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  2. Aphasia - Wikipedia

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    ASL & Speech therapy. In aphasia (sometimes called dysphasia), [a] a person may be unable to comprehend or unable to formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions. [2] The major causes are stroke and head trauma; prevalence is hard to determine, but aphasia due to stroke is estimated to be 0.1–0.4% in the Global North. [3]

  3. English phonology - Wikipedia

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    English phonology is the system of speech sounds used in spoken English. Like many other languages, English has wide variation in pronunciation, both historically and from dialect to dialect. In general, however, the regional dialects of English share a largely similar (but not identical) phonological system.

  4. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...

  5. Fentanyl - Wikipedia

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    Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic piperidine opioid primarily used as an analgesic. It is 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine; [ 9 ] its primary clinical utility is in pain management for cancer patients and those recovering from painful surgeries. [ 10 ][ 11 ] Fentanyl is also used as a sedative ...

  6. Scopolamine - Wikipedia

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    Scopolamine, also known as hyoscine, [9] or Devil's Breath, [10] is a natural or synthetically produced tropane alkaloid and anticholinergic drug that is used as a medication to treat motion sickness [11] and postoperative nausea and vomiting. [12][1] It is also sometimes used before surgery to decrease saliva. [1]

  7. United States Electoral College - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In the United States, the Electoral College is the group of presidential electors that is formed every four years during the presidential election for the sole purpose of voting for the president and vice president. The process is described in Article II of the U.S. Constitution. [ 1 ]

  8. Greek alphabet - Wikipedia

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    This writing system, unrelated to the Greek alphabet, last appeared in the thirteenth century BC. In the late ninth century BC or early eighth century BC, the Greek alphabet emerged. [2] The period between the use of the two writing systems, during which no Greek texts are attested, is known as the Greek Dark Ages.

  9. List of American films of 2024 - Wikipedia

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    The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. New Line Cinema / Warner Bros. Animation / Sola Entertainment. Kenji Kamiyama (director); Jeffrey Addis, Will Matthews, Phoebe Gittins, Arty Papageorgiou (screenplay); Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Miranda Otto, Laurence Ubong Williams, Shaun Dooley.