A review of this assertion, published later the same year, determined that medical homes are associated with better health,... with lower overall costs of care and with reductions in disparities in health.. By 2005, the American College of Physicians had developed an advanced medical home model.
5. striker-the part of a mechanical device that strikes something. clapper, tongue-metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side. firing pin-striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer. hammer-a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate. hammer, cock-the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled.
A firearm is a mechanical device that uses pressure from a burning powder or an explosive charge to force a projectile through and out of a metal tube; a weapon, especially a pistol or rifle, capable of firing a projectile and using an explosive charge as a propellant. A bullet is a lead or copper encased projectile fired through a rifle or handgun barrel. 2  A slug is a lead projectile fired through a shotgun barrel. 3  Shot is a group of lead, steel, tungsten, or bismuth pellets fired through a shotgun barrel.