A group of words that has both a subject and a verb but (unlike an independent clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. Also known as a dependent clause. Contrast with coordinate clause. Subordinate clauses are usually attached to main clauses or embedded in matrix clauses.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, often refractory to treatment. Patients with HS and dermatologists are in need of an effective, fast surgical intervention technique. Deroofing is a tissue-saving technique, whereby the âroofâ of an abscess, cyst, or sinus tract is electrosurgically removed. The use of a probe is mandatory to explore the full extent of a lesion.
Definition of alien for Students. 1  1 : different from what is familiar Keeping their hands clean was an alien idea to the young boys. 2  2 : from another country and not a citizen of the country of residence : foreign an alien resident. 3  3 : from somewhere other than the planet earth an alien spaceship.