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.
Staphylococcus bacteria. Coccus (plural cocci) is a term used to describe any bacterium that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape. It is one of the three distinct bacterial shapes, the other two being bacillus (rod-shaped) and spiral-shaped cells.Coccus is an English loanword of a Neolatin noun, which in turn stems from the Greek masculine noun kokkos (ÎºÏÎºÎºÎ¿Ï) meaning berry.occus (plural cocci) is a term used to describe any bacterium that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape.