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footpad

(fo͝ot′păd′)
n.
The cushionlike flesh on the underpart of the toes and feet of many animals.
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"I stood up the Chief of Police," said the First Footpad, "and I got away with what he had."
"And I," said the Second Footpad, "stood up the United States District Attorney, and got away with - "
In canines, CDV affects several body systems, including gastro-intestinal and respiratory tracts and spinal cord and brain, with common symptoms that include high fever, eye inflammation and eye/nose discharge, laboured breathing and coughing, vomiting and diarrhoea, and hardening of nose and footpads. The viral infection can be accompanied by secondary bacterial infections and can present eventual serious neurological symptoms.
LEICESTERSHIRE and Rutland Family History Society, Loughborough Group is hosting a special talk on Tuesday, October 16, entiteld Footpads, Kings and Highwaymen!' by Ian Morgan.
Ready to plug in and run, the caster-mounted system can be rolled into position, locked in place with jacking footpads, and connected to a material source in several minutes.
Scientists have discovered that the adhesive footpads that make spiders, tree frogs and geckos such amazing climbers are limited by body size.
Caption: Figure 2: Hyperkeratosis, depigmentation, and erosions of footpads.
Such injuries would include insect bites (bee stings), abraded footpads, and superficial wounds and lacerations.
The platform includes three non-slip footpads for aligning your Dob on the platform, each of which glows in the dark to make setup after dark a hassle-free endeavor.
Maggy cause footpads to become hard and cracked is called nasodigital hyperkeratosis.