Major teaching hospitals have the lowest mortality rate of all hospital categories, according to a new study conducted by Truven Health Analytics. But they also have significantly higher incidence of adverse patient-safety events and complications.
The turtle is often associated with myths of creation, in which it is seen as a support for the world: 1  In India, the earth rests on the backs of elephants, supported by the shell of a turtle. 2  In numerous North American creation myths, the turtle carries the world on its back.
Full Definition of MOLLUSK. : any of a large phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals (as snails, clams, or squids) with a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a calcareous shell; broadly: shellfish. â molÂ·lusÂ·can also molÂ·lusÂ·kan \mÉ-ËlÉs-kÉn, mae-\ mÃ¤. Adjective see mollusk defined For-english language. learners