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India |
A country in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. The capitol is New Delhi. |
Republic of India |
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Jamaica |
An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Kingston. It was discovered in 1494 by Columbus and was a Spanish colony 1509-1655 until captured by the English. Its flourishing slave trade was abolished in the 19th century. It was a British colony 1655-1958 and a territory of the West Indies Federation 1958-62. It achieved full independence in 1962. The name is from the Arawak Xaymaca, rich in springs or land of springs. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p564 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p267) |
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Kenya |
A republic in eastern Africa, south of ETHIOPIA, west of SOMALIA with TANZANIA to its south, and coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Nairobi. |
Republic of Kenya |
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Melanesia |
The collective name for the islands of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia, including NEW CALEDONIA; VANUATU; New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, FIJI, etc. Melanesia (from the Greek melas, black + nesos, island) is so called from the black color of the natives who are generally considered to be descended originally from the Negroid Papuans and the Polynesians or Malays. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p748 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p344) |
Solomon Islands,British Solomon Islands,Norfolk Island |
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Nails |
The thin, horny plates that cover the dorsal surfaces of the distal phalanges of the fingers and toes of primates. |
Fingernails,Toenails,Fingernail,Nail,Toenail |
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Pakistan |
A country located in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. The capital is Islamabad. |
Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
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Culture Media |
Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. |
Media, Culture |
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Dermatomycoses |
Superficial infections of the skin or its appendages by any of various fungi. |
Skin Diseases, Fungal,Dermatomycosis,Dermatophyte Infection,Fungal Skin Diseases |
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Mitosporic Fungi |
A large and heterogenous group of fungi whose common characteristic is the absence of a sexual state. Many of the pathogenic fungi in humans belong to this group. |
Deuteromycetes,Deuteromycota,Fungi imperfecti,Fungi, Mitosporic,Hyphomycetes,Deuteromycete,Deuteromycotas,Fungi imperfectus,Fungus, Mitosporic,Hyphomycete,Mitosporic Fungus,imperfectus, Fungi |
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Guinea Pigs |
A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research. |
Cavia,Cavia porcellus,Guinea Pig,Pig, Guinea,Pigs, Guinea |
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