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  2. Transient ischemic attack - Wikipedia

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    A transient ischemic attack ( TIA ), commonly known as a mini-stroke, is a minor stroke whose noticeable symptoms usually end in less than an hour. TIA causes the same symptoms associated with strokes, such as weakness or numbness on one side of the body, sudden dimming or loss of vision, difficulty speaking or understanding language, slurred ...

  3. Spanish profanity - Wikipedia

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    Conch. Concha (lit.: " mollusk shell" or "inner ear") is an offensive word for a woman's vulva or vagina (i.e. something akin to English cunt) in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico. In the rest of Latin America and Spain however, the word is only used with its literal meaning.

  4. Tia (name) - Wikipedia

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    Tia (name) Tia is a usually feminine given name with diverse, unrelated origins from multiple cultures. It might have originated as a short form of names containing the word element tia or thea. The word tía is coincidentally the Portuguese and Spanish word for aunt.

  5. ABCD² score - Wikipedia

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    For example, a person aged 60 (1 point) with normal blood pressure (0 point) and without diabetes (0 point) who experienced a TIA lasting 10 minutes (1 point) with a speech disturbance but no weakness on one side of the body (1 point) would score a total of 3 points.

  6. Rosie's Rules - Wikipedia

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    Abuela's Birthday: When Rosie realizes her Abuela lives too far away to throw her a birthday party, Rosie tries to mail her a party in a box. Cat Mail: When Abuela tells Rosie that she wants to see her and her family's pet white cat, Gatita and to feel her fluff again, Rosie has an idea and accidentally sends the cat she loves in the mail to make it work.

  7. Aunt - Wikipedia

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    An aunt is a woman who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent. Aunts who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. Alternate terms include auntie or aunty. Children in other cultures and families may refer to the cousins of their parents as aunt or uncle due to the age and generation gap.

  8. Kia ora - Wikipedia

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    Meaning. Kia ora can be used to wish somebody life and health —the word ora used as a noun means "life, health and vitality". It might also be used as a salutation, a farewell or an expression of thanks. It also signifies agreement with a speaker at a meeting, being as it is from a culture that prizes oratory. It is widely used alongside ...

  9. Merci Suárez Changes Gears - Wikipedia

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    978-0-06-269120-0. Merci Suárez Changes Gears is a 2018 children's book (based on a short story from Flying Lessons and Other Stories) written by Meg Medina. Mercedes "Merci" Suárez, the eponymous heroine, is a sixth grade scholarship student at an elite private school in South Florida. The novel details her struggles at school and home.