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burner /burn·er/ (bur´ner) the part of a lamp, stove, or furnace from which the flame issues.
Bunsen burner  a gas burner in which the gas is mixed with air before ignition, in order to give complete oxidation.

burner
Acute, transient brachial plexus injury Sports medicine A typically transient traction neurapraxia of younger athletes caused by direct cervical spine trauma–common in football occurring in younger athletes which may occur with spear tackling and accompanied by shoulder depression and lateral neck deviation away from the side of injury Clinical Burning or tingling sensation extending into the shoulder or arm when the neck is forced beyond the normal ROM Management Cowboy collar to prevent extreme hyperextension and lateral bending of the cervical spine, neck and shoulder exercise; athletes may return to collision activities when asymptomatic–normal strength, neurologically normal, and full range of painless cervical motion. See Spear tackling.


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