| crush | 1. To squeeze injuriously between two hard bodies. 2. A bruise or contusion from pressure between two solid bodies. Origin: O. Fr. Cruisir (05 Mar 2000) |
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| crush kidney | Acute oliguric renal failure following crushing injuries of muscle; kidney's show the changes of hypoxic tubular damage, plus pigment casts in renal tubules that contain myoglobin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crush syndrome | Trauma and ischemia of soft tissues, principally skeletal muscle, due to prolonged severe crushing of the tissues, leading to increased permeability of the cell membrane and to the release of potassium, enzymes, and myoglobin from within cells. Ischemic renal dysfunction secondary to hypotension and diminished renal perfusion results in acute tubular necrosis and uraemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| partial cut | A harvest method in which portions of a stand of timber are cut during a number of entries over time. Precommercial thinning operations are not considered partial cuts. (05 Dec 1998) |
| rose-cut | Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows; said of diamonds and other precious stones. See Rose diamond, under Rose. Cf. Brilliant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| cross-cut bur | A bur with blades located at right angles to its long axis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cut | In molecular biology, a hydrolytic cleavage of two opposing phosphodiester bonds in a double-stranded nucleic acid. Compare: nick. (05 Mar 2000) |