twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench ones ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldnt walk for several days" (同)sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"
turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" (同)turn
social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s; "they liked to dance the twist"
form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" (同)twine, distort
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Dont twist my words" (同)twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
do the twist
(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface (同)curve
the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function (同)inflexion
deviation from a straight or normal course (同)flection, flexion
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery.J Maxillofac Oral Surg.2015 Sep;14(3):868-74. doi: 10.1007/s12663-014-0703-z. Epub 2014 Oct 7.
BACKGROUND: Oroantral fistula may develop as a complication of tooth extraction owing to infection, trauma, or removal of maxillary cyst or tumors. Closure by using a palatal mucoperiosteal flap with the greater palatine vessels is a very traditional and basic technique. The palatal mucosa is thick
[Clinical evaluation of effect of transplantation by auto-fat granule injection for mastatrophy post suckling].
Chen Y1, Gao J, Song L, Wu X.
Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery.Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi.2008 Mar;22(3):343-5.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effect of transplanting by auto-fat granule injection for mastatrophy post suckling.METHODS: From March 2000 to June 2006, 73 patients (146 breasts) with mastatrophy post suckling were treated by transplanting auto-fat granule. The mastatrophy occurred between
Radiology of adolescent slipped capital femoral epiphysis: measurement of epiphyseal angles and diagnosis.
Gekeler J1.
Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie.Oper Orthop Traumatol.2007 Oct;19(4):329-44.
AIMS OF DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY: Visualization of the proximal femur in two clearly defined projections. Radiologic and morphological diagnosis of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Evaluation of the stability of the femoral epiphysis: chronic slippage or acute interruption of continuity between the
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arcuation /ar·cu·a·tion/ (ahr″ku-a´shun) a curvature, especially an abnormal curvature. ar·cu·a·tion (är ky-sh n) n. A curvature. arcuation [ahr″ku-a´shun] a bending or curvature. arcuation a bending or curvature. ar·cu·a·tion (ar-kyū-ā'shŭn),