(v. t.) To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
(v. t.) To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
(v. t.) To mark with the written accent.
Example Sentences:
(1) Synapse loss was accentuated, however, within immature and mature plaques.
(2) Congenital defect of a cervical pedicle produces a rare clinical syndrome with a characteristic X-ray picture associated with vague clinical signs often accentuated after trauma.
(3) Regardless of the habitual diet, a test meal accentuated the rate of triacylglycerol appearance in whole plasma and in the very low density lipoproteins of Triton WR-1339-treated monkeys, and the rate of increase of the protein component after feeding was slightly higher.
(4) The high rate of H pylori ammonia production in uraemic patients should accentuate any ammonia induced effects.
(5) Removal of carbohydrate by trifluoromethane sulfonic acid hydrolysis accentuated the tendency to aggregation during reoxidation.
(6) Magnesium (Mg) deficiency, nicotine, and high dietary cholesterol are contributing factors that accentuate adverse effects of vitamin D.
(7) Thus, the interaction of stimulated alveolar macrophages and epithelial cells alters the eicosanoid profile produced by each cell type alone in a manner that would tend to accentuate inflammatory processes within the alveolus.
(8) Animals with medial prefrontal cortex or parietal cortex lesions and sham-operated and non-operated controls were tested for the acquisition of an adjacent arm task that accentuated the importance of egocentric spatial localization and a cheese board task that accentuated the importance of allocentric spatial localization.
(9) This paper accentuates some of the common objectives of doctors of optometry and health education specialists.
(10) S-100 protein was diffusely present in tumour cells with focal accentuation.
(11) accentuated the angiotensin II-induced falls in glomerular filtration rate, renal blood flow and urine flow rate.
(12) The smaller dose of scopolamine accentuated these effects.
(13) The results indicate that impaired exercise performance in African hypertensives occurs with the onset of ventricular hypertrophy, and that this is accentuated by the neuroendocrine response in congestive heart failure.
(14) Hypertension may be either accentuated or caused by hyperinsulinemia secondary to insulin resistance.
(15) While adrenalectomy performed before noradrenaline administration reduced the degree of pulmonary edema, a prior dose of hexamethonium accentuated this effect.
(16) Similar results were obtained when BEC were exposed to radiation, and the effects of radiation treatment was accentuated when both yeast and BEC were irradiated simultaneously.
(17) In this case report the rarity of the causing agent, Candida parapsilosis, and its endothrix growth is accentuated.
(18) With the cuff method, gain is determined by a nonlinear interaction involving the arterial and nonarterial baroreceptors, which accentuates the response.
(19) Radiography failed to reveal distal displacement of P3 in 8 animals, but the remaining 4 animals had an accentuation of the dorsal proximal hoof wall and cavitation of the coronary band visible on lateral radiographs.
(20) Microvillus formation was not observed when cell volume was increased by incubation of tissue in half-normal amphibian Ringer's solution for 30 min, or with exposure to acetylcholine, which caused accentuation of the convexity of the apical surface of the granular cell similar to that observed with VP-induced osmotic water flow.
Underscore
Definition:
(v. t.) To draw a mark or line under; to underline.
Example Sentences:
(1) Today's identification of four types and various sub-types of 5-HT receptors has revealed the extraordinary eclecticism of this transmitter which within migraine's clinical expression underscores that migraine sufferers are characterized by a marked sensitivity to all the drugs capable of acutely or chronically interacting with serotonin metabolism and binding with many serotonin receptor types and sub-types.
(2) Pfizer kept up its efforts to get AstraZeneca to the negotiating table over its £63bn approach as it reported revenue well below Wall Street expectations, underscoring its interest in pursuing its UK rival to promote new business growth.
(3) In addition, re-analysis of previous investigations of the MAB underscores the importance of ascertaining the reading level of subjects prior to the administration of the MAB.
(4) This outbreak underscores the importance of adopting appropriate industrial hygiene measures in a rapidly industrializing nation such as Taiwan.
(5) The present analysis underscores the point that metabolic rate, like foraging behavior, should be thought of as evolutionarily labile.
(6) During those conversations, Monaco underscored US support for Yemen, according to White House summaries.
(7) "Naysmith underscored that Scotland received 'nothing' for releasing Megrahi, while the UK government has gotten everything – a chance to stick it to Salmond's SNP and good relations with Libya."
(8) Speaking in Washington on Thursday, the Iraqi prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, said the offensive underscored the growing threat posed by Isis militants – whom he referred to using the group’s Arabic acronym “Daesh”.
(9) In the case reported here, the diagnosis of TTS was made primarily as a result of previous experience with the syndrome, underscoring the importance of physician recognition of this unusual disorder.
(10) Reports of mistaken administration of thrombolytic therapy to patients with pericarditis or aortic dissection, other conditions that may be electrocardiographically mimic MI, underscore the potential for error.
(11) Results underscore the importance of measuring symptoms carefully when assessing these patients, whose health status is substantially affected by the Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
(12) The findings underscore the need for close monitoring of physical growth and nutritional status of NOFT children following hospitalization as well as comprehensive assessment and treatment for children who continue to demonstrate nutritional deficits.
(13) Either way, it underscores the importance of Washoe County and just how close the presidential race is in the Silver State.
(14) We have reviewed the literature on dermatologic manifestations of acute acquired toxoplasmosis to underscore the importance of considering toxoplasmosis in the differential diagnosis of febrile illnesses with varied dermatologic presentations.
(15) Further, the importance of considering possible sources of potential confounding in producing quite different levels of association between life stress and adaptation was underscored by the results.
(16) The mayor is a good person, but no one invited him, certainly not officially … The pope was furious.” While the prank provided fodder to critics of the mayor, it also underscored a more serious issue between the Vatican and Rome just a few months ahead of the church’s jubilee year of mercy, which begins on 8 December.
(17) It is suggested that the procedures and findings of this study contribute to the community mental health field by a) underscoring communications concepts that are helpful to abusive families; b) modeling a novel design for evaluating interventions that includes self-help participation as a nonspecific treatment; and c) illustrating the value of collaborative efforts between self-help groups and human services providers when they serve their mutual interests.
(18) This case serves to underscore the occurrence of human parvovirus infection in adults.
(19) Our data underscore the need for classification of patients by the underlying mechanisms in future studies of treatment of ischemic stroke.
(20) The high frequency of gp195 antibody responses underscores a potential role in serodiagnosis, whereas the dynamic nature of the response suggests that a rigorous schedule of prospective serum sampling will be required to accurately assess the relationship between these antibodies and protection.