veteran
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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veteran a person who has had long experience in a particular field, especially military service. Recorded from the early 16th century, the word comes ultimately from Latin
vetus ‘old’.
veteran car in the UK, an old style or model of car, specifically one made before 1916, or (strictly) before 1905.
Veterans Day in the US, a public holiday held on the anniversary of the end of the First World War (11 November) to honour US veterans and victims of all wars. It replaced
Armistice Day in 1954.
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Investigations on the Belt-to-Pelvis Interaction in Case of Submarining
Magazine article from: Stapp Car Crash Journal; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...in frontal car crashes. The pelvis was firmly fixed on the frame...the belt angle relative to the pelvis was systematically greater for the pelves of dummies than for those of...both dummies and PMHS. The pelvis and abdomen stiffnesses were...
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Inflammatory pseudotumor of the renal pelvis: A report of 2 cases with clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 8/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...inflammatory pseudotumor of the renal pelvis. Case 1, the male patient, was 37...revealed in case I a mass in the left renal pelvis and the calyces. In case 2, urography showed a lacuna of the renal pelvis, and CT scan showed an irregular thickening...
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Contribution of the pelvis to gesture leg range of motion in a complex ballet movement: grand rond de jambe en l'air en dehors.(Original Article)(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Dance Medicine & Science; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...analysis was performed to quantify the pelvis and gesture-leg motions and to investigate...leg height. Orientation angles of the pelvis and relative orientation angles of the gesture leg to the pelvis were computed. Events for analysis were...
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Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis with pseudomyxoma peritonei.(Case study)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Bhalekar Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis is an extremely rare tumor with very few...of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis leading to pseudomyxoma peritonei was...Introduction Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis is an extremely rare tumor with very few...
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Benign fibroepithelial polyps of the renal pelvis
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 9/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Benign fibroepithelial polyps of the renal pelvis are rare. Although many ureteral fibroepithelial...only 20+ reported cases in the renal pelvis.1-9,11-22 We report herein the...of fibroepithelial polyp of the renal pelvis and provide a detailed review of the literature...
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Aligning your pelvis.(DO'S & DON'Ts)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...alignment starts with a well-placed pelvis. Most dancers, however, find themselves...tuck spectrum, tilting the top of the pelvis forward and swaying in the lower back...help: * Do allow for mobility in the pelvis; placing it shouldn't mean locking...
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Ancient reproduction gets pelvic thrust. (measurements of reconstructed pelvis of Australopithecine)
Magazine article from: Science News; 12/14/1985; ; 700+ words
; ...compared the ancient female pelvis with modern female pelvises from chimpanzees and...potentially spacious pelvis," says Tague. It...data on the Neanderthal pelvis, presented at the AAA...Rosenberg first measured the pelvises of females in several...
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The pelvis leveling maneuver: Clinical impressions
Magazine article from: Dynamic Chiropractic; 10/20/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...subject with a marked sideward tilt of the pelvis, I noted at the end of the examination that his pelvis had leveled out. The change was dramatic...another subject who had a lateral tilt of the pelvis. As I repeated the same examination procedure...
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Prehistoric pelvis offers clues to human development.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health; 12/7/2008; 700+ words
; Discovery of the most intact female pelvis of Homo erectus may cause scientists to...the most complete female Homo erectus pelvis ever found from this time period," said...reconstruction of the 1.2 million-year-old pelvis discovered in 2001 in the Gona Study Area...
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Cold saline irrigation of the renal pelvis during Radiofrequency Ablation of a central renal neoplasm: a case report.(Case report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Medical Case Reports; 2/7/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...ureteric catheter with its tip in the renal pelvis, in a patient with a central renal tumour...was immediately adjacent to the renal pelvis (Fig 1). At the time of diagnosis the...simultaneous cold saline irrigation of the renal pelvis was discussed at multidisciplinary meetings...
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pelvis
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
pelvis The term ‘pelvis’ comes from the Latin meaning ‘a basin...each other at the front of the body. The upper part, or false pelvis , houses the lower abdominal viscera, whilst the truly basin...
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Renal Pelvis Tumors
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Renal pelvis tumors Definition Renal pelvis tumors are rare kidney cancers appearing in a specific part of the kidney known as the pelvis of the kidney. Description The word renal means having to do...
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Pelvic Fracture
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...Definition A pelvic fracture is a break in one or more bones of the pelvis. Description The pelvis is a butterfly-shaped group of bones located at the base of the spine. The pelvis consists of the pubis, ilium, and ischium bones (among others...
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Rectal Cancer
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
...portion of the large bowel that lies in the pelvis, terminating at the anus. Cancer of...leaves the abdomen and descends into the pelvis. Anatomically, it is divided into equal...the upper, mid, and lower rectum. The pelvis and other organs in the pelvis form boundaries...
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Exenteration
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
...organs and adjacent structures of the pelvis, and orbital exenteration refers to the...including the eyelids as well. Purpose The pelvis is the basin-shaped cavity that contains...organs toward the front or in front of the pelvis. POSTERIOR EXENTERATION. This operation...
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