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groove 1. the spiral channel, usually V-shaped, in a gramophone record 2. Anatomy any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part; sulcus 3. Mountaineering a shallow fissure in a rock face or between two rock faces, forming an angle of more than 120? 4. in the groove Jazz playing well and apparently effortlessly, with a good beat, etc. groove [grüv] (biochemistry) Any of a group of depressions in the double helix of deoxyribonucleic acid that are believed to be sites occupied by nuclear proteins. (design engineering) A long, narrow channel in a surface. (geology) Glaciated marks of large size on rock. (ordnance) One of the spiral depressions in the rifling of a gun to impart a spinning motion to a projectile which stabilizes it in flight. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On examination with a Jackson laryngoscope, there were no mucosal abnormalities, but a generalized fullness of the left piriform sinus and vallecula was observed, as well as some fullness of the lingual tonsils and faucial pillars. The removal of lesions of the tongue and vallecula can be achieved via different surgical approaches, including transpharyngeal, transmandibular, and transoral routes. Which of the following statements regarding the surgical approaches used in removing lesions of the tongue and vallecula is true, according to Leu and Ho in this issue's Special Topics Clinic? |
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