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Vellore

American  
[vuh-lawr, ‑-lohr] / vəˈlɔr, ‑ˈloʊr /

noun

  1. a city in N Tamil Nadu state in S India, on the Palar River.


Vellore British  
/ vəˈlɔː /

noun

  1. a town in SE India, in NE Tamil Nadu: medical centre. Pop: 177 413 (2001)

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Ravikar Ralph, a physician at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, says that snakebite patients often travel from a remote area to their closest medical center for treatment.

From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023

Dr. Gurdasani said that as a student, she got one of seven spots to study medicine at Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, for which thousands of students competed.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022

On a morning in early April in Vellore, CMC vaccine researcher Gagandeep Kang walked downstairs from her office on the main campus to the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic for her second dose.

From Science Magazine • May 19, 2021

The goal should be to prioritize preventing deaths, which means fully vaccinating the elderly and vulnerable first, said Dr. Gagandeep Kang, a microbiologist at Christian Medical College, Vellore.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2021

Hyder avoided another encounter, and Vellore was relieved.

From The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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