Definition of rampart. 1  1 : a protective barrier : bulwark. 2  2 : a broad embankment raised as a fortification and usually surmounted by a parapet. 3  3 : a wall-like ridge (as of rock fragments, earth, or debris)
VATER association. VATER is a mnemonically useful acronym for the nonrandom association of vertebral defects (V), anal atresia (A), tracheoesophageal fistula with esophageal atresia (TE), and radial or renal dysplasia (R).he VATER/VACTERL association is typically defined by the presence of at least three of the following congenital malformations: vertebral anomalies, anal atresia, cardiac malformations, tracheo-esophageal fistula, renal anomalies, and limb abnormalities. The identification of 14 twin ...
4 An explanatory hypothesis, propounded by him in 1892, 5 is still on its trial. The Saggio is a learned and valuable work, containing an important collection of examples from the best masters of the old Italian and Spanish schools, with excellent explanatory notes.he conformation of the vine stem has elicited a vast amount of explanatory comment. It contains numerous illustrations; maps of the routes of the ancient aqueducts and the city of Rome in the time of Frontinus; a photographic reproduction of the only MS.