What's the difference between abrogate and obliterate?

Abrogate


Definition:

  • (a.) Abrogated; abolished.
  • (v. t.) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
  • (v. t.) To put an end to; to do away with.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Although Jeggo's Chinese hamster ovary cells were more responsive to mAMSA, novo still abrogated mAMSA toxicity in the mutant cells as well as in the parental Chinese hamster ovary cells 2,4-Dinitrophenol acted similarly to novo with respect to mAMSA killing, but neither compound reduced the ATP content of V79 cells.
  • (2) LPS also abrogated the ability of recombinant interferon-gamma (r.IFN-gamma) to enhance macrophage larvicidal activity.
  • (3) Release of 51Cr was apparently a function of immune thymus-derived lymphocytes (T cells) because it was abrogated by prior incubation of spleen cells with anti-thymus antiserum and complement but was undiminished by passage of spleen cells through nylon-wool columns.
  • (4) In contrast, insertion of a pre-S(1) sequence between HBcAg residues 75 and 83 abrogated recognition of HBcAg by 5 of 6 anti-HBc monoclonal antibodies and diminished recognition by human polyclonal anti-HBc.
  • (5) Furthermore, exogenous IL-1, IL-2, IL-4, interferon-gamma, or a rat Con A supernatant failed to abrogate DFMO inhibition.
  • (6) A T cell was responsible for the suppressive effects on LAK generation because suppression was abrogated by treatment of alloimmune cells with anti-T serum plus complement.
  • (7) Inhibitors of DC clustering, including trypsin, paraformaldehyde, and tunicamycin, abrogated the ability of DC to support antigen presentation and lectin-mediated proliferation.
  • (8) Bound fluorescyl ligand, increased ionic strength (0.5 M NaCl) or basic pH (greater than 8.0) abrogated cryoprecipitation.
  • (9) One of the renal antigens recognized by 2B4.14.1 was identified as Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (THGP), based on the ability of the antibody to recognize THGP in western immunoblots and the abrogation of immunohistologic reactivity of the antibody by preincubation with purified THGP.
  • (10) Furthermore, treatment of AC with lysosomotropic agents abrogated thymocyte proliferation induced by PE but not SEB.
  • (11) Pretreatment with OKT3, together with a monoclonal anti-DR antibody and complement, did not abrogate the T-colony forming capacity.
  • (12) Resistance of the rat induced by C. liquefaciens to tumor cells was also abrogated by Trypan Blue treatment just 1 day before tumor cell inoculation.
  • (13) Serum SIRS-inducing activity was abrogated by treatment with proteinase K or boiling, but was not affected by dialysis, acidification to pH 2, or heating to 56 degrees C. This serum factor could be distinguished functionally and antigenically from SIRS and from interferon (IFN) alpha or IFN gamma.
  • (14) It is shown that while not affecting other mononuclear cells viability, this IT is capable of selectively destroying human monocytes after 24 h exposure thus resulting in the abrogation of monocyte support for PHA reactivity in mononuclear cell preparations.
  • (15) Tetrodotoxin or nifedipine abrogated the effects of IC, C-Ch and PE but did not influence the effect of gamma-interferon on C2 synthesis.
  • (16) Preincubation of rIL-1 with a specific antibody abrogated and heat-inactivation destroyed this activity.
  • (17) This IFN-gamma-mediated suppression was monocyte dependent because it was completely abrogated by monocyte, but not T cell depletion.
  • (18) In contrast, these responses were both abrogated by hyperpolarization with the K+ ionophore valinomycin.
  • (19) Dilution of the latter detergent lysate with phosphate buffered saline exhibited no effect on the detection of the two additional components, while further treatment of the lysate with NP-40 buffer abrogated them to be detected.
  • (20) Release was abrogated by omission of myeloperoxidase or H2O2, heating of MPO, or addition of azide, cyanide, or catalase.

Obliterate


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing.
  • (v. t.) To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity.
  • (a.) Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A new technique to obliterate the mastoid volume or to reduce an old cavity by means of hydroxyapatite granulate is presented.
  • (2) The dilemma focuses on whether the obliteration or removal of the cystic areas will benefit or cause further deterioration of the patient's condition.
  • (3) The peculiar configuration of the pneumocephalus is attributed to the partial obliteration of the subarachnoid space due to the increased intracranial pressure.
  • (4) On 26 April 1937 this market town was obliterated in three hours of bombing by Nazi planes, allies of Generalísimo Francisco Franco’s fascists in the Spanish civil war.
  • (5) It is concluded that obliteration of oesophageal varices by endoscopic sclerotherapy and propranolol may be more effective in the long-term control of variceal recurrence than treatment with sclerotherapy only.
  • (6) Practolole, a selective beta1-adrenoblocking agent, potentiates the effect of cordarone on the myocardium and also obliterates the difference between the effects of the drug in animals under general anesthesia and in free behavior.
  • (7) Neutral dextran clearances for radii greater than 30 A were elevated during the PEAK period, and, concurrently, there was extensive intraglomerular microthrombosis, obliteration of foot processes, and disruption of filtration slit diaphragms.
  • (8) Obliteration of the endolymphatic duct resulted in endolymphatic hydrops of varying severity in 55% of the rats, after survival times varying from one to five months.
  • (9) Obliteration of the right endolymphatic sac was performed by Kimura's method in 57 guinea pigs with normal hearing and vestibular function.
  • (10) Soft tissue obliteration with autograft bone paste is the most versatile and commonly used technique.
  • (11) Obliteration of the empty sella with an extradural silicone balloon via the transsphenoidal approach seemed to have been effective for headache and visual complaints of primary empty sella syndrome which did not respond to medical therapy.
  • (12) Discoloration and pulpal obliteration were the major manifestations.
  • (13) The treatment was almost only in those angiopathies successful, in which the fluorescein angiography showed a preponderance of the hyperpermeability over the obliterating process of retinal capillaries.
  • (14) In conclusion, obliteration of the inner margin of the central vein and the opacity that decreased the radiolucency extending to the peripheral side of the upper lobe bronchus are strongly suggestive of interlobar lymph node enlargement.
  • (15) The veins which are not compressable during erection can eventually be obliterated under radiological control with the help of mini-coils.
  • (16) Direct injection of gastric varices is difficult because of increased postsclerotherapy bleeding, but sclerosis of esophageal varices often leads to their obliteration by the caudad flow of sclerosant.
  • (17) The prerequisites to achieve this goal are: the radical exenteration of the mastoid, antrum and epitympanum, the maximal reduction of the volume of the cavity by extensive lateral removal of bone and the adequate shaping of the cavity walls by obliteration of the bone pockets.
  • (18) In 20-35 per cent of short (up to 05 cm) urethral stenosis or cicatricial obliterations of urethra it was found advisable to start the treatment with nonoperative technique.
  • (19) Polypropylene mesh is then passed down the laparoscope, placed into the defect to obliterate the space, and the edges of the peritoneum are then reapproximated.
  • (20) A combined morphological and physiological study on the effect of saccus obliteration on the cochlea and the vestibular labyrinth of the rat is presented.