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Descriptor English:   Life 
Descriptor Spanish:   Vida 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Vida 
Tree Number:   K01.752.400
Definition English:   The state that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, manifested by growth, metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation. It includes the course of existence, the sum of experiences, the mode of existing, or the fact of being. Over the centuries inquiries into the nature of life have crossed the boundaries from philosophy to biology, forensic medicine, anthropology, etc., in creative as well as scientific literature. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed; Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division) 
History Note English:   97 
Record Number:   33191 
Unique Identifier:   D019369 

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