Etiology. AAI or AAS associated with bony abnormalities can be caused by abnormal development or ossification of the odontoid or fracture with or without remodeling. In addition, tumors can be a source of bony destruction, causing a pathologic fracture of either C1 or C2 and resulting in AAI.
Full Definition of COULIS. : a thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish.ull Definition of COULIS. : a thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish.
coccus. a spherical bacterium, usually slightly less than 1 Î¼ in diameter, belonging to the Micrococcaceae family. It is one of the three basic forms of bacteria, the other two being bacillus (rod-shaped) and spirillum (spiral-shaped).Almost all of the pathogenic cocci are either staphylococci, which occur in clusters, or streptococci, which occur in short or long chains.t is one of the three basic forms of bacteria, the other two being bacillus (rod-shaped) and spirillum (spiral-shaped). Almost all of the pathogenic cocci are either staphylococci, which occur in clusters, or streptococci, which occur in short or long chains.