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instability /in·sta·bil·i·ty/ (-stah-bil´ĭ-te) lack of steadiness or stability. detrusor instability involuntary contraction of the detrusor muscle of the bladder caused by nonneurological problems. Cf. detrusor hyperreflexia. instability Lacking complete stability. See Hemodynamic instability Orthopedics The inability to maintain a reduced joint. See Functional instability, Mechanical instability, Multidirectional instability, Shoulder instability. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Rainier Boot, the latest addition to the company's line of Sure Step custom ankle-foot orthoses, is used in the management of moderate to severe posterior tibialis tendon dysfunction, degenerative arthritis, severe pronation, and other ankle instabilities. The Shadow Moire system can be used to characterize the surface topography of paper and to study the problems of dimensional instabilities. Mayer argues that his group has shown that a protoplanetary disk can evolve through a sequence of milder instabilities, coming to a point where the disk fragments into planet forming clumps. |
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