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aegis (medicine)


aegis


A shield or protective armor; applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also A shield; a protection.

Origin: L. Aegis, fr. Gr. A goat skin, a shield, goat, or fr. To rush.

Source: Websters Dictionary


vicinity (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: vicinitas, from vicinus 'near', from vicus 'row of houses, village']
in the vicinity (of sth)
in the area around a particular place
::The stolen car was found in the vicinity of the station.
::There used to be a mill in the vicinity.
in the vicinity of ¡ê3 million/$1,500/2 billion years etc
close to a particular amount or measurement
::All meteorites are of the same age, somewhere in the vicinity of 4.5 billion years old.