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  2. Artery of Adamkiewicz - Wikipedia

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    The artery is generally eponymic, but it has several other names, including: great radicular artery of Adamkiewicz [7] major anterior segmental medullary artery; artery of the lumbar enlargement [8] great anterior radiculomedullary artery [9] great anterior segmental medullary artery [10] great ventral radicular artery [6]

  3. List of cities and counties in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.

  4. List of former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia

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    Seven Virginia cities are now considered extinct. These should not be confused with many small developments in the 17th century that were called "cities," but in modern terminology were towns. Virginia laws enacted late in the 20th century enabled smaller independent cities to revert (or convert) to town status, which included rejoining a county.

  5. List of arteries of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The common carotid artery. The external carotid artery; The triangles of the neck; The internal carotid artery; The arteries of the brain; The arteries of the upper extremity The subclavian artery; The axilla. The axillary artery; The brachial artery; The radial artery; The ulnar artery; The arteries of the trunk The descending aorta. The ...

  6. Anterior spinal artery - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the anterior spinal artery is the artery that supplies the anterior portion of the spinal cord. It arises from branches of the vertebral arteries and courses along the anterior aspect of the spinal cord. It is reinforced by several contributory arteries, especially the artery of Adamkiewicz.

  7. Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz - Wikipedia

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    He is credited with describing the major anterior segmental medullary artery, which is also known as the Artery of Adamkiewicz. [2] In the early 1890s, Adamkiewicz published a series of articles claiming the discovery of a cancer-causing parasite he called Coccidium sarcolytus, as well as the existence of an anti-cancer serum. Further testing ...

  8. History of Newport News, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The first and only city manager of Warwick was J. Clyde Morris. In 1958, the citizenry of the cities of Warwick and Newport News voted by referendum to consolidate the two cities, choosing to assume the better-known name of Newport News, and forming the third largest city population-wise in Virginia with a 65 square miles (168 km 2) area. The ...

  9. History of Alexandria, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Over the course of the war, Alexandria was transformed by the Union occupiers into a major supply depot and transport and hospital center, all under army control. [21] Map of Alexandria County (1878), including what is now Arlington County and the City of Alexandria. Map includes the names of property owners at that time.