(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.
Weapon
Definition:
(n.) An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc.
(n.) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
(n.) A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished.
Example Sentences:
(1) One hundred and twenty-seven states have said with common voice that their security is directly threatened by the 15,000 nuclear weapons that exist in the arsenals of nine countries, and they are demanding that these weapons be prohibited and abolished.
(2) True, Syria subsequently disarmed itself of chemical weapons, but this was after the climbdown on bombing had shown western public opinion had no appetite for another war of choice.
(3) Terrorist groups need to be tackled at root, interdicting flows of weapons and finance, exposing the shallowness of their claims, channelling their followers into democratic politics.
(4) China's relations with the NTC were strained last week when it emerged Chinese arms firms had talked to Muammar Gaddafi's representatives about weapons sales .
(5) The weapon is 13 metres long, weighs 60 tonnes and can carry nuclear warheads with up to eight times the destructive capacity of the bombs that hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the second world war.
(6) Types of weapons involved included handguns (48%), shotguns (22%), rifles (17%), unspecified weapon (12%), and air rifle (1%).
(7) These steps signify a willingness for engagement not seen before, but they have been overshadowed by the "nuclear crisis" triggered in October 2002 when Pyongyang admitted to having the "know-how", but not the technology, for a highly enriched uranium route to nuclear weapons.
(8) The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, a former South Korean foreign minister, said the resolution "sent an unequivocal message to [North Korea] that the international community will not tolerate its pursuit of nuclear weapons."
(9) It paves the way for Iran to get nuclear weapons.” Under the deal, Iran committed to reducing the number of its centrifuges by two-thirds, capping its level of uranium enrichment well below the level needed for bomb-grade material, reducing its enriched uranium stockpile from around 10,000kg to 300kg for 15 years, and submitting to international inspections to verify its compliance.
(10) He was indicted on weapons charges and accused of plotting robberies and the assassination of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s founder.
(11) Even a Scrabble board is used as a weapon in our show.
(12) The most efficient weapon against cancer is early diagnosis.
(13) BUSH ON IRAQ TONIGHT: Mr President, if I can move on to the question of Iraq, when we last spoke before the Iraq war, I asked you about Saddam Hussein and you said this, and I quote: "He harbours and develops weapons of mass destruction, make no mistake about it."
(14) The Met said officers would be told to focus less on stopping people for small amounts of cannabis, and instead focus on those suspected of violent offences and carrying weapons.
(15) And an increasing number of critics say that no nuclear weapon would be a credible deterrent in any counter-terrorist operation British forces will be engaged in for the foreseeable future.
(16) Waco, Texas, will forever be known for the siege that began in February 1993 when agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided a compound owned by the Branch Davidian religious sect to investigate allegations of weapons hoarding.
(17) Six major Saudi-led coalition attacks in Yemen in 2016 – timeline Read more Asked by the Guardian about the figures during a visit to London, the Saudi foreign minister, Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir, portrayed the Saudi air force as professional and armed with precision weapons.
(18) He saw a soldier aim his weapon’s laser sight at the al-Atrashes’ Volkswagen “like he was preparing to shoot”.
(19) Britain is being urged to halt the supply of weapons to its ally Saudi Arabia in the light of evidence that civilians are being killed in Saudi-led attacks on rebel forces in Yemen .
(20) Kerry warned a sceptical and sometimes raucous panel that failing to strike Syria would embolden al-Qaida and raise to 100% the chances that Assad would use chemical weapons again.