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Begg appliance — an orthodontic appliance consisting of a light wire and brackets permitting the tipping of tooth crowns, horizontal buccal tubes on the anchor molars to prevent their tipping, and elastics. See also Begg technique, under technique … Medical dictionary
Begg appliance technique — (beg) [Percy Raymond Begg, Australian orthodontist, 1898–1983] see under appliance and technique … Medical dictionary
Begg — P. Raymond, Australian orthodontist, *1898. See B. light wire differential force technique … Medical dictionary
technique — The manner of performance, or the details, of any surgical operation, experiment, or mechanical act. SEE ALSO: method, operation, procedure. SYN: technic. [Fr., fr. G. technikos, relating to techne, art, skill] airbrasive t. a method of grinding … Medical dictionary
skiing — /skee ing/, n. the act or sport of gliding on skis. [1890 95; SKI + ING1] * * * I Sport and mode of transportation involving moving over snow on a pair of long flat runners (skis) attached to shoes or boots. Skiing was born in northern Europe;… … Universalium
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Sister Mary Leo — Dame Sister Mary Leo, DBE, RSM (3 April 1895 – 5 May 1989) was a New Zealand nun who is best known for training some of the world s finest sopranos, including Dames Malvina Major, Kiri Te Kanawa and Heather Begg. She was born as Kathleen… … Wikipedia
