gallstone
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gall·stone
/ ˈgôlˌstōn/
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a small, hard crystalline mass formed abnormally in the gallbladder or bile ducts from bile pigments, cholesterol, and calcium salts. Gallstones can cause severe pain and blockage of the bile duct.
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Transylvania Closely Linked To Lincoln
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 2/9/2009; 700+ words
; Transylvania University issued the following news...Ky., the many connections between Transylvania University and the 16th President are...famed statesman Henry Clay, a former Transylvania professor and trustee; the legal acumen...
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Transylvania Knocks Dracula Humor Down for the Count
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/16/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...university. Shearer is president of Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky., and...Shearer says, on lore, not gore. Transylvania University was founded in 1780, 117...Dracula the most famous denizen of the Transylvania that now is part of Romania. The 16th...
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Transylvania University Among Schools Recognized as Leaders of Educational Excellence in the 2008-09 Edition of 'Colleges Of Distinction'
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 11/26/2008; 672 words
; Transylvania University issued the following news release: Transylvania University has been selected to appear in the admissions...We are pleased with the complimentary review of Transylvania," said President Charles L. Shearer. "We take...
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History of Transylvania. Volume I. From the Beginnings to 1606
Magazine article from: Canadian Slavonic Papers; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...and Andris Mocsy, eds. History of Transylvania. Volume 1. From the Beginnings to...the existence of the Principality of Transylvania. Political developments and international...Romanians and the time of their arrival in Transylvania. The matter has divided the majority...
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Transylvania tops BU: Sweet passes 1,000-point mark in loss to Pioneers.
Newspaper article from: Lima News (Lima, OH); 2/5/2006; 700+ words
; ...Montana was at the controls. Transylvania's guards saw what Bluffton...them and went the other way. Transylvania felt the pressure at the 3...the ball inside. That helped Transylvania pull away with an 84-62 victory...
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Transylvania Publications Receive Two Grand Awards at CASE Competition
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 2/26/2009; 565 words
; Transylvania University issued the following news release: Two Transylvania University publications took top honors at the...annual conference in Atlanta earlier this month. Transylvania's admissions viewbook won the Grand Award in...
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In Transylvania (Louisiana), bats help anemic business
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the East Carroll Parish community of Transylvania, a new owner may breathe life into...said Moses Bender, 75, owner of the Transylvania General Store, where the shelves hold...Chappell put out a sign advertising Transylvania souvenirs with a Halloween flair...
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BITTEN by Transylvania ; It's home of vampire Count Dracula but he wasn't the only interesting character to come from this area of Romania, says Marcus Tanner
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 3/14/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...uninviting-looking town in the middle of Transylvania. "You should have told us you were...the Raven", and his castle in Transylvania, not far from where he was born...Austria, and indeed England. But Transylvania was his "home turf", so to speak...
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Starting points in Transylvania's branding as a tourist destination.(Report)
Magazine article from: European Journal of Management; 6/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...to the country's tourism offer, Transylvania and Bukovina--two historic regions...interested in the tourism offer of Transylvania and Bukovina, being attracted by the...tourism. Most of the old cities of Transylvania were mainly cultural destinations but...
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The Complete Guide To TRANSYLVANIA
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...even Prince Charles has a house there TRANSYLVANIA: A REAL PLACE? Some people assume Transylvania is an invention of Bram Stoker, ripened...seven makes a good base for exploring Transylvania, though Sibiu, Brasov and Cluj-Napoca...
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Transylvania
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Transylvania , Rom. Transilvania or Ardeal, Hung...central Romania. A high plateau, Transylvania is separated in the S from Walachia...continuation). In the north and west Transylvania borders on Crişana-Maramure...
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Transylvania Company
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Transylvania Company association formed to exploit...reorganized (Jan., 1775) as the Transylvania Company. At Sycamore Shoals on the...settlement. Henderson hoped to make Transylvania, as the region was called, a proprietary...
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Transylvanian Ethnic Groups
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Serbians) Orientation Identification. Transylvania is a multiethnic region located in...difficult to give basic facts about Transylvania, since members of the different groups...the territory to which the label "Transylvania" applies (since the region does not...
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John II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...71, king of Hungary and prince of Transylvania, son of John I. Through his mother...Isabel received the principality of Transylvania under Ottoman suzerainty, but actual...deposition of John and Isabel and reunited Transylvania with Hungary, recognizing Ferdinand...
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Romania
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
...x2014; Walachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania — are relatively culturally...exception is the Hungarian community in Transylvania, which has its own language and traditions...red vertical stripes that symbolize Transylvania, Moldavia, and Walachia, respectively...
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