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71Hays Office — formally Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America U.S. organization that promulgated a moral code for films. In 1922, after a number of scandals involving Hollywood personalities, film industry leaders formed the organization to… …
72Ear tubes — Formally known as tympanostomy tubes, ear tubes are small plastic tubes inserted into the eardrum (the tympanum) to keep the middle ear aerated for a prolonged period of time. To put the tubes in place, a myringotomy (a surgically placed tiny… …
73Heel bone — Formally called the calcaneus. A more or less rectangular bone at the back of the foot. The words “calcaneus” and “calcium” come from the same source. * * * heel bone n CALCANEUS * * * see calcaneus * * * calcaneus …
74Kidney scoping — Formally known as retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), this is a procedure for doing surgery within the kidney using a viewing tube called a fiberoptic scope (an endoscope). In RIRS the scope is placed through the urethra (the urinary opening)… …
75Paralysis, stomach — Formally called gastroparesis, this is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by a disease of either the stomach muscle itself or the nerves controlling the muscle. As a consequence, food and secretions do not empty… …
76Stomach paralysis — Formally called gastroparesis, this is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by a disease of either the stomach muscle itself or the nerves controlling the muscle. As a consequence, food and secretions do not empty… …
77Villages of the People's Republic of China — formally Village level divisions Simplified Chinese 村级行政区 Traditional Chinese 村級行政區 …
78Mitchell Committee Report — Formally called the Sharm el Sheikh Fact Finding Committee Report, its report was submitted to the White House on 30 April 2001 and issued on 21 May 2001. It was drafted by an international blue ribbon committee of notables established after… …
79Roadmap for Peace — Formally known as a Performance Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two State Solution to the Israeli Palestinian Conflict. The Roadmap for Peace was proposed by the United States, Russia, the European Union, and the United Nations (known as the… …
80Baghdad Pact — Formally known as the Middle East Treaty Organization, this Cold War, anti Soviet alliance was created in 1955 with Great Britain, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan as members. Although it was not an official member, the United States also, in… …
