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.
Warts are small growths caused by a viral infection of the skin or mucous membrane. This virus infects the epidermis (surface) layer, and are contagious, easily passing from person to person. Warts can also pass from one body part to another. Common warts are hand warts, foot warts, and flat warts. Hand warts frown around the fingers (specifcally the nails) and on the backs of hands. They appears mostly in areas where the skin may be 'broken'.