful… …
44hygiene — hy•giene [[t]ˈhaɪ dʒin[/t]] n. 1) med the application of scientific knowledge to the preservation of health and prevention of the spread of disease 2) a condition or practice conducive to the preservation of health, as cleanliness • Etymology:… …
45Water cure (therapy) — This article is about a form of therapy used in the 18th and 19th century. For the form of torture, see water cure (torture). A water cure in the therapeutic sense is a course of medical treatment by hydrotherapy.[1] Contents 1 Overview 2 …
46Curtis [2] — Curtis (spr. Körrtis), 1) Willi am, geb. um 1746; war Botaniker u. Apotheker in London u. st. 1799 in Brompton; er schr.: Flora londinensis, Lond. 1777, 2 Bde., Fol., fortgesetzt von I. Hooker seit 1816; Lectures of botany, 3 Bde., Lond. 1804;… …
47Clotted cream — A tub of clotted cream, showing top crust. Origin Alternative name(s) Clouted cream, Devonshire cream Place of origin …
48Corsetmaker — Corsetiers cutting out and fitting in the 18th century A corsetmaker is a specialist tailor who makes corsets. Corsetmakers are frequently known by the French equivalent terms corsetier (male) and corsetière (female). Stay maker is an obsolete… …
49Double O (charity) — Double O Charity, Ltd. Founder(s) The Who Pete Townshend Type Charity Founded 1976 Location London, England Area served United Kingdom and overseas …
50sanitarium — san•i•tar•i•um [[t]ˌsæn ɪˈtɛər i əm[/t]] also sanatorium 2) n. pl. tar•i•ums, tar•i•a [[t] ˈtɛər i ə[/t]] med an institution for the preservation of health; health resort • Etymology: 1850–55; < L sānit(ās) health (see sanity) + ārium ary …
