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polecat (iou) and Bursitis, septic (health)


polecat (iou)



polecat noun. ME.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from Old French pole, poule chicken, fowl: see CAT noun1.]
A dark-brown European carnivorous mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, noted for its fetid smell; (freq. with specifying word) any of various Other mustelids of the genus Mustela or related genera. Also (US), a skunk. ME.
fig. A detested or immoral person, esp. a prostitute. L16.
Comb.: polecat ferret a brown variety of the ferret.

Bursitis, septic (health)


"A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as ""bursitis."" When the bursa is infected with bacteria, the condition is called septic bursitis. "