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rub
(redirected from friction rub)

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rub
1. Bowls an uneven patch in the green
2. 
a. Golf an incident of accidental interference with the ball
b. Informal a piece of good or bad luck


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7) In our experience the majority of such patients either develop dcSSc during follow-up or have clinical features suggesting evolution to dcSSc such as rapid progression of skin thickening or palpable tendon friction rubs.
Because (we believe) the strap helps keep the iliotibial band close to the knee, thereby relieving the friction rub and creating a false attachment point to the bone.
He was transferred to our hospital, where physical examination showed fever (39[degrees]C), normal blood pressure (125/65 mm Hg), no jugular vein distention, and no friction rub or murmur.
 
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