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Saturday, January 31, 2004

Scheie's Syndrome

Also called �Mucopolysaccharidosis I S�, or �Mps I S� uncommon hereditary metabolic disease characterized by clawing of the hands, corneal clouding, incompetence of the aortic valve of the heart, and painful nerve compression in the wrist (carpal tunnel syndrome). The disease was described by Harold Scheie of the United States in 1962 and is a mild variant of Hurler's syndrome (MPS I H), a disorder associated with subnormal

Friday, January 30, 2004

Nicene Creed

Until the early 20th century, it was universally assumed that the Niceno-Constantinopolitan

Thursday, January 29, 2004

Alclad

Laminated metal produced in sheets composed of a Duralumin (q.v.) core and outer layers of aluminum.