A review of this assertion, published later the same year, determined that medical homes are associated with better health,... with lower overall costs of care and with reductions in disparities in health.. By 2005, the American College of Physicians had developed an advanced medical home model.
5. striker-the part of a mechanical device that strikes something. clapper, tongue-metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side. firing pin-striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer. hammer-a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate. hammer, cock-the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled.
uk â /spÉªÉr/ us â /spÉªr/. âº 1  a weapon consisting of a pole with a sharp, usually metal, point at one end, that is either thrown or held in the hand. âº 2  a thin pointed stem or leaf: âº 3  to push or throw a spear into an animal: âº  to catch something on the end of a pointed tool or object: