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Estherville (pg. 11)- Estherville is a city in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,360 in the 2010 census, a decline from 6,656 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Emmet County. Estherville is home to the main campus of Iowa Lakes Community College.

Spirit Lake (pg. 11)- Spirit Lake is a city in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,840 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dickinson County. The town is located along the western shore of East Okoboji Lake, in the Iowa Great Lakes region.

Churned (pg. 14)- to shake or agitate with violence or continued motion.

Dignified (pg. 16)- characterized or marked by dignity of aspect or manner; stately.

Hermaphrodites (pg. 16)- an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present.

Circumcise (pg. 16)-to remove the prepuce (foreskin) of a male.

Phimosis (pg. 16)- constriction (the action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening) of the orifice (an opening) of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis (the rounded part forming the end of the penis).

Cautery Machine (pg. 16)- a machine with an escharotic substance (a hard crust or scab, as from a burn), electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.

Penile Reconstruction (pg. 17)- the process of rebuilding the male organ of copulation.

Psyche (pg. 17)- the mental or psychological structure of a person, especially as a motive force.

LeClaire (pg. 19)- LeClaire is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,765 in the 2010 census, a 32.2% increase from 2,847 in the 2000 census, making it one of the fastest growing communities in the Quad Cities.

Ipecac (pg. 26)- Pronounced: ih-pih-kak. a drug consisting of the dried roots of a plant, used as an emetic, purgative, etc., and as the source of emetine.

Chafes (pg. 38)- to rub; press with friction; to irritate; annoy.

Candor (pg. 42)- the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression.

Pristine (pg. 46)- having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.