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saw

(saw),
A metal operating instrument having an edge of sharp, toothlike projections, for dividing bone, cartilage, or plaster; edges may be attached to a rigid band, a flexible wire or chain, or a motorized oscillator.
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saw

Orthopedics Any of a number of manual or electric devices with a serrated cutting edge, used to cut bone and/or hard tissue. See Stryker saw.
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saw

(saw)
A metal operating instrument having an edge of sharp, toothlike projections, for dividing bone, cartilage, or plaster; edges may be attached to a rigid band, a flexible wire or chain, or a motorized oscillator.
[A.S. saga]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

saw

(saw)
A metal operating instrument having an edge of sharp, toothlike projections, for dividing bone, cartilage, or plaster; edges may be attached to a rigid band, a flexible wire or chain, or a motorized oscillator.
[A.S. saga]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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This figure is in stark contrast to last year's sawn timber export value of $173 million to Vietnam reported by the NGO Forest Trends in February.
The immediate plan is to accelerate the expansion of WBI's sawmill (current annual capacity of 24,000m3 sawn timber) and complete the upgrade of their veneer facility (planned annual capacity of 18,000m3 veneer) within 2017.
A 'slab' contemporary door featuring quarter sawn bookmatched white oak veneer gives a wonderful look that is linear, but also woody."
The reasons for the planned closure include long-term overcapacity in the sawn wood market and limited availability of cost-effective raw material.
Some make their I-joists with solid sawn flanges while others use laminated veneer lumber (LVL).
It is similar to quarter sawn, which means the lumber or cant manufactured by this sawing pattern has growth rings at the angles of 45[degrees] to 90[degrees] to the wide surface of the board (Wiedenhoeft 2010, Hardwood Distributor's Association 2018).
[USPRwire, Wed Dec 12 2018] The Rift Sawn Lumber Market is foreseen to witness modest growth on the back of its growing applications in furniture and flooring sectors.
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RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City - Personnel of the 1303rd Maritime Police Station (MARPSTA) discovered abandoned lumber believed to be illegally sawn in two coastal areas in the municipalities of Cantilan and Madrid, Surigao del Sur province, a sketchy report reaching the police regional headquarters here on Thursday said.
The council came under fire after slats were sawn off seats in Jubilee Square in the city centre.
Police on Saturday seized several sawn lumbers from illegally cut narra tree in Padre Burgos town in Quezon province, police said Sunday.
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