(n.) One of the anterior feet of a quardruped or multiped; -- usually written fore foot.
(n.) A piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.
Example Sentences:
(1) Painful conditions of the forefoot also produced a large reduction in the proportion of the total load transferred.
(2) One also had an associated valgus deformity and another had supination of the forefoot; all had intractable problems with footwear.
(3) Therefore, the plantar forces acting under the metatarsal heads of the 1st, 2nd and 5th rays and under the pads of the 1st and 2nd toes were measured during walking, so that with the aid of anthropometric information pertaining to the forefoot, reaction forces in the flexor tendons and in the joints could be estimated.
(4) Forty-three neurones were isolated in the cat gracile nucleus that could be driven by electrical stimulation of the ipsilateral forefoot or the contralateral hind food as well as having a normal low threshold localized receptive field on the ipsilateral hind limb.
(5) Systolic ankle blood pressure and transcutaneous PO2 at the forefoot were significantly decreased in both groups of patients according to the severity of ischemic disease (p less than 0.001).
(6) Dislocation of the talonavicular joint is rare, caused by severe abduction or adduction of the forefoot.
(7) In the absence of invasive infection, forefoot perfusion pressure is the single most important factor in determining outcome of minor amputation.
(8) A portable semiconductor detector is placed just above a local depot of 1-2 microCi 133-Xenon in 0.1 ml isotonic saline injected into the subcutaneous adipose tissue in the forefoot.
(9) The results of this study may apply to fused ankle patients, who may suffer forefoot abnormalities subsequent to ankle fusion surgery.
(10) Forefoot PVR traces predicted failure in 50% of patients whose amputations healed.
(11) Patients with valgus hindfoot deformities tended to have high forefoot pressures whereas those with a normal hindfoot recorded normal pressures on the dynamic pedobarograph.
(12) Stress moderation differences across the forefoot were not detected.
(13) Subsequent dialogues will consist of ligamentous injuries, trauma to the talus, calcaneal fractures, midfoot, and forefoot injuries.
(14) A case of forefoot pain at the first metatarsophalangeal joint is discussed.
(15) Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) also becomes noticeable at the numerous entheses of the forefoot mainly with exomarginal formation of spongious bone.
(16) Rate of blood flow in subdermal tissue of the forefoot estimated by xenon-133 clearance was an average of 21% less when sitting than when supine in five limbs of four normal subjects while in five limbs with occlusion or severe stenosis of the superficial femoral artery the rate of flow was an average of 44% greater.
(17) Based on the results of this study, treatment plans and further evaluation for forefoot surgery may be inaccurate if based solely on x-ray measurements.
(18) Preoperative symptoms included local pain in all patients, progressive flatfoot deformity with forefoot abduction in 12 patients, and ankle or lateral impingement pain in five.
(19) A centrally placed rocker heel leads to increased forefoot loads, especially under the first metatarsal head.
(20) Computed tomography (CT) was used to study the normal anatomy of the forefoot and to evaluate three patients with suspected tarsometatarsal fracture dislocation.
Front
Definition:
(n.) The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
(n.) The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front; a hardened front.
(n.) The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army.
(n.) A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house.
(n.) The most conspicuous part.
(n.) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
(n.) The beginning.
(a.) Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view.
(v. t.) To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.
(v. t.) To appear before; to meet.
(v. t.) To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street.
(v. t.) To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church.
(v. t.) To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel.
(v. t.) To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east.
Example Sentences:
(1) Contact angles of Silafocon A and PMMA were relatively uninfluenced by front surface radii between 7.7 and 8.85 and 7.3 to 8.8 mm, respectively.
(2) "I pulled the microphone in front of my seat, not a knife.
(3) By the 1860s, French designs were using larger front wheels and steel frames, which although lighter were more rigid, leading to its nickname of “boneshaker”.
(4) It said 70 of the killed militants were from Isis, while the other 50 it described as being aligned with the Nusra Front, the parent organisation of the Khorasan cell and al-Qaida’s preferred affiliate in Syria.
(5) Thin layers of carbon (20 microns) and vacuoles (30 microns) suggested a large temperature gradient along the tissue ablation front.
(6) Unfortunately for the governor, he could win both states and still face the overwhelming likelihood of failure if he doesn't take Ohio, where the poll found Obama out front 51-43.
(7) This study demonstrated that the PE combination is effective as front-line chemotherapy.
(8) Numerous slender sarcotubules, originating from the A-band side terminal cisternae, extend obliquely or longitudinally and form oval or irregular shaped networks of various sizes in front of the A-band, then become continuous with the tiny mesh (fenestrated collar) in front of the H-band.
(9) Giving voice to that sentiment the mass-selling daily newspaper Ta Nea dedicated its front-page editorial to what it hoped would soon be the group's demise, describing Alexopoulos' desertion as a "positive development".
(10) Now is the time to rally behind him and show a solid front to Iran and the world.” Political scientists call this the “rally round the flag effect”, and there are two schools of thought for why it happens, according to the scholars Marc J Hetherington and Michael Nelson.
(11) The media's image of a "gamer" might still be of a man in his teens or 20s sitting in front of Call of Duty for six-hour stretches, but that stereotype is now more inaccurate than ever.
(12) In contrast, 1:1 phase locking characterized the electrical correlates of the duodenal activity front.
(13) The tractional resistance carried out on the laminate fronts where a treatment of only silane and resin of connection was applied, was greater where the treatment of silane was employed.
(14) It was quiet on the main Manshiya front near the border with Jordan, which he said had been the site of some of the heaviest army bombing in recent weeks.
(15) Watford’s front two have impressed with their hard work, their technical quality and their interplay – a classic strike duo.
(16) And we owe [Hickox] better than that and all the people who do this work better than that.” The White House indicated that it was urgently reviewing the federal guidelines for returning healthcare workers, “recognising that these medical professionals’ selfless efforts to fight this disease on the front lines will be critical to bringing this epidemic under control, the only way to eliminate the risk of additional cases here at home”.
(17) Finally, it examines Brancheau's death, which played out in front of a crowd, many of whom did not fully understand what was going on as the experienced trainer was dragged under water and flung around the tank.
(18) At 7.40am Lord Feldman, the Conservative party chairman, knocked on the front door of No 10.
(19) The Butcher’s Arms Herne Facebook Twitter Pinterest Martyn Hillier at the Butcher’s Arms Now a place of pilgrimage and inspiration, the Butcher’s Arms was established by Martyn Hillier in 2005 when he opened for business in the three-metre by four-metre front room of a former butcher’s shop.
(20) The Ayotzinapa school has long been an ally of community police in the nearby town of Tixtla, and Martinez said that, along with the teachers’ union and the students, it had formed a broad front to expel cartel extortionists from the area last year.