Try google when you are unsure of a term -sm
Posted By: XXX on 2006-01-15
In Reply to: s/l "en-THEE-sis" of the infraspinatus - newbie
Subject: Try google when you are unsure of a term -sm
put in the word as best you can with part of the sentence and see what comes up. I do that when I am unsure of a term and can usually find what I am looking for that way, its a lot faster than posting here, and it teaches you how to reference.
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