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digestive system

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Digestive system digestive system, in the animal kingdom, a group of organs functioning in digestion and assimilation of food and elimination of wastes. Virtually all animals have a digestive ...

circulatory system

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Circulatory system circulatory system, group of organs that transport blood and the substances it carries to and from all parts of the body. The circulatory system can be considered as compose...

euro

(Encyclopedia)euro: see European Monetary System. ...

cooling system

(Encyclopedia)cooling system: see air conditioning; internal-combustion engine; refrigeration. ...

Duisenberg, Willem Frederik

(Encyclopedia)Duisenberg, Willem Frederik, 1935–2005, Dutch banker and advocate of European monentary union. He worked (1965–69) as an economist with the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., and was...

urinary system

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Urinary system urinary system, group of organs of the body concerned with excretion of urine, that is, water and the waste products of metabolism. In humans, the kidneys are two small organs s...

EU (European Union)

(Encyclopedia)EU: see European Union.

European corn borer

(Encyclopedia)European corn borer: see corn borer. ...

European Recovery Program

(Encyclopedia)European Recovery Program: see Marshall Plan. ...

Central European Initiative

(Encyclopedia)Central European Initiative, organization founded in 1991 to promote economic and political cooperation in the region between the Adriatic and Baltic seas. Members include Austria, Bosnia and Herzegov...