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cord (kord) n. any long flexible structure, which may be solid or tubular. Examples include the spermatic cord, spinal cord, umbilical cord, and vocal cord.
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Guinea pigs as models for cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Guinea pigs carry the majority of their plasma...situation are addressed. A review of guinea pigs as models for early atherosclerosis...131: 10-20, 2001. KEY WORDS: * Guinea pigs * lipoprotein metabolism * hepatic...
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Equatorial Guinea Oil Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020.
M2 Presswire; 5/15/2009; 700+ words
; ...Research and Markets: Equatorial Guinea Oil Markets Investment Opportunities...com/research/f0a0fc/equatorial_guinea) has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "Equatorial Guinea Oil Markets Investment Opportunities...
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Guinea smelter--the perfect model for Africa? Katrina Manson and James Knight continue their odyssey through West Africa, this month filing an exclusive report from Guinea Conakry on a new aluminium smelter that could transform the country's economy and the people's quality of life.(Business in Africa)(Global Alumina arrives in Guinea)
Magazine article from: African Business; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the electricity. In the middle of rural Guinea, miles from the national grid, streetlamps...refinery at Sangaredi (the second only in Guinea), to add value to the country's plentiful...industrial metal used in manufacturing. Guinea's largest foreign direct investment...
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Guinea coup leader declares himself interim leader
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/24/2008; 700+ words
; The leader of this week's coup in Guinea is parading into the capital followed...announced a coup following the death of Guinea's longtime dictator. THIS IS A BREAKING...s earlier story is below. CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) _ A military-led group sent tanks...
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Guinea pig rescuer hopes to find homes for 'little angels'.
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...personally felt the healing and calming effect of guinea pigs. Cuffey, 52, of Indian River, heads up a guinea pig rescue and has been caring for the small...Animal Control raided a home and found 100 guinea pigs, of which 30 were pregnant, I saw...
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Guinea prime minister turns himself in at barracks
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/25/2008; 700+ words
; Guinea's prime minister and about 30 other people have turned themselves...further information. AP's earlier story is below. CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) _ The leader of a coup in Guinea called Thursday for the prime minister to come out of hiding...
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Guinea pigs make a lovable, entertaining pet.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 3/31/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Madison Philipak was worried about the guinea pig in her kindergarten class. It had...The knot had gotten so big that the guinea pig's eye was closing. It also had...cats to orphaned opossums. So when the guinea pig got sick, she had no doubt her mother...
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PERU: GUINEA PIGS SPELL INDEPENDENCE FOR WOMEN
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 10/5/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...popular tourist destination of Cuzco, the guinea pig, a rodent native to the region...who head up the local associations of guinea pig producers. The organisational experience...these women. She currently has over 100 guinea pigs housed in a number of sheds, separated...
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Unwanted guinea pigs have guardian angels
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 9/4/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...apartment, but left 15 frightened and sick guinea pigs behind. She feared they would be...took them in. DuHamel already had 10 guinea pigs awaiting adoption at her house...new ones back to health. Cages full of guinea pigs are now stacked on every available...
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Guinea to Lead U.N. Security Council
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/26/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...00-00-0000 Dateline: CONAKRY, Guinea [image omitted] A West African nation with an ailing leader, impoverished Guinea comes into presidency of the U.N...United States, Britain, and France. Guinea is one of three African countries...
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Guinea
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
Guinea Culture Name Guinean Alternate Name Guinea-Conakry Orientation Identification. The origin of the word "Guinea" is unclear. The name came into use among European shippers and map makers in the seventeenth century to refer to the coast...
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Guinea-Bissau
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Guinea-Bissau , officially Republic of Guinea-Bissau, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,416,000), 13...Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Senegal in the north, and on Guinea in the east and south. The country includes the nearby Bijag...
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Guinea Pigs and Cavies
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Guinea Pigs and Cavies Guinea pigs, or cavies, are about 16 species of rodents in the family Caviidae. Guinea pigs are native to South America, occurring from Colombia and Venezuela in the north, to Brazil and northern Argentina. These animals...
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Guinea Worm Infection
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Guinea Worm Infection Definition Infection occurs when the parasitic guinea worm resides within the body. Infection is not apparent...dracontiasis. Description Before the early 1980s, guinea worms infected 10-15 million people annually in...
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Papua New Guinea
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Papua New Guinea Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea Area: 462,840 square kilometers (178,704 square...miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE The territory of Papua New Guinea includes the eastern half of the island of New Guinea...
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