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.
Full Definition of SHOTGUN. 1. : a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges. 2. : an offensive football formation in which the quarterback plays a few yards behind the line of scrimmage and the other backs are scattered as flankers or slotbacks.â shotgun transitive verb.â shotÂ·gunÂ·ner \-ËgÉ-nÉr\ noun. a gun with a long barrel that shoots a large number of small metal balls (called buckshot). American football: an offensive formation in which the quarterback is a few yards behind the line of scrimmage at the start of a play.