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111Stérilisations forcées — Programmes de stérilisations contraintes Des programmes de stérilisations contraintes ont été mis en place par plusieurs États, souvent sous l influence de théories eugéniques. Le Japon et les États Unis furent les premiers à le faire, suivis par …
112Síndrome de Down — Cariotipo mo …
113amentia — /ay men sheuh, euh men /, n. Psychiatry. lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation. [1350 1400; ME < L, equiv. to ament (see AMENT2) + ia IA] * * * …
114eugenics — /yooh jen iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, esp. by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or… …
115Vico, Giambattista — born June 23, 1668, Naples died Jan. 23, 1744, Naples Italian philosopher of cultural history and law. In his major work, New Science (1725), he attempted to combine history and the more systematic social sciences into a single science of… …
116Baudelaire, Charles — ▪ French author Introduction in full Charles Pierre Baudelaire born April 9, 1821, Paris, France died August 31, 1867, Paris French poet, translator, and literary and art critic whose reputation rests primarily on Les Fleurs du mal (1857; The …
117Watteau, Antoine — ▪ French painter Introduction born Oct. 10, 1684, Valenciennes, Fr. died July 18, 1721, Nogent sur Marne French painter who typified the lyrically charming and graceful style of the Rococo. Much of his work reflects the influence of the… …
118Bohemia — • Crown province of the Austro Hungarian Monarchy, which until 1526 was an independent kingdom Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bohemia Bohemia …
119Insanity — • The dividing line between sanity and insanity, like the line that distinguishes a man of average height from a tall man, can be described only in terms of a moral estimate Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Insanity Insanity …
120Isabella I — • Queen of Castile (1451 1504) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Isabella I Isabella I † …
