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Spurs

spurs, heel

pointed bony outgrowths at the back of the heel or under the heel beneath the sole of the foot. Heel spurs at the back of the heel are associated with inflammation of the achilles tendon (tendinitis) and cause tenderness and pain at the back of the heel made worse while pushing off the ball of the foot.


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The Fiber Disease

... talking a way to stop population expansion, aren't we? Abortion didn't do enough, did it? But, this damn bacteria can do it all! "Bacteria Spurs Speciation In order for one species to diverge into two, a population must be divided into groups that cannot interbreed. Usually this reproductive ...

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by Skytroll
Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:34 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... handgun...LOL yeah, I still do think the parasitoid wasp is helping further this along byt the toxins of it's venom and the chemical reactions it spurs in the virulent plants, then to us.....but just yesterday, I saw again, the title to an article that said the disease outbrake in Texas was Murine ...

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by London
Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:59 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Morgellons and Lyme

... sat there, pulling these plants out one by one. It was a hot June day, and I was just trying to prevent the sand spur plants from maturing, so the spurs wouldn't be all over the yard for us and the animals to step on. I spent a coupla hours doing this, until all ss plants were out of my tomato ...

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by Susan Montague
Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:03 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Do snakes have tails???

snakes have tails(anus to tip of tail) many south american constrictors have "spurs" especially the females, these are believed (by some) to have once been legs,which begs the question, whered the front 2 go? as for necks.... fromthe base of the jaw muscle you ...

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by ccljboy
Fri Aug 26, 2005 6:09 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Do snakes have tails???
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