Postoperative pain was felt by 40 percent of patients after three months, 22 percent of patients after six months, 17 percent after one year, and 10 percent of patients after two years, according to the study in the current issue of the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Definition of breadwinner. 1  1 : a means (as a tool or craft) of livelihood. 2  2 : a member of a family whose wages supply its livelihood.
Definition of joinder. 1  1 : conjunction 1. 2  2a (1) : a joining of parties as plaintiffs or defendants in a suit (2) : a joining of causes of action or defenseb : acceptance of an issue tendered.