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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

Officials can continue to study the virus’s spread through robust random sampling, said Dr. Jacob John, who studies viruses at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, a city in southern India.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2022

Gagandeep Kang, a virologist at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, says many patients are calling her about the clotting disorder.

From Science Magazine May 3, 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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