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.
pl. cocci [L.] a spherical bacterium, usually slightly less than 1 Î¼m 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).