Indian Ocean. Persian Gulf . Red Sea . A body of water covering approximately one-fifth of the total ocean area of the earth, extending amidst Africa in the west, Australia in the east, Asia in the north, and Antarctica in the south. Including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, it constitutes the third largest ocean after the ATLANTIC OCEAN and the PACIFIC OCEAN. (New Encyclopaedia Britannica Micropaedia, 15th ed, 1990, p289) . 1.00
Persian Gulf Syndrome. Syndrome, Gulf War . Syndrome, Persian Gulf . Gulf War Syndrome . Unexplained symptoms reported by veterans of the Persian Gulf War with Iraq in 1991. The symptoms reported include fatigue, skin rash, muscle and joint pain, headaches, loss of memory, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms, and extreme sensitivity to commonly occurring chemicals. (Nature 1994 May 5;369(6475):8) . 0.82
Gulf War. Operation Desert Shield . Persian Gulf War, 1991 . Desert Shield, Operation . Desert Storm, Operation . Shield, Operation Desert . Storm, Operation Desert . War, Gulf . Operation Desert Storm . United Nations' action to intervene in conflict between the nation of Kuwait and occupying Iraqi forces, occurring from 1990 through 1991. . 0.71
Persia. Persian Empire . An ancient civilization, known as early as 2000 B.C. The Persian Empire was founded by Cyrus the Great (550-529 B.C.) and for 200 years, from 550 to 331 B.C., the Persians ruled the ancient world from India to Egypt. The territory west of India was called Persis by the Greeks who later called the entire empire Persia. In 331 B.C. the Persian wars against the Greeks ended disastrously under the counterattacks by Alexander the Great. The name Persia in modern times for the modern country was changed to Iran in 1935. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p546 & Asimov, Words on the Map, 1962, p176) . 0.62
Mustelidae. Badger . Gulos . Marten . Sable . Weasel . Wolverine . Badgers . Gulo 26114 . Martens . Martes . Martes zibellina . Sables . Weasels . Wolverines . A family of terrestrial carnivores with long, slender bodies, long tails, and anal scent glands. They include badgers, weasels, martens, FERRETS; MINKS; wolverines, polecats, and OTTERS. . 0.55
Charadriiformes. Terns . Gull 26079 . Tern 26079 . Gulls . Laridae . Charadriformes . An order of BIRDS including over 300 species that primarily inhabit coastal waters, beaches, and marshes. They are comprised of shorebirds, gulls, and terns. . 0.55
Carum carvi. Bunium carvi . Cumim . Common Caraway . Persian Cumin . Homeopathic remedy. Bunium carvi. Cumim. Common Caraway, Persian cumin. Abbrev.: "caru.". Plant origin. Original habitat: Europe and Northen Asia. Parts used: fruit. . 0.44