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(Encyclopedia)toxemia tŏksēˈmēə [key], disease state caused by the presence in the blood of bacterial toxins or other harmful substances. The effects of the bacterial toxins known as endotoxins are relatively ...Woden
(Encyclopedia)Woden ōˈdĭn [key], in Germanic religion and mythology, the supreme god. His cult, although widespread among the Germanic tribes, was sometimes subordinated to that of his son Thor. With his brother...Rossetti, Christina Georgina
(Encyclopedia)Rossetti, Christina Georgina rōsĕtˈē [key], 1830–94, English poet; daughter of Gabriele Rossetti and sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Publication of some of her poems in her brother William's m...sebaceous gland
(Encyclopedia)sebaceous gland səbāˈshəs [key], gland in the skin of mammals that secretes an oily substance called sebum. In humans, sebaceous glands are primarily found in association with hair follicles but a...Huanghai
(Encyclopedia)Huanghai: see Yellow Sea, China. ...green turtle
(Encyclopedia)green turtle: see sea turtle.Parris Island
(Encyclopedia)Parris Island: see Sea Islands.Pontus Euxinus
(Encyclopedia)Pontus Euxinus: see Black Sea.scuba
(Encyclopedia)scuba: see diving, deep-sea.Salton Sink
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