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• Orphan (film) — Orphan Theatrical release poster Directed by Jaume Collet Serra Produced by …   Wikipedia

• Orphan initialism — is the changing of the official name of a corporation, advocacy group or any organization to an acronym or initialism. [1] Formed like any other acronym, the initial letters of the previous name are used. Such name changes are often connected to… …   Wikipedia

• Orphan Bird — is a legendary bird from Medieval bestiaries. It had a peacock s neck, an eagle s beak, a swan s feet, and a crane s body. It would lay its eggs in the sea. The good eggs would float, while the bad eggs would sink.[1] References ^ Orphan Bird .… …   Wikipedia

• Orphan drug — An orphan drug is a pharmaceutical agent that has been developed specifically to treat a rare medical condition, the condition itself being referred to as an orphan disease. The assignment of orphan status to a disease and to any drugs developed… …   Wikipedia

• Orphan Drug Act of 1983 — The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 is a law passed in the United States designed to facilitate the development and commercialization of drugs to treat rare diseases, termed orphan drugs. Orphan drug designation does not indicate that the therapeutic is… …   Wikipedia

• Orphan Train — The Orphan Train was a social experiment that transported children from crowded coastal cities of the United States to the country s Midwest for adoption. The orphan trains ran between 1854 and 1929, relocating an estimated 200,000 orphaned,… …   Wikipedia

• Orphan — For other uses, see Orphan (disambiguation). Orphans by Thomas Kennington An orphan (from the Greek ὀρφανός[1]) is a child permanently bereaved of or abandoned by his or her parents …   Wikipedia

• Orphan receptor — An orphan receptor is an apparent receptor that has a similar structure to other identified receptors but whose endogenous ligand has not yet been identified. If a ligand for an orphan receptor is later discovered, the receptor is referred to as… …   Wikipedia

• Orphan (disambiguation) — For orphaned articles in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Orphan An orphan is one who has lost both parents. Orphan may also refer to: Orphan (car), an automobile (or other vehicle) built by a manufacturer that either no longer exists or has been… …   Wikipedia

• Orphan gene — An orphan gene is a gene that has limited phylogenetic distribution. In other words, there is no detectable homolog in other organisms or the homologous genes are restricted to closely related organisms. In bacterial literature, orphan genes are… …   Wikipedia

• New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, Bristol — The New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, commonly known as the Muller Homes, were an orphanage in the district of Ashley Down, in the north of Bristol. They were built between 1849 and 1870 by the Prussian evangelist George Müller to show the world… …   Wikipedia