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Atmosphere

The atmosphere (Greek atmos – steam + sphaira – a sphere) – the gas cover located around Earth and other planets. Have hygienic value: temperature, atmospheric precipitation, gas composition, pressure, speed of the movement of air, electric state and humidity.

 
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There are very curious medical syndromes, for example, persuasive swallowing objects. In a stomach of one patient suffering from this mania 2500 foreign objects were revealed.