After World War I, though, the basic territorial pattern of the Balkans was set. Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, and Albania were independent countries and, with some exceptions, occupied their current borders. Today's countries of Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia were then part of Yugoslavia--a new country formed in 1918.
verb (used with object), undermined, undermining. 1. to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect. 2. to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means; attempt to subvert by stealth. 3. to make an excavation under; dig or tunnel beneath, as a military stronghold.
Chronic Progressive External Ophthal moplegia or CPEO is the medical. term for a disease that affects the muscles of the eye lids and eye ball. CPEO is progressive, which means it gradually gets worse over time. Kearn-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a more severe form of CPEO that develops. before age 25 and can be associated with heart rhythm problems.