A perforation of the eardrum. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
They have them now where the perforation is not visible. From Wordnik.com. [Logo-rhythmic] Reference
Making a tear in the lining of the colon, which is called perforation. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
The perforation is the usual 12 and specimens are known entirely imperforate. From Wordnik.com. [The Stamps of Canada] Reference
Both values were printed on the wove paper used for the other denominations then current and the perforation was the usual 12 made by single-line machines. From Wordnik.com. [The Stamps of Canada] Reference
"Abortion is a medical procedure that has risks attached, such as perforation of the uterus, possible sepsis, haemorrhaging and blood transfusion. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The next process is the perforation of the pattern. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
I saw one or two instances of perforation of the sacrum. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The raising of the margins of the notch suggests a perforation. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Oblique perforation, implicating both epiphysis and diaphysis. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The flap having been raised, if the wound be a small perforation, a. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The perforation indicated by the well-marked translucent spot is small. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
In the side of one skull was a perforation, with the bone fractured on all sides of the orifice. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns] Reference
Pneumonia, perforation of and bleeding from the bowels are the most frequent dangerous complications. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)] Reference
The perforation answering to the tube is one-sixth of an inch in diameter, which is about the usual size. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
Speaking generally the direction of least resistance in a typically pure perforation is towards the vein. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
No case of perforation of the subclavian vein by comminuted fragments of the clavicle came under my notice. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
I saw several cases of pure perforation of the olecranon without any signs of implication of the elbow-joint. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The implication and perforation of the small intestine are to some extent influenced by the direction of the wound. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Excepting transverse fracture every form was met with in the shaft, although I saw only two instances of perforation. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
In spite of a considerable experience, I never saw a case of perforation of either the head or neck of the thigh bone. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Behind the meatus, and on the right of the fraenum, is represented a perforation in the urethra, caused by a venereal ulcer. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Hæmoptysis was a fairly constant sign, but sometimes quite absent when no doubt could exist as to the perforation of the lung. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Plate XXI. affords an excellent example of perforation of the shaft of the tibia, although complicated by the secondary fissure. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Evidence of perforation of the left axillary artery existed in feebleness of the radial pulse; and there was musculo-spiral paralysis. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
And a perforation even, when made, is very easily repaired, even by the navigators themselves, under circumstances however unfavorable. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851] Reference
When more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage and be fatal. From Wordnik.com. [Magnets in toys: A hidden danger] Reference
In the case also of pure perforation of the vessels, it is difficult to believe that a localised blood cavity has not originally existed. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The leaf, during its growth, is exposed to perforation by a worm which, if not brushed off every morning, may spread over the whole field. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract to each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal. From Wordnik.com. [Secondhand woes: 10 recalls that put children at risk] Reference
At the foot of one of these barren gray rocks, which, from its shape and perforation, exactly resembles the barbacan and gate of a castle, St. Remy is situated. From Wordnik.com. [Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819] Reference
Abdominal section was occasionally considered in cases of perforation in enteric fever, and was, I believe, a few times performed, but as far as I know without success. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The shadows would seem deep, and I would feel my heart's perforation like a measure of their depth, asking, wondering, musing — didn't Juliet use a knife to kill herself?. From Wordnik.com. [Every Drug Addict Is the Same Person] Reference
He then closely examined the Terror, as the stage was named, and although he saw where each of the heavy caliber bullets had struck the machine, he failed to find a perforation. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys] Reference
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