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-bisphosphonate /bɪsˈfɒsfəneɪt/: any of a group of drugs used to limit the loss of bone density in conditions such as osteoporosis and bone cancer.
+**gaffe**: an **unintentional** act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder.
+  * White House claims Biden didn't drop classified info in cleaning up **gaffe**
+  * in my first few months at work I made some real **gaffes**
+Document shows Chinese **oligarchs** paid Hunter Biden $100,000, senators allege: (especially in Russia) a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence.
+His late arrival **hit off** perfectly with our plan: to be in harmony or agreement
+She hits it off with her son's girl friend.
+post**menopausal** /ˌpəʊs(t)mɛnəˈpɔːz(ə)l/:
+  * **post**- after
+  * **meno**- month; moon
+  * **pausal**-stop
+**senile**: /ˈsiːnʌɪl/
 **femoral** neck 股骨颈: Relating to the femur or the thigh.
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 The **lumbar spine**(腰椎) is the lower back that begins below the last **thoracic vertebra** (胸椎T12) and ends at the top of the **sacral spine**(骶骨), or sacrum (S1)
+  * lumb-, lumbo-: by extension, the lower back
   * **lumbar**: Relating to the lower part of the back
-  * **thoracic** /θəˈrasɪk,θɔːˈrasɪk/: relating to the thorax.
+  * **thoracic** /θəˈrasɪk,θɔːˈrasɪk/: relating to the **thorax**.
-     * **horax ** /ˈθɔːraks/: the part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.
+     * **thorax ** /ˈθɔːraks/: the part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.
   * **vertebra** /ˈvəːtɪbrə/