punctures

But what punctures is this: the frilly pink headband that adorns the baby’s head, the garish accessory that asserts the mother’s possessive devotion to her daughter’s femininity; the detail that says, loudly, childishly: this is my baby girl; I made her; she is mine.

Exposed | Her Bad Mother 2007

During her week's stay at the NIH, she was subjected to a catalogue of medical experiments: lumbar punctures, magnetic resonance scans, blood samples, brain wave measurements, among other procedures.

In pursuit of diseases that have no name Robin McKie 2010

The hull is more or less intact, barring a few punctures, and the interior has been left as it was on the day she was lost.

Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

The book version, which was released this week by Chronicle Books, calmly punctures the inflated sense of importance with which many New York icons are held.

Strike Back at an Empire State of Mind Aaron Rutkoff 2011

I packed the punctures with antibiotic ointment and wound gauze around his leg.

How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

Simon Jenkins Imperial echoes have led us to a ruinous decade of wars, 28 December punctures some of the hubris of the UK's foreign policy.

Foreign policy's imperial shadow 2012

You can go about anywhere, with shallow draft, but being careful of punctures.

The Joys of Kayak Fishing 2009

Follow-up studies on bone marrow, lumbar punctures and scans will be repeated at intervals during treatment and for a specific period following treatment.

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Diagnosis and Treatment 2010

You can go about anywhere, with shallow draft, but being careful of punctures.

The Joys of Kayak Fishing 2009

Instead the bacteria pose a risk when the spores come into contact with punctures or wounds that are not kept clean or include damaged tissues such as from burns, frostbite, or gangrene.

Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussis 2010