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Head of radius — Infobox Bone Name = PAGENAME Latin = caput radii GraySubject = 52 GrayPage = 219 Caption = The radius and ulna of the left forearm, posterior surface. The top is proximal (elbow) and bottom is distal (wrist). Caption2 = Origins = Insertions =… … Wikipedia
Head (vessel) — The end caps on a cylindrically shaped Pressure vessel are commonly known as heads.Head shapesThe shape of the heads used can vary. The most common [ [http://www.juenger.com/english/index1.htm Juenger.com] ] [… … Wikipedia
articular facet of head of radius — fovea articularis capitis radii … Medical dictionary
Radius — In anatomy, the radius is the smaller of the two bones on the thumb side of the forearm. (The bigger one is the ulna). The word radius comes unchanged from the Latin meaning a spoke in a wheel which this bone was thought to resemble. The word… … Medical dictionary
Radius (bone) — Infobox Bone Name = Radius (joint) Latin = GraySubject = 52 GrayPage = 219 Caption = Upper extremity Caption2 = Radius is #1 Articulations = MeshName = Radius MeshNumber = A02.835.232.087.090.700 DorlandsPre = DorlandsSuf = The radius is the bone … Wikipedia
Radius Prawiro — Dr. Radius Prawiro, Drs.ec.,AK (Yogyakarta, 29 June 1928 ndash;Germany, 26 May 2005) was an Indonesian economist and politician. EducationThe son of a teacher called Suradi Prawiro, Radius attended school in Yogyakarta. In 1942, while still at… … Wikipedia
radius — /ray dee euhs/, n., pl. radii / dee uy /, radiuses. 1. a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface: The radius of a circle is half the diameter. 2. the length of such a line. 3. any radial or… … Universalium
head — 1. [TA] The upper or anterior extremity of the animal body, containing the brain and the organs of sight, hearing, taste, and smell. 2. [TA] The upper, anterior, or larger extremity, expanded or rounded, of any … Medical dictionary
radius — n. & v. n. (pl. radii or radiuses) 1 Math. a a straight line from the centre to the circumference of a circle or sphere. b a radial line from the focus to any point of a curve. c the length of the radius of a circle etc. 2 a usu. specified… … Useful english dictionary
Head saw — A head saw, gang saw or head rig, is the saw that makes the initial cuts in a log at a sawmill, turning a log into cants, or planks, of wood. HistoryThe original powered head saw was composed of long, narrow blades that used an up and down motion … Wikipedia
