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  • 111reproductive system, plant — Introduction       any of the systems, sexual or asexual, by which plants reproduce. In plants, as in animals, the end result of reproduction is the continuation of a given species, and the ability to reproduce is, therefore, rather conservative …

    Universalium

  • 112Christian Calendar —     Christian Calendar     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Calendar      GENERALITIES     All civilized peoples and even those which seem to be only just emerging from utter barbarism keep some kind of record of the flight of time and are… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 113General Chronology —     General Chronology     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► General Chronology     Chronology (Greek chronos time, logos, discourse), the science of time measurement, has two branches:     ♦ Mathematical Chronology, which determines the units to be… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 114Nasoraeans —     Nasoræans     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Nasoræans     Sometimes called MANDÆANS, SABIANS, or CHRISTIANS OF ST. JOHN.     Nasoræans are pagan Gnostics who shortly before the rise of Christianity, formed a sect which flourished in Mesopotamia… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 115Fingers, six — The presence of an extra finger, a very common congenital malformation (birth defect). This condition is called hexadactyly. The word hexadactyly literally means six digits. In medical usage, hexadactyly does not specify whether the six digits… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 116Hexadactyly — The presence of an extra digit, a sixth finger or toe, which is a very common congenital malformation (birth defect). This condition is called hexadactyly. The word hexadactyly literally means six digits. In medical usage, hexadactyly does not… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 117Neuron — A nerve cell, the basic impulse conducting unit of the nervous system. Neurons send and receive electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron may send electrical output signals to muscle neurons (called motor neurons or… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 118Polydactyly (hexadactyly) — The presence of an extra, sixth finger or toe, a very common congenital malformation (birth defect). This is called hexadactyly. The word hexadactyly literally means six digits. In medical usage, hexadactyly does not specify whether the six… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 119Six fingers or toes — The presence of an extra sixth finger or toe, a very common congenital malformation (birth defect). This condition is called hexadactyly. The word hexadactyly literally means six digits. In medical usage, hexadactyly does not specify whether the… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 120Toes, six — The presence of an extra sixth toe, a very common congenital malformation (birth defect This is called hexadactyly. The word hexadactyly literally means six digits. In medical usage, hexadactyly does not specify whether the six digits are fingers …

    Medical dictionary