A perforated eardrum or punctured eardrum is a rupture or perforation (hole) of the eardrum which can occur as a result of otitis media (ear infection), trauma (e.g. by trying to clean the ear with sharp instruments), explosion, loud noise or surgery (accidental creation of a rupture). perforated eardrum or punctured eardrum is a rupture or perforation (hole) of the eardrum which can occur as a result of otitis media (ear infection), trauma (e.g. by trying to clean the ear with sharp instruments), explosion, loud noise or surgery (accidental creation of a rupture).
transitive verb. 1 : to shed or let fall in minute drops or particles. 2 : to make wet with minute drops : sprinkle vegetables drizzled with olive oil. intransitive verb. : to rain in very small drops or very lightly : sprinkle.
I never thought of that. -The word grizzly in its name refers to grizzled or grey hairs in its fur, but when naturalist George Ord formally named the bear in 1815, he misunderstood the word as grisly, to produce its biological Latin specific or subspecific name horribilis. Hope this helped! =]