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Scarification can be used to transmit complex messages about identity; such permanent body markings may emphasize fixed social, political, and religious roles. [1] Tattoos, scars, brands, and piercings, when voluntarily acquired, are ways of showing a person's autobiography on the surface of the body to the world. [7]
applied to describing processes and parts of the body as likened or similar to horns Latin cornū, horn greater cornu: coron-pertaining to the heart: Latin corōna: coronary heart disease: cortic-cortex, outer region Latin cortex, bark of a tree corticosteroid: cost-of or pertaining to the ribs: Latin costa, rib costochondral: cox-
A scalpel, lancet, or bistoury is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection, podiatry and various handicrafts.A lancet is a double-edged scalpel.
abdominal aortic aneurysm (pronounced "triple-A") AAD: antibiotic-associated diarrhea: AAI: acute arterial insufficiency: AAPMC: antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis: AAT: activity as tolerated atypical antibody test AAL: anterior axillary line: AAOx3: awake, alert, and oriented, times 3 (i.e., to person, place, and time) AAOx4
Increasingly, however, researchers are wondering if there is a whole-body memory, that is, if different parts of our bodies can also make and store a type of memory, and if so, how these other ...
Aquatint uses acid-resistant resin to achieve tonal effects. Soft-ground etching uses a special softer ground. The artist places a piece of paper (or cloth etc. in modern uses) over the ground and draws on it. The print resembles a drawing. Soft ground can also be used to capture the texture or pattern of fabrics or furs pressed into the soft ...
He knew the body parts were stolen, a federal indictment says. The tattoo artist also traded other human remains for the body parts. He and Pauley exchanged over $100,000 during the course of ...
The trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior, the thoracic region encompassing the chest [1] the mammary region encompassing each breast; the sternal region encompassing the sternum; the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area; the umbilical region is located around the navel; the coxal region encompassing the lateral (side ...