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(p l s nyäk´) (KEY) , 1863–1935, French neoimpressionist painter. First influenced by Monet, he was later associated with Seurat in developing the...
publicly administered system of national health care. The term is used to describe programs that range from government operation of medical facilities...
small device that resembles a credit card but contains an embedded microprocessor to store and process information. Magnetic-stripe cards, which store...
1903–96, American immunologist, b. Bradford, Mass., Ph.D. Harvard, 1930. He was associated with the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine from 193...
1 in the Bible, one of the wildernesses through which the Israelites wandered when they left Egypt. It is not the same as Zin. 2 The town Pelusium, wh...
c.1831–1890, Native American chief, Sioux leader in the battle of the Little Bighorn. He rose to prominence in the Sioux warfare against the whites ...