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Footplate — Foot plate , n. (Locomotives) See {Footboard} (a) . [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
footplate — foot·plate .plāt n the flat oval base of the stapes * * * foot·plate (footґplāt) basis stapedis … Medical dictionary
footplate — foot|plate [ˈfutpleıt] n BrE the place on a steam train where the driver stood … Dictionary of contemporary English
footplate — /foot playt /, n. 1. Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill. 2. a platform or special floor area on which workers stand to operate a machine. [1840 50; FOOT + PLATE1] * * * … Universalium
plate — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a thin, relative flat, structure. SYN: lamina [TA]. 2. A metal bar perforated for screws applied to a fractured bone to maintain the ends in apposition. 3. The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar … Medical dictionary
Stapedectomy — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME ICD10 = ICD9 = 19.1 OtherCodes = A stapedectomy is a surgical procedure of the middle ear performed to improve hearing. The world s first stapedectomy is credited to Dr. John J. Shea, Jr., performed in May,… … Wikipedia
pedicel — The secondary process of a podocyte, which helps form the visceral capsule of a renal corpuscle. SYN: footplate (2), foot plate, foot process. [Mod. L. pedicellus, dim. of L. pes, foot] * * * ped·i·cel (pedґĭ sel) a footlike part, especially … Medical dictionary
base — 1. The lower part or bottom; the part of a pyramidal or conical structure opposite the apex; the foundation. SYN: basis [TA], basement (1). 2. In pharmacy, the chief ingredient of a mixture. 3. In chemistry, an … Medical dictionary
sound reception — Introduction response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly … Universalium
Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations … Wikipedia
