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gaia

Biology; General

A hypothetical superorganism composed of the Earth's four spheres: the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere.

golgi complex

Biology; General

Organelles in animal cells composed of a series of sacs that sort, chemically modify, and package proteins produced on the rough endoplasmic reticulum.

Name applied to the ancient (Paleozoic-early Mesozoic) southern hemisphere supercontinent that rifted apart to form present-day Antarctica, India, Africa, Australia, and South America. The southern ...

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Health care; General

A disease in which the blood supply to the femur is reduced, causing the bone to collapse.

lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

Health care; General

A hallucinogenic drug also known as acid. Discovered by Dr. Albert Hofmann in 1938, LSD is one of the most potent mind-altering chemicals known. Usually taken orally, its effects are highly variable ...

animalia

Biology; General

A type of animal kingdom that classifies the multicellular eukaryotic group characterized by heterotrophic nutritional mode, usually organ and tissue development, and motility sometime during the ...