(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.
Gripe
Definition:
(n.) A vulture; the griffin.
(v. t.) To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
(v. t.) To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.
(v. t.) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
(v. i.) To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe.
(v. i.) To suffer griping pains.
(v. i.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm.
(n.) Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
(n.) That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword.
(n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
(n.) Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty.
(n.) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural.
(n.) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
(n.) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
(n.) An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging.
Example Sentences:
(1) His gripe is with Jeremy – as far as I’m concerned, he will play for West Brom again,” Pulis told the Daily Mail .
(2) Like many, I assumed that the accumulated gripes about ticketing (thoroughly justified in this case), Zil lanes, G4S failures, McDonald's sponsorship and over-heavy security would have ensured healthy levels of Olympic alienation and even hostility.
(3) Where d’you live, let’s have this out in person, shall we?’” But these are small gripes.
(4) Or is it someone who takes 10 minutes of going on about their bunions and general gripes before revealing that they had an episode of crippling chest pain last night, by the way?
(5) This is one of my pet gripes about modern society: the way in which serious issues and events are converted into bizarre forms of celebrity,” he wrote.
(6) This is one of my pet gripes about modern society: the way in which serious issues and events are converted into bizarre forms of celebrity.” Efforts to contact Latham have been unsuccessful.
(7) Along with the City, they've all got a gripe with Miliband.
(8) Large numbers of babies are given gripe water for no valid reason or for only trivial symptoms, write Cynthia Illingworth and John Timmins.
(9) Simultaneous tenesmic gripes, some of the patients had also suffered from, disappeared completely, with the exception of two cases where, however, normalization of the stools was obtained by means of the loperamide therapy.
(10) Hannah Fletcher, a single mum who works part-time but would like more hours, said her main gripe was that the majority of politicians “are white, middle-aged men who are not in tune with society”.
(11) Lamont's further gripe is a council tax freeze launched as a stopgap measure in 2007-08 by the then minority SNP administration, pending the introduction of a local income tax.
(12) My main gripe is that there’s no flexibility about when my work gets done.
(13) HS That is absolutely not my gripe: if anyone is potty (and rich) enough to spend a grand on a handbag, that’s fine by me— and you’re right, all power to the craftsmen and everyone else involved.
(14) Premier League 2015-16 review: gripe of the season | Tom Davies Read more David Hytner For some reason, I hate it when the league is referred to as ‘The Barclays Premier League,’ either in copy or on TV.
(15) Wilkie says: "The main gripe is that all the music we play is crap.
(16) And for all my gripes, many of my most intense experiences of art happen here.
(17) Indeed, McClaren’s only possible gripe would have been regret that some of his side’s sharp midfield incision could have done with being replicated in the penalty area.
(18) Small gripes include the grading of games leading to tiered pricing, and having to buy tickets for two games if you want to go to Palace versus the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea.
(19) But the militant gays and thinning hair and gluteal amnesia are small gripes.
(20) But bias is not my gripe; the good Muslim v bad Muslim game is an old one.