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.
Another common shape of bacteria is the coccus. Cocci are spherically shaped bacteria that organize in several distinct arrangements when in groups: diplococcus, tetrad, sarcina, and staphylococcus arrangements.