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Laurence-Moon Syndrome
Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome | Laurence Moon Biedl Syndrome | Laurence Moon Syndrome | Syndrome, Laurence-Moon | Syndrome, Laurence-Moon-Biedl
An autosomal recessive condition characterized by hypogonadism; spinocerebellar degeneration; MENTAL RETARDATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; and OBESITY. This syndrome was previously referred to as Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome until BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME was identified as a distinct entity. (From N Engl J Med. 1989 Oct 12;321(15):1002-9) |
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Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Syndrome | Bardet Biedl Syndrome | Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl Syndrome | Syndrome, Bardet-Biedl | Syndrome, Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl
An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; POLYDACTYLY; OBESITY; MENTAL RETARDATION; hypogenitalism; renal dysplasia; and short stature. This syndrome has been distinguished as a separate entity from LAURENCE-MOON SYNDROME. (From J Med Genet 1997 Feb;34(2):92-8) |
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Scyphozoa
Aurelia aurita | Chrysaora fuscescens | Jellyfish, Moon | Jellyfish, True | Moon Jellyfish | Sea Nettle, West Coast | Moon Jelly | Sea Nettle, Pacific | Jellies, Moon | Jelly, Moon | Moon Jellies | Pacific Sea Nettle | Pacific Sea Nettles
The class of true jellyfish, in the phylum CNIDARIA. They are mostly free-swimming marine organisms that go through five stages in their life cycle and exhibit two body forms: polyp and medusa. |
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Moon
Lunar Cycle | Lunar Phases | Moon Cycle | Moon Phases | Cycle, Lunar | Cycle, Moon | Cycles, Lunar | Cycles, Moon | Lunar Cycles | Lunar Phase | Moon Cycles | Moon Phase | Moons | Phase, Lunar | Phase, Moon | Phases, Lunar | Phases, Moon
The natural satellite of the planet Earth. It includes the lunar cycles or phases, the lunar month, lunar landscapes, geography, and soil. |
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Comoros
Comoro Islands | Iles Comores | Mayotte
A group of Indian Ocean Islands, the islands of Great Comoro, Anjouan, Mayotte, and Moheli, lying between northeast Mozambique and northwest Madagascar. The capital is Moroni. In 1914 they became a colony attached to Madagascar administratively and were made a French overseas territory in 1947. Except for Mayotte which remained French, Comoros became an independent republic in 1975. Comoros represents the Arabic qamar, moon, said by some scholars to be linked with the mystical Mountains of the Moon said to be somewhere in equatorial Africa. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p283 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p122) |
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Gravitation
G Force | Gravistimulation | Gravity | Force, G | G Forces | Gravities
Acceleration produced by the mutual attraction of two masses, and of magnitude inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two centers of mass. It is also the force imparted by the earth, moon, or a planet to an object near its surface. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988) |
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Almanacs
Almanac
Publications, usually annual, containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events and phenomena as anniversaries, sunrises, sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, meteorological, and other statistical information and related topics. Almanacs are also annual reference books of useful and interesting facts relating to countries of the world, sports, entertainment, population groups, etc. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) |
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Extraterrestrial Environment
Space (Astronomy) | Environment, Extraterrestrial | Environments, Extraterrestrial | Extraterrestrial Environments | Spaces (Astronomy)
The environment outside the earth or its atmosphere. The environment may refer to a closed cabin (such as a space shuttle or space station) or to space itself, the moon, or other planets. |
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Life Support Systems
Life Support System | Support System, Life | Support Systems, Life | System, Life Support | Systems, Life Support
Systems that provide all or most of the items necessary for maintaining life and health. Provisions are made for the supplying of oxygen, food, water, temperature and pressure control, disposition of carbon dioxide and body waste. The milieu may be a spacecraft, a submarine, or the surface of the moon. In medical care, usually under hospital conditions, LIFE SUPPORT CARE is available. (From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary) |
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