What's the difference between callet and mallet?

Callet


Definition:

  • (n.) A trull or prostitute; a scold or gossip.
  • (v. i.) To rail or scold.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Three fermentations were carried out with grape must of the Callet variety.

Mallet


Definition:

  • (n.) A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We describe a new technique to treat the mallet finger deformity.
  • (2) Of 35 patients with mallet thumb, 25 received conservative coil-splint immobilization treatment.
  • (3) Report on 35 cases of mallet finger treated conservatively: a circular plaster cast was modeled in hyperextension of the distal interphalangeal joint.
  • (4) The wizened fish is hammered with a mallet to soften it so you can pull it off in strips to eat.
  • (5) The use of Fowler's central slip release is reported in five patients considered to be failures of closed management in a personal series of 100 consecutive "mallet fingers" seen over a period of 3 years.
  • (6) The functional status of the upper extremity was recorded 1 to 14 years after the operation using a modified Mallet's classification: 6 were good, 17 fair and 3 poor.
  • (7) When a mallet finger deformity results from an intra-articular fracture of the distal phalanx comprising more than one third of the articular surface, an accurate reduction of this fracture is necessary to prevent secondary degenerative arthritis.
  • (8) A discussion of hammertoe, mallet toe, and clawtoe has been presented.
  • (9) Twelve months ago, Chris Hemsworth, the actor who plays Kevin, was in every multiplex as Thor , he of the unreconstructed chivalry and massive mallet.
  • (10) This study revealed that the mallet fingers with chip fractures and those without fractures showed satisfactory results in 85% of cases in the long term (32 months) with conservative treatment.
  • (11) Mallet finger injuries are commonly seen in the emergency room and the treatment is usually simple, consisting of extension splinting of the DIP joint.
  • (12) In mallet finger with avulsion fracture conservative treatment appears to be the treatment of choice.
  • (13) The indications for conservative and operative treatment in the five different types of mallet finger are discussed.
  • (14) One-hundred and thirty-five patients with mallet finger were treated and followed up at least 1 year after injury.
  • (15) Tenotomy of the central slip of the extensor retinaculum over the proximal interphalangeal region was performed in 8 cases longstanding, flexible mallet fingers.
  • (16) An experimental study was undertaken to investigate the rate of decay of heat from standard orthopaedic mallets post-autoclaving.
  • (17) This article presents 21 cases of mallet finger deformities with fracture of the distal phalanx, of which 17 received surgical treatment.
  • (18) Treatment of tendon ruptures includes tenorrhaphy, tendon grafting and arthrodesis in the case of mallet finger deformity.
  • (19) Because the truth about cancer treatment in our time is that it’s often extraordinarily heavy-handed: a bit like killing a flea with a mallet.
  • (20) The hyperextension mallet finger is a rare variant.

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