The word gerbil is a diminutive form of  jerboa , though the jerboas are an unrelated group of rodents occupying a similar ecological niche. One Mongolian species, Meriones unguiculatus, also known as the clawed jird, is a gentle and hardy animal that has become a popular pet.
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is a type of surgery that enables doctors to view the inside of the chest cavity after making only very small incisions. The doctor can examine the outside surface of the lung and the inner surface of the chest wall through a camera attached to the scope.
VAT is a tax not on consumer expenditure. VAT is a tax not on the total value of goods being sold, but only on the value added to it by. the last seller who is liable to pay a tax not on its gross value, but on the value that is the. gross value minus the value of inputs.