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  • 111human disease — Introduction       an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease       Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness …

    Universalium

  • 112Psychology of Interest —     Psychology of Interest     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Psychology of Interest     (Lat. interest; Fr. intérêt; Germ. interesse). The mental state called interest has received much attention in recent psychological literature. This is largely… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 113fast — 1. Durable; resistant to change; applied to stained microorganisms which cannot be decolorized. SEE ALSO: acid f.. 2. Not eating. [A.S. foest, firm, fixed] * * * ferment active solution therapy; Fitness, Arthritis and Seniors Trial; flowassisted …

    Medical dictionary

  • 114Jewish philosophy — Colette Sirat INTRODUCTION The history of medieval Jewish philosophy can be divided into two consecutive periods. The first, beginning in the ninth century and ending roughly with the death of Maimonides in 1204, occurred in Islamic lands. The… …

    History of philosophy

  • 115grassy knollism — n. A tendency to formulate conspiracy theories, despite facts to the contrary or a lack of evidence. Example Citation: Oh, we ve put the occasional knock on JFK here and there. But nothing much, nothing with real enthusiasm. No, the real JFK… …

    New words

  • 116Sorensen — This interesting name is of Scandinavian origin, specifically Danish and Norwegian, and is one of the patronymic forms from the personal name Soren, Sohren . The given name is ultimately derived from the Latin Severinus , a variant form of… …

    Surnames reference

  • 117scale — scale1 W2S3 [skeıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size/level)¦ 2¦(range)¦ 3¦(for weighing)¦ 4¦(measuring system)¦ 5¦(measuring marks)¦ 6¦(map/model)¦ 7¦(music)¦ 8¦(fish)¦ 9¦(teeth)¦ 10¦(water pipes)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 118bond — 1 noun (C) 1 MONEY an official document promising that a government or company will pay back money that it has borrowed, often with interest 1 (4): My father put all his money into Canadian Northern Railway bonds. | furious trading on the bond… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 119stick — I UK [stɪk] / US verb Word forms stick : present tense I/you/we/they stick he/she/it sticks present participle sticking past tense stuck UK [stʌk] / US past participle stuck *** 1) [transitive] to push something long and thin into or through… …

    English dictionary

  • 120stick*/*/*/ — [stɪk] (past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ) verb I 1) [T] to push something that is long and thin into or through something else He stuck the end of the post in the ground.[/ex] a piece of cloth with a pin stuck through it[/ex] 2) [I]… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English