YOU'RE 21 TODAY
Colorful name for the Vegas card game also called 21
blackjack
It occurs during sleep:
REM
rapid eye movement
The personal pronoun of the second person in the nominative case; people often act holier than it
thou
When checking this at kitty's femoral artery, normally it should be from about 160 to 220
the pulse (the heart rate)
In 1676 this 69-year-old Virginia settlement was burned to the ground during Bacon's Rebellion
Jamestown
On Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists list, this Beatle was No. 21
George Harrison
Pertaining to childbirth:
L&D
labor and delivery
A surgeon in England is simply addressed as this, not Dr.
Mr.
The eccrine type of these glands are down on the paw pads, because they're not that vital in keeping kitty cool
sweat glands
The first stagecoach line was established in 1732 between Burlington & Amboy in this colony
New Jersey
The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is the only one to do this to another amendment
repeal it
Referring to the stomach & part of the digestive tract:
GI
gastrointestinal
Miss came from the first syllable of this word & Mrs. is a shortened form of it
mistress
In one theory, purring comes from membranes in the throat called "false" these
vocal cords
In 1562 these French Protestants constructed Charlesfort on Parris Island, South Carolina
the Huguenots
Pier 21 National Historic Site is Canada's equivalent to this gateway in the port of New York City
Ellis Island
Cardiac operation:
OHS
open heart surgery
From the Arabic for "old man", it's the head of a family, tribe or village
sheik
Because they have this quality, cats' claws don't get worn down from walking like dogs' do
retractability
On October 9, 1635 this minister was banished from Massachusetts; he headed south to Rhode Island
(Roger) Williams
Held between 1962 & 1965, the 21st Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church was popularly called this
Vatican II
A component of the blood:
Hb
hemoglobin
As tovarishch means this, we guess you could be a tovarishch-in-arms
comrade
Of the 2 types of cells that change light into nerve impulses, cats are loaded with these, for better night vision
rods
In 1740 this Georgia founder & his army attacked the Spanish in St. Augustine but failed to capture the settlement
Oglethorpe