A fistula is a hole that develops between two organs.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil.

VOA: special.2009.04.21

The analyst said a war is being waged between Russia and the West, and Georgia is a battleground.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

This is when a bone is bent and breaks along only one side, like a young stick of wood.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

A barbershop is a place of trust where men can talk about things they might not want women to hear.

VOA: special.2010.10.27

Habeas corpus is a legal term for the right to have a judge decide if a person is being detained lawfully.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

A doughnut is a round piece of fried dough with a hole in the middle or filled with cream or jelly.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

One is a belief that a government is stable and that the justice and legal systems are fair and effective.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

A pickup is a device that captures the vibration of the metal guitar strings and changes them into electronic sound signals.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

When a bone is broken in more than two places or gets crushed, the name for it is a comminuted fracture.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

A textile is a piece of cloth that has been formed by weaving, knitting,pressing or knotting together individual pieces of fiber.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

A planetarium is a theater with a rounded ceiling onto which images of the stars and planets are projected.

VOA: special.2010.09.29

Manny is a wooly mammoth, Sid is a ground sloth and Diego is a smilodon or saber-toothed cat.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

The ruling is based on the idea in the United States and many other countries that a corporation is a legal person.

VOA: special.2010.03.05