Beyond the political purpose of free speech, the First Amendment provides American people with a marketplace of ideas.. Rather than having the government establish and dictate the truth, freedom of speech enables the truth to emerge from diverse opinions.
cerclage. [ 1 serklÄzhâ²] 2  1 an orthopedic procedure in which the ends of an oblique bone fracture or the chips of a broken patella are bound together with a wire loop or a metal band to hold them in position until healed.
collagen suture a suture made from the tendons of cattle, chemically treated, purified, and processed into strands; it is most often used in ophthalmologic surgery. continuous suture one in which a continuous, uninterrupted length of material is used.