Hip dysplasia can damage the hip joint to the point where total hip replacement surgery is necessary. Labral Tears (hip) â Labral tears happen in the labrum, a ring of cartilage in the hip. An injury to the labrum may be treated with physical therapy or medications.
Dictionary entry overview: What does porous mean? â¢ POROUS (adjective) The adjective POROUS has 3 senses: 1. able to absorb fluids 2. full of pores or vessels or holes 3. allowing passage in and out Familiarity information: POROUS used as an adjective is uncommon.
Wikipedia. pumice â(uncountable). 1  A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into the air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles.2  As the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock.umice â(uncountable). 1  A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into the air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles. 2  1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, Oxford World's Classics 2002, page 10.