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  • The head of the humerus is articulated with its (glenoid?) cavity, by means of a small ligament, and it consists of a rounded epiphysis composed of spongy cartilage, the humerus itself is bent outward and forward, and it is articulated with its (glenoid?) cavity by its side, and not in a straight line. Instruments Of Reduction
  • The space between these anterior and posterior openings makes a large chamber, divided by a vertical wall into halves, each of which is still further separated into three irregular cavities by three bones, called spongy, from the porosity and delicacy of their texture. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics
  • These games could be defined simply as ` handball played with a paddle, 'the only difference being that paddleball employs a perforated wooden racquet and a large spongy ball, while racquetball, which is rapidly pushing both handball and paddleball into obscurity, employs a small strung racquet and a lively rubber ball. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 1
  • The basis of these lower lavas is rather wacke than basalt; when it is spongy, it resembles the amygdaloids* of Frankfort-on-the-Main. Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America
  • The pinnock has a thick skin with a spongy lining, a bruise in it becomes like a piece of cork. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers
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  • A spongy, Dijon-colored city of algae and microscopic creatures that floats on the surface, periphyton cleanses the Everglades of excess nutrients and pollutants.
  • Lumbar disc disease is the drying out of the spongy interior matrix of an intervertebral disc in the spine. How do you find a diet and nutrition facts dabase online?
  • The stage was marvellously decorated to look like a shabby pub with its bar stools, spongy seats, Guinness mirrors and jukebox.
  • The water content of doughnut mixtures is important; the dough must be stiff enough to be shaped, but still contain plenty of moisture to give the light spongy texture of the cooked product.
  • The pair split up, Det Supt Higgins heading into Brandsby wood across the spongy forest floor strewn with pine needles and fallen branches.
  • MR. COLLIER'S anonymous annotator writes "tilled;" but surely this is a very artificial process to be performed by "spongy Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc.
  • Frozen shrimp is spongy and dry in texture, with a bit of an aftertaste.
  • She suffers from an extreme form of hemangioma, which causes a spongy eruption of the skin.
  • On the ground, climbing fern creates tough, spongy mats that can easily smother grasses, low-growing shrubs, and small trees.
  • Instead of beak-to-feet chicken parts, "yakitori" here refers to a wide range of grilled meats, seafood, and vegetables on skewers; our spongy fish balls were tasty, but the short ribs we tried to order were unavailable, as was Chicago Reader
  • Barb, the very nice nurse, stroked my hair while I squeezed a spongy ball.
  • That roof can get very, very -- what we call kind of spongy because it's being impinged by the fire. CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2008
  • The = stem = is clay color to ochre yellow, enlarged below, spongy, stuffed, fistulose, soft, fibrous, more or less ascending at the base. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.
  • Due to the relatively advanced age of the patients included in our study, marked rarefaction of the spongy bone tissue was present, but signs of metabolic bone disease, that is, osteomalacia, were not found in any of the cases.
  • The name bulrush is more correctly applied to _Scirpus lacustris_, a member of a different family (Cyperaceae), a common plant in wet places, with tall spongy, usually leafless stems, bearing a tuft of many-flowered spikelets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
  • Along the brink of the bog, picking their road among crumbling rocks and green spongy springs, a company of English soldiers are pushing fast, clad cap-a-pie in helmet and quilted jerkin, with arquebus on shoulder, and pikes trailing behind them; stern steadfast men, who, two years since, were working the guns at Westward Ho!
  • It consisted of three plates, or rather, like the human skull, of two solid plates, with a _diploe_ or spongy layer between. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed
  • If the bosky scent of dells and the idea of spongy moss against naked flesh gets you going, Mellors and Lady Chatterley-style, there remain a few pockets of urban woodland in London that provide fertile ground for al fresco fun. Evening Standard - Home
  • Noncompaction cardiomyopathy is characterized by a spongy appearance of the heart muscle on echocardiography. Cardiomyopathy
  • Chinchilla cloth is a heavy, spongy woolen overcoat fabric with a long nap that has been rubbed into a curly, nubby finish.
  • The meshwork of the outer shell appears to be a spongy layer and finely interwoven.
  • The bread had a spongy texture.
  • The spongy fabric is loose and tetrahedral, with rather irregular pores in size and shape.
  • The earth was soft and spongy underfoot.
  • The interior of bitter melon is packed with large seeds suspended in spongy material. Tigers & Strawberries » Eating Bitter, Part One: An Introduction to the Bitter Melon
  • One wishes here, though, that the spongy, osseous kelp forest underneath was extended above the water line: a spongy, osseous rain forest within which fishes swarm. Fish Works
  • Look also for a shock-absorbing shoe - one with springs or coils or spongy material under the heel.
  • His paintings have the quality of screen prints at times: flat blockiness competes with spongy washes and the enticing effect of dry pigment dragged across a surface.
  • Rare plants include a sedge, wooly lip-fern, Parker's pipewort, slender knotweed, spongy arrowhead, saltmarsh bulrush and pigmyweed. Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, New York
  • White blood cells are produced by the bone marrow, the soft spongy centre of bones.
  • At the centre of Ethiopian food is injera, a giant spongy pancake that's used instead of utensils.
  • Within spongy layers of sea ice, microscopic algae bloom in profusion as sunlight floods in from above.
  • Mammalian Spongy Bone - Spongy bone, also known as cancellous bone, is less dense than compact bone and is composed of a honeycomb-like network of bones called trabeculae. Undefined
  • Now, however, this difficulty has been partly overcome by so preparing the manganate as to prevent fusion, and to keep it in a spongy state, which gives very high results, and the substance being practically everlasting, the cost of production is extremely low. Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891
  • Reproductively active males develop rows of nuptial tubercles on the front of the head and lower jaw, a thick, spongy dorsal pad anterior of the dorsal fin for cleaning eggs, and dark body coloration broken by two golden vertical bands.
  • After the Brewers beat the Rockies last week in just the fourth 1-0 game in Coors Field history (but the third this season), Milwaukee's Jeff Cirillo said the humidor is making the baseballs spongy and waterlogged. USATODAY.com - Pitchers no longer need to fear Coors Field
  • a "mudsill," wet the floor until it becomes spongy, then with the butt end of a log ram the dirt down hard until you have an even, hard floor -- such a floor as some of the greatest men of this nation first crept over when they were babies. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties
  • Has anyone ever had an issue with baked eggs becoming "spongy"? South Beach Diet Phase One Breakfast Casserole Many Ways
  • We have finished the Saltines and the instant oatmeal and even the spongy graham crackers left over from before summer.
  • It should be soft and spongy - just verging on sticky. Times, Sunday Times
  • The adherence of the ice to the bed of the stream or other objects is always downstream from the place where they are formed; in large streams it is frequently many miles below; a large part of them do not become fixed, but as they come in contact with each other, regelate and form spongy masses, often of considerable size, which drift along with the current, and are often troublesome impediments to the use of water power. Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881
  • The finest recipes omit the semolina, giving an extra spongy result.
  • Roxie began uncapping a mauve colored lip gloss, sliding the small spongy tip across her lips.
  • Leave to stand for 5 minutes until soft and spongy. Times, Sunday Times
  • I applied compresses to the bottom of the sinuous tracks, to cleanse and dry the soft spongy flesh, and hollow leaden tents, that the sanies might always have a way out; and above them a large plaster of Diacalcitheos dissolved in wine. The Journey to Flanders. 1569
  • Lambsdown is a heavy knit fabric that has a spongy fleeced nap on one side.
  • Vertebral discs cushion the spine, like spongy coasters between each vertebra that protect bones from banging against each other while one is running or jumping.
  • The following days, I made injections, into the depth and cavities of the ulcers, of Aegyptiacum dissolved sometimes in eau-de-vie, other times in wine, I applied compresses to the bottom of the sinuous tracks, to cleanse and dry the soft spongy flesh, and hollow leaden tents, that the sanies might always have The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)
  • At the end of this pregnancy period, the egg is laid fairly painlessly, thanks to the spongy and slightly compressible shell.
  • The pouch-lining then becomes soft and spongy and secretes a nourishing fluid which the babies absorb.
  • A huge imponderable is how, and for how long, this trauma, and what promises to be a long, often shadowy war against what Rudman calls "spongy" targets, will affect American realism. War, The Health Of The State
  • The meshwork of the outer shell appears to be a spongy layer and finely interwoven.
  • It shares the grasp the spongy moss may take on the slippery surface, or when the root, thin as whipcord, of a certain fig-tree has crept across the face of the grey rock forming a ridge or barricade against which decayed vegetation accumulates, there the BAEA flourishes, displaying an indeterminate line of mauve flowers above oval, crimpled leaves. The Confessions of a Beachcomber
  • The results showed that specific details of the cranial bones and beak - such as the relative "spongy"-ness of the bone at different places in the skull and the unequal lengths of the upper and lower parts of the beak - were crucial for preventing impact injury. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
  • The ground was soft and spongy, slippery with damp dead leaves, and inclined in a general way to bogginess; but it was ground that Roderick Vawdrey had known all his life, and it seemed more natural to him than any other spot upon mother earth. Vixen, Volume I.
  • Like all the short bones, those of the tarsus are composed of a mass of spongy tissue surrounded by a thin and papyraceous layer of compact.
  • Though pricy, they have a quick-drying lining and a spongy insole. Times, Sunday Times
  • Fashion-wise there were two principal groups: the teddy boys - drape-style suits, suede shoes with thick spongy soles, coloured shirts and bootlace ties; and the Millets - rollneck sweaters and jeans.
  • I wish I’d had some of that spongy white stuff they put in teddy bears. It approaches - and nothing can stop it...piglet is ... ASTUTE
  • Alexander Tekeliev's bass was a good clear voice, on the light side, but a welcome distance from the thick wobbly basses who manage to hit every and no note with their vast spongy vibratos.
  • Leaf mesophyll is differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma, epidermis is already formed.
  • Description: This is an aquatic moss, with irregular branched stems or fronds covered with two rows of spongy leaves.
  • Tony, an avid collector of spongy penguins given out at various Linux events, now thinks computers were created by penguins, or vice versa.
  • The cook in the open kitchen rolled out the spongy dough to a large rectangle on the low table, spread out globs of softened butter and generously sprinkled on brown sugar and cinnamon.
  • Some vascular plants have also developed succulence, a condition in which the tissues are spongy and swollen for storing water, as in cacti and agaves.
  • It's well worth it though – while the beer adds a pleasant spongy texture to the finished blinis, Bertinet's versions are so light and fluffy that they almost melt in the mouth. How to cook perfect blinis
  • Trains were being announced yet at the same time there was swampy, spongy soil underfoot. MIDDLE AGE: A ROMANCE
  • Forested slopes of lodgepole pine and subalpine fir give way to aspen-clad foothills and rolling sagebrush steppes that have the spongy look of muskeg, but two shades lighter.
  • I take a really soft, spongy ball, and I toss it to the first girl.
  • After suggesting an analogy between the disease and the redness and turgidity of the neck produced by passion or in singing, he adds that some cases are due to an accumulation of spongy tissue between the veins and arteries, or to the use of flatulent food, and he even tells us that some old women know how to produce and remove goitrous swellings by means of certain suitable herbs known to them. Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century
  • Robotics experts also have been searching for the right kind of spongy material to mimic muscle tissue and make movements less jerky. Boing Boing: December 22, 2002 - December 28, 2002 Archives
  • Bake in a bain-marie in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until slightly puffed-up and spongy.
  • Lastly, by treating the exhausted battery as an accumulator, that is to say, by passing a current through it in the opposite direction, we restore the various products to their original condition; the copper absorbs oxygen, and the alkali is restored, while the zinc is deposited; but the spongy state of the deposited zinc necessitates its being submitted to a process, or to its being received upon a mercury support. Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884
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  • The head of the humerus is articulated with its (glenoid?) cavity, by means of a small ligament, and it consists of a rounded epiphysis composed of spongy cartilage, the humerus itself is bent outward and forward, and it is articulated with its (glenoid?) cavity by its side, and not in a straight line. Instruments Of Reduction
  • I turned my nose up at the plain white, spongy bread that came with every order why not upgrade to crustier bread? Eating BBQ in Austin and Lockhart, TX
  • The spongy bone material was then used for DNA extraction.
  • Bone marrow is a spongy tissue in the hollow centre of bones. The Sun
  • The first of these, or carotid trunk (1), ends in an enlargement (a) termed the carotid gland, of spongy structure, which gives rise to two arteries, one the lingual (l), the other (c) the carotid which goes to the head and brain. The Common Frog
  • They feel warm and spongy. Times, Sunday Times
  • The fungus and algal cells of lichens are associated together in a spongy thallus which can range in diameter from less than 1 millimeter (mm) to more than 2 meters (m). Lichen
  • The bits of cellophane still attached provide an interesting textural contrast to the spongy dough and stringy cheese.
  • The ground was soft and spongy and in only a few paces her canvas shoes were soaked.
  • It commonly appears as a spongy mass because of the three-dimensional meshwork.
  • There were nearly two hundred of the things, Holmes said, their fantastic shapes perched atop the rocky clitter around their disintegrating feet, and below that the low green turf, spongy with the water it held. The Moor
  • The alien host, the spongy nebulae, the zip and twang of the photon torpedo, the bluster of the starship captain at his bridge — these, according to Hubbard, were not the idle tropes of pulp-fictioneers and drugged-up sci-fi hacks but the stuff of deepest prehistory, somber emanations from the memory of the species. Lost In Space
  • She ran across the spongy ground, her feet sinking and sliding in the mud.
  • The red marrow is located in what is known as the spongy substance of the bones (Chapter XIV) and consists, to a large extent, of cells somewhat like the red corpuscles, but differing from them in having nuclei. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
  • The spongy middle plate must, like the diploe of the skull, have served to deaden the vibrations of a blow dealt from the outside. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed
  • THE helicopter chopped its way through thick, spongy clouds. Times, Sunday Times
  • My skin feels much silkier to the touch, and seems evened out, less sea-spongy. Times, Sunday Times
  • Joint relaxation is caused by the surface of part (s) embedding or by "soft parts" such as gaskets, plastics or spongy material, which collapses under the clamping force created in a torque condition. PRWeb - Daily News Feed
  • Gross examination of the abdominal and hilar lymph nodes revealed mild to moderate lymphadenopathy with a yellow, ‘spongy’ cut surface.
  • The brown, fluted seeds are found inside a round spongy fruit that grows in clusters on the bush.
  • And when you pull off a piece of the spongy, soft, habit-forming, crepe-like injera flatbread, made with leff, the grain of the Ethiopian highlands, and wrap it around a dollop of her spicy beef stew, Yebere Sega Tibs $14, you will absolutely be hooked, a convert. Jay Weston: Ethiopian Food in L.A. -- A Fabulous New Dining Experience
  • Regions within diseased brains have a characteristic porous and spongy appearance, evidence of extensive nerve cell death, and affected individuals exhibit neurological symptoms including impaired muscle control, loss of mental acuity, memory loss and insomnia. Physiology or Medicine for 1997 - Press Release
  • A job well done, he thought, and watched the rain spatter the spongy rubber cobbles of the midway. Boing Boing: February 26, 2006 - March 4, 2006 Archives
  • The spongy nature of this meshwork affords free access of aqueous to the venous sinus of Schlemm, thence by tributaries into the supra-choroidal space and anterior uveal venous system. Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913
  • The spongy part occupies the inferior groove formed between the two united corpora cavernosa of the penis, and is subcutaneous as far back as the scrotum under the pubes, between which point and the bulb it becomes embraced by the accelerator urinae muscle. Surgical Anatomy
  • Its skin was like spongy neoprene rubber, the stuff wetsuits are made from, and its eyes were just so peedie for such a big animal.
  • If, after the first cut or two, your lawn looks a bit yellow and patchy, it is probably full of thatch - dead grass and moss - that will give the lawn a spongy feel.
  • While the sauce for the chicken korma was mild and creamy, the texture of the meat, I'm sorry to say, was unpleasantly chewy and spongy.
  • The phaser shots flickered through the darkness, igniting the spongy green hearts and turning the oncoming figures into walking flambeaux. Star Trek The Next Generation®
  • They wanted to disentangle themselves from the soft, spongy webs that had grown around them and the way they went about it was very silly.
  • The type we are looking for are called 'ceps' they have a spongy underneath rather than gills. TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
  • I fear the LibDem cake may well look much better but underneath the icing is a concoction of nothing less than spongy goo with no substance. on April 15, 2010 at 10: 50 pm alex Leaders TV Debate – Law & Order Summary SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
  • The hot carbon monoxide passing over the hot magnetic oxide quickly reduces it down to metallic iron, which, being in a spongy condition, acts more freely on the steam during later makes than it did at first, and being infusible at the temperature employed, may be used for a practically unlimited period. Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891
  • Prions deposit plaque that kills brain cells, leaving spongy holes in the brain.
  • Bake in a bain-marie in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until slightly puffed-up and spongy.
  • According to Harold McGee, America’s preeminent food scientist, the absorptiveness of eggplant can be reduced by collapsing its spongy structure before frying. Recipe for Eggplant Clafoutis (Κλαφουτί με Μελιτζάνες)
  • Otherwise, the absorptiveness of eggplant can be reduced by collapsing its spongy structure before frying. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
  • And I love finding new ones, like the one I discovered last week via Wordsmith: quaggy (KWAG-ee) adjective Marshy; flabby; spongy. Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The Music of Language
  • There are delicate, glistening gyoza and spongy Chinese-style buns stuffed to order with cucumbers and more of that juicy shredded pork.
  • Use twice a week to allow the oils to feed skin with nutrients so it stays soft and spongy. The Sun
  • Using the rib burnisher with the spongy side down, she picked up a dab of the cooled red fat, and rubbed the mixture into the prepared bison skin, pressing hard as she held the hide in her hand. The Mammoth Hunters
  • Sure, you might be able to cook up some of the simmered stews, but the centrepiece of the meal, a giant spongy pancake called injera, is something of a mystery.
  • The day before had started with midsummer Louisiana predictability, so smotheringly hot that the spongy air seemed to push down on Suzette as she hurried to the cookhouse after church. Excerpt: Cane River by Lalita Tademy
  • The lung was repellently spongy and tasted of bleach.
  • During such movement, oil molecules diffused into the cytoplasm of both palisade and spongy cells.
  • I'm not talking about the loveable grump who means well, or some kind of gruff tough guy with a spongy-soft interior.
  • All the patience, all the ingenuity of the settlers was needed; but at last it succeeded, and the result was a lump of iron, reduced to a spongy state, which it was necessary to shingle and fagot, that is to say, to forge so as to expel from it the liquefied veinstone. The Mysterious Island
  • The underlying bone is spongy too resulting in a smooth frictionless joint.
  • The flesh turns spongy and tender as it cooks; tastes like a cross between a cucumber and courgette.
  • To increase the area of the air passages, the two light, spongy turbinated bones, one on each side, form narrow, winding channels. A Practical Physiology
  • Gradually stir in enough warm liquid to make a soft, spongy dough that is the consistency of thick mashed potatoes. Times, Sunday Times
  • Pink," "spongy," and "exudative" are among the tasty terms used in internal company documents to describe the "pork" that is being prepared for our delectation. Political Animals
  • Thirdly, two nerves also or appendages of the brain, for they do not go beyond the limits of the skull, are moved by the particles of terrestrial bodies, separated and flying in the air, not indeed by all particles indifferently, but by those only that are sufficiently subtle and penetrating to enter the pores of the bone we call the spongy, when drawn into the nostrils, and thus to reach the nerves. The Selections from the Principles of Philosophy
  • They have different kinds of cells—digestive cells, cells that secrete the spicules segments of the body skeleton of spongy proteinaceous material, and so on—which can communicate with one another and divide up the labor of life to work together as a single individual. SuperCooperators
  • Bread dough is made with high-protein flour, leavened with yeast or sourdough, and kneaded with water to develop the gluten, yielding a characteristic spongy appearance and chewy texture.
  • Spring will be a whole lot springier in a spongy pair of pool shoes. Times, Sunday Times
  • The disease causes these tubercles to become yellow and spongy and coughing fits causes them to be spat out by the sufferer.
  • I am much more likely to turn to the soda bread, or maybe the spongy, airy focaccia.
  • have a little faith! fresh whipped cream between two halves of a lamington is the perfect foil to the richness of the dark chocolate icing, and the spongy cake texture. it's like the icing on the cake, only lamingtons already have icing, so they really appreciate the additional cream. And on my right...
  • There is no soft, spongy stuff here. Times, Sunday Times
  • The pinnock has a thick skin with a spongy lining; a bruise in it becomes like a piece of cork. Winter Sunshine
  • The flesh is white, and very spongy, especially in age, when it is apt to be irregularly fistulose. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.
  • If your lawn feels soft and spongy, chances are you've got thatch.
  • It had several layers: the innermost being a spongy fish ball, covered first by a piece of eggplant and then by almond bits.
  • The inferior turbinated are spongy, scroll-like bones, which curve about within the nasal cavities so as to increase the surface of the air passages of the nose. A Practical Physiology
  • a chesnut colour, which is spongy, pretty light, and easily calcinable: however, it yields a great deal more than it promises to the eye. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing
  • It looked quite fishy, but no fish I know wobbles back and forth in spongy fashion when you try to cut it.
  • A new fifth allotrope of carbon was recently produced, a spongy solid called a magnetic carbon “nanofoam” that is extremely lightweight and attracted to magnets. Carbon
  • Classification as to Structure: a. Spongy - made up of bony processes called trabeculae giving it a porous appearance; found in the epiphysis and metaphysic of long bones, diploe of flat bones and in the medullary cavities b. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • In some cases the use of chemical texturizers may cause color treated tresses to become brittle, spongy or break off.
  • What's more, the fern can form tough, spongy mats on the ground.
  • Bone marrow is a spongy tissue inside certain bones of the body that produces blood cells.
  • Aerogels are made by taking a wet gel - a meshwork of molecules in liquid, such as water - and removing the water to leave a spongy structure.
  • In the long bones, the extremities are the parts which form the articulations; they are generally somewhat enlarged; and consist of spongy cancellous tissue with a thin coating of compact substance. III. Syndesmology. Introduction
  • The wool fibers have crimps or curls which create pockets and gives the wool a spongy feel and creates insulation for the wearer.
  • They have a spongy quality without precise texture and there is a sense that one can penetrate more or less deeply into them.
  • So of course, we cut people up, we find organs, we cut them up, and there are veins, and wobbly bits, and spongy parts that go squelch when you poke them.
  • These spongy cells help to give the skin a plump, youthful look and reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles. Times, Sunday Times

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