Thew is defined as follows: “(1) A sinew or muscle, especially when strong or well-developed. (2) Bodily strength or vigor.

MACHINE BRIEF:

thew= THAOU

Tenaculum is defined as follows: “A hooked instrument for seizing and holding parts of the body, as arteries, during surgical operations.”

MACHINE BRIEFS:

OPTION #1: tenaculum= TA/NAK/L*UM
OPTION #2: tenaculum= TA/NAK/AOU/L*UM
OPTION #3: tenaculum= TA/NAK/KAOU/L*UM

Sulcus is defined as follows: “One of a large number of shallow grooves on the surface of the mammalian brain.”

MACHINE BRIEF:

sulcus= SUL/K*US

Tertian is defined as follows: “A disease, the paroxysms of which return every other day.”

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: tertian= TERGS
OPTION #2: tertian= TER/SHA*N

Supination is defined as follows: “(1) The act of turning the palm of the hand, or the corresponding surface of the forelimb, upward. (2) The position of a limb so turned; opposed to pronation. (3) The act or state of lying supine.”

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: supination= SAOUP/NA*IGS
OPTION #2: supination= SAOUP/A/NA*IGS
OPTION #3: supination= SAOUP/PA/NA*IGS
OPTION #4: supination= SAOU/PA/NA*IGS
OPTION #5: supination= SPINGS

Sprue is defined as follows: “A disease of tropical regions marked by anemia, emaciation, and gastrointestinal disturbances.”

MACHINE BRIEF:

sprue= SPRAOU