It's performed to correct single ventricle birth defect. The normal heart has fours chamber - two upper atria and two lower ventricles. With single ventricle there is either a comlpete absence of a second ventricle or it is underdeveloped. Cauterization creates a second ventricle or enlarges a poorly developed one. Source(s): I'm a nurse.
Trivet definition, a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table. See more.
A drive rivet is a form of blind rivet that has a short mandrel protruding from the head that is driven in with a hammer to flare out the end inserted in the hole. This is commonly used to rivet wood panels into place since the hole does not need to be drilled all the way through the panel, producing an aesthetically pleasing appearance.