Definition. the surgical repair of a bone or bones (oste/o means bone, and-plasty means surgical repair). Term. osteoporotic hip fracture (oss-tee-oh-pah-ROT-ick). Definition. usually caused by weakening of the bones due to osteoporosis and can occur either spontaneously or as the result of a fall.
Ken Fraser caught the worldâs biggest Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia back on October 26, 1979. He landed the 1,496 pound fish in an impressive 45 minutes, and has been basking in the glory ever since.
The Guinness world record for biggest (heaviest) dog was set in 1989 by an Old English Mastiff named Aicama Zorba of La-Susa, owned by Chris Eraclides of London, England. Zorba weighed in at 343 pounds. The biggest dog alive is said to be a female English Mastiff named Kell, who weighed 286 pounds in 1999.