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DK Science: Disease

HEART DISEASE INFECTIOUS DISEASES CANCER FIND OUT MORE When a person has a disease, a part of that person’s body fails to function properly. Diseases produce different patterns of…

Chaudière Falls

(Encyclopedia) Chaudière Falls, in the Ottawa River in the heart of the city of Ottawa, Ont., Canada. The river is narrowed by rocky cliffs to a width of c.200 ft (60 m) and drops 50 ft (15 m) in a…

Bad Nauheim

(Encyclopedia) Bad Nauheim Bad Nauheim bät nouˈhīm [key], town, Hesse, central Germany, in the Taunus Mts. It is a…

coronary artery disease

(Encyclopedia) coronary artery disease, condition that results when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded, most commonly by atherosclerotic deposits of fibrous and fatty tissue. Coronary…

Dr. Willem J. Kolff Biography

doctorBorn: February 14, 1911Died: February 11, 2009 (Pennsylvania, USA) Best Known as: pioneering doctor Dr. Willem J. Kolff invented the first artificial kidney…

Biology Science Projects

Science projects for all grades.   More Science Projects Botany Science ProjectsChemistry Science ProjectsEarth Science ProjectsPhysical Science Projects Related Links Biology…

DK Science: Medical Technology

HI-TECH IMAGING SURGERY ARTIFICIAL DEVICES FIND OUT MORE Technology plays an increasingly important role in modern medicine. Today, HI-TECH IMAGING allows doctors to view internal body…

Dickinson

(Encyclopedia) Dickinson, city (2020 pop. 25,679), seat of Stark co., SW N.Dak., on the Heart River; inc. 1919. It is a processing and shipping center…

Jordan, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Jordan, river, 60 mi (97 km) long, draining Utah Lake N into Great Salt Lake, N central Utah; it passes through Salt Lake City. Fed by numerous streams flowing off the Wasatch Range,…

thrombosis

(Encyclopedia) thrombosisthrombosisthrŏmbōˈsĭs [key], obstruction of an artery or vein by a blood clot (thrombus). Arterial thrombosis is generally more serious because the supply of oxygen and…