Providencia
[ prŏv′ĭ-dĕn′sē-ə ]
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n.
A genus of motile, peritrichous, nonsporeforming, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing gram-negative rods; it includes the species that can occur in urinary tract infections.
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About the same time, twelve thousand acres of the Lankershim rancho, adjoining the Providencia, were disposed of.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913|Harris NewmarkOn this occasion it became necessary to open the third pliego de providencia.
The Audiencia in the Spanish Colonies|Charles Henry CunninghamNear the eastern city limits the Alameda becomes the Avenida de la Providencia.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile|Henry Stephens