(Encyclopedia) carbuncle, acute inflammatory nodule of the skin caused by bacterial invasion into the hair follicles or sebaceous gland ducts. It is actually a boil, but one that has more than one…
(Encyclopedia) Celsus, Aulus Cornelius, fl. a.d. 14, Latin encyclopedist. His only extant work, De re medicina, consists of eight books on medicine believed to have been written c.a.d. 30. He was not…
(Encyclopedia) bolerobolerobəlârˈō [key], national dance of Spain, introduced c.1780 by Sebastian Zerezo, or Cerezo. Of Moroccan origin, it resembles the fandango. It is in 2–4 or 3–4 time for solo…
(Encyclopedia) Boys and Girls Clubs of America, federation of more than 1,006 organizations established (1906) in Boston as the Federated Boys' Clubs to help young people, especially those who are…
(Encyclopedia) Noriega, Manuel AntonioNoriega, Manuel Antoniomänwĕlˈ äntōˈnyō nôryāˈgə [key], 1934–2017, Panamanian general. Commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces from 1983, when he promoted…
(Encyclopedia) Leopardi, GiacomoLeopardi, Giacomojäˈkōmō lāōpärˈdē [key], 1798–1837, Italian poet and scholar, considered Italy's outstanding 19th-century poet. An intellectual prodigy, he taught…
(Encyclopedia) Astaire, FredAstaire, Fredəstârˈ [key], 1899–1987, American dancer, actor, and singer, b. Omaha, Nebr., as Frederick Austerlitz. After 1911 he and his sister Adele (1896–1981), b.…
(Encyclopedia) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), formerly called hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction, a chronic, neurologically based syndrome characterized by any or all of…
(Encyclopedia) man-o'-war bird or frigate-bird, most aerial of the water birds, found in the tropic seas. The man-o'-war bird's wingspread (71&fslsh;2 ft/228.5 cm) is the largest in proportion to…
(Encyclopedia) Rosecrans, William StarkeRosecrans, William Starkerōzˈkrănz [key], 1819–98, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Kingston, Ohio. He served in the army from 1842 to 1854 and in…
