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Medical terminology Medical terminology is a vocabulary for accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, processes and procedures in a science-based manner. This systematic approach to word building and term comprehension is based on the concept of: (1) Word roots, (2) prefixes, and (3) suffixes.
Medical torture Medical torture describes the involvement and sometimes active participation of medical professionals in acts of torture, either to judge what victims can endure, to apply treatments which will enhance torture, or as torturers in their own right. Medical torture may involve the use of their expert medical knowledge to facilitate interrogation or corporal punishment, in the conduct of torturous human experimentation or in providing professional medical sanction and approval for the torture of prisoners.
Medical tourism Medical tourism or medical travel, is the act of traveling to other countries to obtain medical, dental, and surgical care. The term was initially coined by travel agencies and the media as a catchall phrase to describe a rapidly growing industry where people travel to other countries to obtain medical care.
Medical transcription Medical transcription, also known as MT, is an allied health profession which encompasses the process of transcription or converting voice-recorded reports as dictated by physicians and/or other healthcare professionals into text format.
Medical Teacher Medical Teacher is a Journal published by Informa Healthcare in collaboration with The Association for Medical Education in Europe (ASME) and edited by Professor Ronald Harden. Medical Teacher addresses the needs of teachers and administrators throughout the world involved in training for the health professions.
Medical Technologist Although medical technology is not a well known field, the Medical Technologist is a vital part of the healthcare team. The medical technologist's vital role comes from providing a "report" on the internal condition of the patient.
Medical ultrasonography Medical ultrasonography (sonography) is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used to visualize muscles and internal organs, their size, structures and any pathological lesions. Obstetric sonography is commonly used during pregnancy.
Medical University of South Carolina The Medical University of South Carolina opened in Charleston, South Carolina in 1824 as a small private college for the training of physicians. It has expanded into a state university with a medical center and six colleges for the education of a broad range of health professionals, biomedical scientists and other health related personnel.
Medical University of Vienna The Medical University of Vienna , formerly the faculty of medicine of the University of Vienna, became an independent university on January 1, 2004. The independence of medical schools from the structure of "general" universities was part of a larger reform of the Austrian university system enacted by the SchĂĽssel government in 2003.
Medical University of Warsaw The Medical University of Warsaw was founded in January 1950 on the basis of the former Faculty of Medicine of the University of Warsaw, which was established in the beginning of the nineteenth century. Nowadays the Medical University of Warsaw is the largest and the most prestigious medical school in Poland.
Medical University Pleven Medical University Pleven () is one of the five medical institutions of higher education in Bulgaria. It is the only university in the town of Pleven and was founded in 1974 on the basis of the former regional hospital established in 1865.
Medical ventilator A medical ventilator is a device designed to provide mechanical ventilation to a patient. Ventilators are chiefly used in intensive care medicine, home care, and emergency medicine (as standalone units) and in anesthesia (as a component of an anesthesia machine).
Medical views of suicide Modern medical views on suicide consider suicide to be a mental health issue rather than allowing that individuals can make a sane or reasoned choice to take their own life. The latter argument is proposed by proponents of euthanasia.
Medical waste Medical waste, also known as clinical waste, refers to biological products which are essentially useless. Disposal of this waste is an environmental concern, as many medical wastes are classified as infectious or biohazardous and can spread infectious disease.
Medical writing Medical writing is the activity of writing scientific documentation by someone who is a specialized writer (a medical writer) and is generally not one of the scientists or doctors whose research it was. A medical writer is anyone engaged in communication in the medical or allied professions and sciences.
Medical Waste Tracking Act The Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 (abbreviated MWTA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1988. This act was a response to the incidents in 1987 where medical waste, such as vials of blood and syringes, washed up on the shores of Ocean and Monmouth counties in New Jersey, and some Long Island beaches, during the summer of 1988.
Medical/Market Center Station Medical/Market Center Station is a commuter rail station located along the Stemmons Corridor (Interstate 35E) of north Dallas, Texas at Motor Street and Medical Center Drive, northwest of downtown Dallas. It opened in December 1996 and is a station on the TRE commuter line, serving Dallas Market Hall and the nearby medical district which includes Parkland Memorial Hospital, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, St.
Medically unexplained physical symptoms Medically unexplained physical symptoms or MUPS is a term used in health care to describe a situation where an individual suffers from multiple physical symptoms for which the physician or other healthcare provider can find no physical cause. The term is commonly used to refer to Gulf War illness but also refers to conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and multiple chemical sensitivity.
Medicare (Australia) [is Australia]'s publicly-funded government agency, universal health scheme, intended to provide affordable treatment by doctors and in public hospitals for all citizens and permanent residents except for those on [[Norfolk Island.Residents with a Medicare card] can receive subsidised treatment from medical practitioners who have been issued a Medicare provider number, and fully subsidised treatment in public hospitals.
Medicare (Canada) The term medicare (in lowercase) (French: assurance-maladie) is the unofficial name for Canada's universal public health insurance system. The formal terminology for the insurance system is provided by the Canada Health Act and the health insurance legislation of the individual provinces.
Medicare (United States) Medicare is the name given to a health insurance program administered by the United States government, covering people who are either age 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria. It was originally signed into law on July 30, 1965 by President Lyndon B.
Medicare Australia Medicare Australia is an agency of the Australian Government that administers health-related programs including Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), and others. It is a prescribed agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (Cth) and a statutory agency within the Department of Human Services, under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth).
Medicare card (Australia) A Medicare Card is a green coloured plastic card which identifies the persons listed on it as eligible for rebates under the Australian Medicare system when they are treated privately by a doctor with a provider number. Doctors who do not have provider numbers do not attract the medicare rebate, and so the medicare card cannot be used with such doctors.
Medicare dual eligible Medicare dual eligibles, in the Medicare system of the United States, are Medicare Part A and/or B recipients who either [1] qualify for a Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) or [2] qualify for Medicaid benefits. Dual eligibles generally qualify for the QMB benefits, in which the beneficiary's non-Medicare coverage is covered by Medicaid, effectively providing full health care coverage.
Medicare Part D Medicare Part D is a federal program to subsidize the costs of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. It was enacted as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).
Medicare Resources Ltd Medicare Resources Ltd(香港醫療關懷) is a Hong Kong-based non-government organization which is dedicated to serve the needy in China. The organization was registered in Hong Kong in March 1997, and formally established in July 1997.
Medication Administration Record An Medication Administration Record or MAR is the report that serves as a legal record of the drugs administered to a patient at a facility by a nurse or other healthcare professional. The nurse or healthcare professional signs off on the record at the time that the drug or device is administered.
MedicAlert MedicAlert, a non-profit company founded in 1956 and headquartered in Turlock, California, maintains a database of medical information on its members for the purpose of protecting and saving lives. Members supply critical medical data to the organization, and in turn receive a distinctive metal bracelet or tag which they wear at all times.
Medici The Medici family was a powerful and influential Florentine family from the 13th to 17th century. The family produced three popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI), numerous rulers of Florence (notably Lorenzo il Magnifico, patron of some of the most famous works of renaissance art), and later members of the French and English royalty.
Medici bank The Medici Bank (1397 – 1494) was the largest and most respected bank in Europe during the 15th century.The qualifier "during the 15th century" is important, as the Bardi and Peruzzi banks of the 14th century are considered to have been considerably larger in their prime; the smaller size of the Medici bank is attributed to poor business conditions, which are sometimes one of the proffered causes for the Medici bank's ultimate decline and failure.
Medici Bicycle Company Medici Bicycle Company is the name of an American bicycle manufacturer established by Gian Simonetti and Michael Howard when they left another bike manufacturer, Masi California, in 1978. Located near Los Angeles, the Medici catalog included mostly road bikes and frames.
Medician stars The Medician Stars are four moons of Jupiter, which were discovered by Galileo Galilei, mostly likely in December of 1609 or January of 1610. These moons were dedicated to the four brothers of the prominent Medici family in Galileo’s Sidereus Nuncius, or The Sidereal (Starry) Messenger, published in Italy in March of 1610.
Medicinal chemistry Medicinal or pharmaceutical chemistry is a scientific discipline at the intersection of chemistry and pharmacy involved with designing, synthesizing and developing pharmaceutical drugs. Medicinal chemistry involves the identification, synthesis and development of new chemical entities suitable for therapeutic use.
Medicinal leech In medieval and early modern medicine, the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis and its congeners Hirudo verbana, Hirudo troctina and Hirudo orientalis) was used to remove blood from a patient as part of a process to "balance" the "humors" that, according to Hippocrates, must be kept in balance in order for the human body to function properly. (The four humors of ancient medical philosophy were blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile.
Medicine Medicine (or Biomedicine) is a branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease and injury. It is both an area of knowledge – a science of body systems, their diseases and treatment, studied by medical researchers (Biomedicians) – and the applied practice of that knowledge, which principally constitutes a physician's work in clinical medicine.
Medicine bag A Medicine Bag is a traditional North American Indian container for various items of supernatural power. While anyone may have one, usually it would be the medicine man, or shaman, of a tribe who would carry one.
Medicine ball A medicine ball (also known as an exercise ball, med ball, or fitness ball) is a heavy ball, roughly the size of a volleyball or a basketball. Often used for rehabilitation and strength training, it serves an important role in the field of sports medicine.
Medicine Bar The Medicine Bar in Birmingham, England started as a collaboration in the 1990s between the London Medicine bar and local hip hop DJ 'Simon Fat Head', who began his career at the legendary 'Brothers and Sisters' at the 'Coast to Coast' club on Broad Street.
Medicine Bow Mountains The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. From the northern end of the Front Range, the range extends north from Cameron Pass along the border between Larimer and Jackson counties in Colorado northward into south central Wyoming west of Laramie, in Albany and Carbon counties to the route of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Medicine Hat (electoral district) Medicine Hat is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908. The riding covers the town of Medicine Hat and surrounding areas on the southeast side of Alberta, including Cypress County, Forty Mile County, Municipal District of Taber, Newell County and the southern part of Special Area No.
Medicine Hat Blue Jays The Medicine Hat Blue Jays were the Toronto Blue Jays rookie-level affiliate in the Pioneer League beginning in 1978 and remained with their parent club for 25 seasons. Over the years, the club generally struggled on the field and with attendance, but the Jays did have some noteworthy seasons.
Medicine Lake Wilderness The Medicine Lake Wilderness is located in eastern Montana, in the United States. Preserved to ensure migratory birds have a safe haven during the spring and fall migrations, the wilderness is managed by the U.
Medicine Lodge River The Medicine Lodge River is a tributary of the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River, 101 mi (163 km) long, in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Salt Fork and Arkansas Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Medicine man "Medicine man" is an English term used to describe Native American spiritual figures; such individuals are often viewed by scholars concerned with these matters as being analogous to shamans. The term "medicine man" suffers from being a term applied to a central figure in Native American community life by people of a radically different culture, a culture whose members might easily conceive the Native American practices to be antithetical to their own deeply held religious beliefs.
Medicine murder Medicine murder is not human sacrifice in a religious sense, but rather involves the murder of someone in order to excise body parts for incorporation as ingredients into medicine. Its practice in the format described below appears in the main to be limited to countries in subsaharan Africa.
Medicine Park, Oklahoma Medicine Park is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, situated in the Wichita Mountains near the entrance to the 60,000 acre Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge. Medicine Park has a long history as a vintage cobblestone resort town.
Medicine show Similar to the fabled gypsy bands of old Europe, medicine shows were traveling horse and buggy teams which peddled miracle medications and other products between various entertainment acts. Their precise origins unknown, medicine shows were most common in the United States in the 19th century (though they continued up to World War II).
Medicine Trails The big medicine trail is a series of trails made by the act of migrating animal herds for thousands of years. Bison, elk, horses, and deer led early people out of the harsh full regions of the Ice Age and centuries later, the made the way for most of influential explores during the exploration of the west.
Medicine wheels Medicine wheels were commonly used by North American natives such as the Ojibwa. They are made by putting rocks down into a circle shape, and four lines or more of rocks are put down across the circle, or near the circle.
Medico Friend Circle Medico Friend Circle (MFC) is a nation-wide group of socially conscious individuals interested in the health problems of people of India. Since its inception in 1974, MFC has critically analyzed the existing health care system in India and has tried to evolve an appropriate approach towards health care which is humane and which can meet the needs of the vast majority of the people in the country.
Medicus Mundi International Medicus Mundi International (MMI) is an international non-governmental organization, founded on 8 December 1962. The organization deals with health care development and the promotion of health and health services for the most impoverished, particularly in developing countries.
Medietilsynet Medietilsynet, or the Norwegian Media Authority, is a Norwegian administrative agency under the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs charged with various tasks relating to broadcasting, newspapers and films.
Medieval archaeology The study of humankind through its material culture, specialising in the period of the European Middle Ages. At its broadest, the period stretches from the 5th to the 16th century CE and refers to post-Roman but pre modern remains.
Medieval art Medieval art covers a vast scope of time and place, over 1000 years of art history in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. It includes major art movements and periods, national and regional art, genres, revivals, the artists crafts, and the artists themselves.
Medieval commune Communes in Europe in the Middle Ages were sworn allegiances of mutual defense (both physical defense and of traditional freedoms) among community members of a town or city. They took many forms, no two were alike in organization or make-up.
Medieval cuisine Medieval cuisine refers to the variety of foods eaten by the various European cultures during the Middle Ages. During the centuries of the middle ages, diets and cooking changed across Europe, and many of these changes laid the foundations for contemporary regional and folk cuisines of Europe.
Medieval Croatian state The Croatian people trace their origins to Slavic peoples which moved into the territory of the former Roman provinces Pannonia and Dalmatia between the 7th and 8th centuries, and formed dukedoms. In the 10th century, these were joined into a unified kingdom which persisted until the turn of the 12th century.
Medieval dance The first detailed descriptions of dancing in Europe date from 1450 in Italy, which is after the start of the Renaissance. However, we know that dancing was popular in Europe during the Middle Ages, for it was depicted in paintings and illuminations, and described in texts.
Medieval European maritime culture The medieval European maritime culture began with the remnants of the naval tradition of the Roman Empire, included the technological advances that enabled the Vikings to colonize North America in 982, suffered tremendously during the crises of the 14th century, prospered to serve the European demand for cod on Roman Catholic days of abstinence, and ultimately culminated in the Columbian exchange that began in 1493.
Medieval fantasy Medieval fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that encompasses medieval era high fantasy and sometimes simply represents fictitious versions of historic events. This subgenre is common among role-playing games, text-based roleplaying, and high-fantasy literature.
Medieval fortification Medieval fortification is the military aspect of Medieval technology that covers the development of fortification construction and use in Europe roughly from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the Renaissance. During this millennium, fortifications changed warfare, and in turn were modified to suit new tactics, weapons and siege techniques.
Medieval French literature Medieval French literature is, for the purpose of this article, literature written in OĂŻl languages (particularly Old French and early Middle French) during the period from the eleventh century to the end of the fifteenth century.
Medieval German literature German literature begins in the Carolingian period, first in Latin and then in Old High German. The most famous work in OHG is the Hildebrandslied, a short piece of Germanic alliterative heroic verse which besides the Muspilli is the sole survivor of what must have been a vast oral tradition.
Medieval Greek Medieval Greek (Μεσαιωνική Ελληνική) is a linguistic term that describes the fourth period in the history of the Greek language. Its symbolic boundaries start with the transfer of the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium (Constantinople) in AD 330, and end with the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in AD 1453, spanning therefore more than a millennium.
Medieval Hebrew Medieval Hebrew has many features that distinguish it from older forms of Hebrew. These affect grammar, syntax, sentence structure, and also include a wide variety of new lexical items, which are usually based on older forms.
Medieval literature Medieval literature is a broad subject, encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages (encompassing the one thousand years from the fall of the Western Roman Empire ca. AD 500 to the beginning of the Florentine Renaissance in the late 15th century).
Medieval Latin Medieval Latin refers to the Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church. It is therefore largely synonymous with Ecclesiastical Latin.
Medieval medicine Medieval medicine was an evolving mixture of the scientific and the spiritual (Including divination). In the early Middle Ages, following the fall of the Roman Empire, standard medical knowledge was based chiefly upon surviving Greek and Roman texts, preserved in monasteries and elsewhere.
Medieval Madness Medieval Madness is a Williams pinball machine released in June 1997. Designed by Brian Eddy and programmed by Lyman Sheats, Medieval Madness (often abbreviated MM in the pinball collecting community) had a production run of 4,016 units.
Medieval Market of Turku The Medieval Market of Turku (Finnish: Turun keskiaikaiset markkinat) is an annual event organised in the historic city centre of Turku, Finland. It involves a handicrafts market in a medieval fashion at Vanha Suurtori, one of the city's oldest markets, as well as a number of different open-air performances and exhibitions.
Medieval Muslim Algeria Unlike the invasions of previous religions and cultures, the coming of Islam, which was spread by Arabs, was to have pervasive and long-lasting effects on North Africa. The new faith, in its various forms, would penetrate nearly all segments of society, bringing with it armies, learned men, and fervent mystics, and in large part replacing tribal practices and loyalties with new social norms and political idioms.
Medieval pageant A Medieval pageant is a form of procession traditionally associated with both secular and religious rituals, often with a narrative structure. Pageants were an important aspect of Medieval European seasonal festivals, in particular around the celebration of Corpus Christi, which began after the 13th century.
Medieval philosophy Medieval philosophy is the philosophy of Western Europe in the "era" now known as medieval or the Middle Ages, the period roughly extending from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. Though medieval philosophy is widely varied, one defining feature which distinguishes this period, in the western world, is the degree to which competing or contradictory philosophical views and systems were brought into dialogue with each other.
Medieval popular Bible The Medieval popular Bible is a term used especially in literary studies, but also in art history and other disciplines, to encompass the wide variety of presentations of Biblical material in medieval culture outwith the exegetical tradition.
Medieval reenactment Medieval reenactment is a form of historical reenactment that focuses on re-enacting European history in the period from the fall of Rome to about the end of the 15th Century. The second half of this period is often called the Middle Ages.
Medieval religion in England Medieval religion in England was essentially Christian and under the authority of the Roman Catholic church. England was evangelised by Augustine of Canterbury in 597 and remained Catholic until the Protestant Reformation during the reign of Henry VIII, which led to the foundation of the Anglican Church of England in 1534.
Medieval Roman Catholic Missions in China The second major thrust of Christianity into China occurred during the thirteenth century. The Mongols, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, began reaching outward from Central Asia, invading neighbouring countries and incorporating them into an empire that at its height included all China (the Yuan Dynasty, 1260-1368) and extended westward to Persia, Mesopotamia and parts of Eastern Europe.
Medieval Scenarios and Recreations Medieval Scenarios and Recreations, known simply as MSR, is a non-profit Living History organization dedicated to the education, understanding and appreciation of the Middle Ages. The structure for this activity revolves around the Kingdom of Acre (pronounced AC-R).
Medieval technology During the 12th and 13th century in Europe there was a radical change in the rate of new inventions, innovations in the ways of managing traditional means of production, and economic growth. The period saw major technological advances, including the invention or adoption through the Silk Road of printing, gunpowder, the astrolabe, spectacles, and greatly improved water mills, building techniques, agriculture in general, clocks, and ships.
Medieval theatre Medieval theatre refers to the theatre of Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance. The term refers to a variety of genres because the time period covers approximately a thousand years of the art form and an entire continent.
Medieval Times Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament is a chain of dinner theaters which stage tournaments in the style of the chivalric contests of the High Middle Ages. The company is privately held and headquartered in Buena Park, California.
Medieval university The first European medieval institutions generally considered to be universities were established in Italy, France, and England in the late 11th and the 12th centuries for the study of arts, law, medicine, and theology. These universities evolved from much older schools and monasteries, and it is difficult to define the date at which they became true universities, although the lists of studia generalia for higher education in Europe held by the Vatican are a useful guide.
Medieval Unicode Font Initiative In digital typography, the Medieval Unicode Font Initiative (MUFI) is a project which aims to coordinate the encoding and display of special characters in Medieval texts written in the Latin alphabet, which are not encoded as part of Unicode.
Medieval Welsh literature Mediaeval Welsh literature is the literature written in the Welsh language during the Middle Ages. This includes material from the time of the tongue's formation between the 5th and 8th centuries to the works of the 16th century.
Medieval: Total War Medieval: Total War (MTW), is a computer strategy game where the player builds a dynastic empire in medieval Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Gameplay is both strategic and tactical, with grand strategy played out in turn-based fashion on a province-by-province level, somewhat like Risk, while military units of varying types and capabilities fight against each other in real time on a tactical map.
Medigap Medigap refers to various private supplemental health insurance plans sold in the United States to help pay for medical expenses not covered (or only partially covered) by Medicare. Medigap's name is derived from the notion that it exists to cover the difference or "gap" between the expenses reimbursed by Medicare and the total amount charged.
Medicham are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Medicham in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures that characters encounter while embarking on various adventures— and tamed Pokémon creatures owned by Pokémon trainers.
Medina (board game) Medina is a German-style board game designed by Stefan Dorra and published by Hans im Gluck and Rio Grande Games in 2001. In the game, three or four players compete to be the most influential developer of Medina, a desert city near the Atlas Mountains in 1822.
Medina del Campo Medina del Campo is a small town located in the middle of the Spanish Meseta Central, in Castile-Leon autonomous region. It has some urban features (its 20,000 inhabitants, an important railroad station, an industrial estate, very busy major roads…); but it also retains a clearly rural character, since it is the capital of a farming area and it is far away from the great economic centres.
Medina Dam The Medina Dam is a hollow masonry type dam built in 1911 and 1912 by the Medina Irrigation Company in what became Mico, Texas. It is located at the south end of Lake Medina in northeastern Medina County, Texas.
Medina Lake Medina Lake is a reservoir on the Medina River in the Texas Hill Country of the United States. It is operated by the Bexar/Medina/Atascosa County Agricultural District and was impounded in 1913 to provide irrigation water for local agricultural use.
Medina Mosque The Medina Mosque, also known as the Heeley Mosque is the first purpose built mosque in Sheffield, England<REF>New Heeley voice issue 29, page 3</REF>. After some initial problems with funding,Inside Sheffield's Islamic landmark, by Oonagh Jaquest this project was finally completed in October 2006.
Medina quarter A medina quarter () is a distinct city section found in many North African cities. The medina is typically walled, contains many narrow and maze-like streets, and was built by Arabs as far back as the 9th century CE.
Medina Valley Medina Valley, also known as the Medina River Valley, is an area in south central Texas containing the Medina River, Lake Medina and the Medina Dam. It serves to drain the Balcones Escarpment of the Texas Hill Country and irrigate the farms contained therein.
Medina-Sidonia Medina-Sidonia is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is considered by some to be the oldest city in Europe, used as a military defense location due to its elevated location.
Medina, Washington Medina is a city located in the Eastside, an affluent region of King County, Washington. Surrounded on the north, west, and south by Lake Washington, opposite Seattle, Medina is bordered by Clyde Hill and Hunts Point, as well as the satellite city of Bellevue.
Medinah Country Club Medinah Country Club is a private country club in Medinah, Illinois with nearly 600 members and 640 acres containing three golf courses, Lake Kadijah, swimming facilities and a Byzantine-style, mosque-evoking clubhouse with Oriental, Louis XIV and Italian architectural aspects. Medinah is widely known for its Course #3, a 7,508 yard (7,385 m) golf course which has hosted three U.
Medindie, South Australia Medindie is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide the capital of South Australia. Home to some of the most expensive real estate in Adelaide, it is located just north of North Adelaide, and is bounded by Robe Terrace to the South, Northcote Terrace to the East, Nottage Terrace to the North and Main North Road to the Northwest.
Medinet Habu (location) Medinet Habu (Ancient Egyptian: Tjamet or Djamet Coptic: Djeme or Djemi) is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Theban Hills on the West Bank of the River Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor, Egypt. Although other structures are located within the area, the location is today associated almost exclusively (and indeed, most synonymously) with the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III.
Medinet Habu (temple) Medinet Habu is the name commonly given to the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, an important New Kingdom period structure in the location of the same name on the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its intrinsic size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.

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