The cuticle is the layer of translucent skin that is shed from the underside of the proximal nail fold as the nail grows. This skin emerges from beneath the eponychium attached to the nail plate. Since this tissue is dead, most of it can be safely cut or filed off—and,Read More →
Astigmatism may be present from birth, or it may develop after an eye injury, disease or surgery. Astigmatism isn’t caused or made worse by reading in poor light, sitting too close to the television or squinting. What does it mean if your eye is shaped like a football? Astigmatism isRead More →
But how the bare-nosed wombat excretes poop in the shape of cubes has mystified scientists until now. A study published last month in Soft Matter reveals how the wombat’s intestines constrict to shape the scat. Bare-nosed wombats can excrete four to eight scat pieces at a time and may poopRead More →
Exercises to stretch hip and thigh muscles and to strengthen hip muscles have been shown to correct bow-legged deformity.…Exercises that may help improve genu varum include: Hamstring stretches. Groin stretches. Piriformis stretches. Gluteus medius strengthening with a resistance band. Why my legs are not straight? What are bowlegs? Bowlegs isRead More →
A funnel cloud is a funnel-shaped cloud of condensed water droplets, associated with a rotating column of wind and extending from the base of a cloud (usually a cumulonimbus or towering cumulus cloud) but not reaching the ground or a water surface. What is a windstorm called? A derecho (/dəˈreɪtʃoʊ/,Read More →
Bell-shaped: A bell-shaped picture, shown below, usually presents a normal distribution. Bimodal: A bimodal shape, shown below, has two peaks. This shape may show that the data has come from two different systems. If this shape occurs, the two sources should be separated and analyzed separately. How do you knowRead More →
3D objects include sphere, cube, cuboid, pyramid, cone, prism, cylinder. Does a cone have any faces? Students should realize that a cone has only one face, and you need more than one face to form an edge. … Lead students to see that a cone has no edges, but theRead More →
: a usually round vessel of greater depth than width used chiefly as an ornament or for holding flowers. What does getting shaped mean? To work to have good, robust health; to become strong or fit. Boy, I really need to get into shape. Ten years working behind a deskRead More →