Loosening
11Onycholysis — Loosening of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the border of the nail. The nail tends to turn whitish or yellowish, reflecting the presence of air under it. The treatment is to trim the nail short, do not clean under the nail, and… …
12dermatolysis — Loosening of the skin or atrophy of the skin by disease; erroneously used as a synonym for cutis laxa. SYN: dermolysis. [dermato + G. lysis, a loosening] * * * der·ma·tol·y·sis (dur″mə tolґə sis) [dermato + lysis] 1. loosening of… …
13epiphysiolysis — Loosening or separation, either partial or complete, of an epiphysis from the metaphysis of a bone. [epiphysis + G. lysis, loosening] * * * epiph·y·si·ol·y·sis äl ə səs n, pl y·ses .sēz abnormal separation of an epiphysis from the bone shaft * *… …
14peritoneoplasty — Loosening adhesions and covering the raw surfaces with peritoneum to prevent reformation. [peritoneum + G. plastos, formed] * * * peri·to·neo·plas·ty (per″ĭ toґne o plas″te) peritonization …
15slipping rib cartilage — loosening and deformity of the costal cartilages, causing painful symptoms …
16harrowing — loosening the top soil to prepare it for seeds and to get rid of weeds …
17Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …
18loosen — [[t]lu͟ːs(ə)n[/t]] loosens, loosening, loosened 1) VERB If someone loosens restrictions or laws, for example, they make them less strict or severe. [V n] Many business groups have been pressing the Federal Reserve to loosen interest rates... [V… …
19Nut (hardware) — A nut threaded onto a bolt A nut is a type of hardware fastener with a threaded hole. Nuts are almost always used opposite a mating bolt to fasten a stack of parts together. The two partners are kept together by a combination of their threads… …
20Knee replacement — Knee replacement, or knee arthroplasty, is a common surgical procedure most often performed to relieve the pain and disability from degenerative arthritis, most commonly osteoarthritis, but other arthritides as well. [ cite… …
