(n.) A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.
(n.) Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
Example Sentences:
(1) The serum ACE activity showed no significant difference between male and female in the control or sarcoidosis groups.
(2) At present, ACE inhibitors are preferred because they are usually better tolerated than conventional vasodilators and are clinically more effective.
(3) We have studied the effect of chronic ACE inhibition with enalapril on renal structure and function in rats with the two-kidney one-clip model of renovascular hypertension.
(4) In 33 patients with heart failure (NYHA II-III), the 24-h blood pressure rhythm was examined before and after the titration period of two ACE inhibitors.
(5) In contrast to the intact endothelial monolayers, in homogenates additional kininase activity was found which was not affected by either ACE and NEP inhibitors nor by amastatin and MGTA.
(6) We investigated the effects of local angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition by captopril on the autoregulatory efficiency of glomerular blood flow (GBF).
(7) Thus ACE-inhibitors are to be considered for all patients requiring medical therapy for congestive heart failure.
(8) These data indicate that ACE inhibitors are able to unmask a release of bradykinin from cultured human endothelial cells.
(9) However, neither before nor during lisinopril therapy did any changes in urinary protein loss occur during the infusions of Ang II, despite the fact that Ang II reversed the long-term systemic and renal hemodynamic changes induced by the ACE inhibitor.
(10) The mechanisms underlying the positive effects of ACE inhibition and beta-adrenergic blockade are largely unknown, but hemodynamic factors (vasodilation) may contribute by improving the access of glucose and insulin to skeletal muscle.
(11) The choice of antihypertensive drugs in patients with single therapy or combined therapy in the young was beta blockers in 49.7%, Ca blockers in 39.4%, diuretics in 30.7% and ACE inhibitors in 17.8%, and those in the elderly were Ca blockers in 46.1%, diuretics in 44.2%, beta blockers in 33.8%, and ACE inhibitors in 16.4%.
(12) The effects of the neutral metalloendopeptidase (NEP) inhibitor, thiorphan, and the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, captopril, on airway responses to SP5-11 were examined in order to test the hypothesis that differences in degradation of SP and SP5-11 contribute to the difference in airway responsiveness to the two peptides.
(13) In the case of somatic ACE, the second equivalent of inhibitor binds to a second zinc-containing site as evidenced by the ability of a moderate excess of inhibitor to protect both zinc ions against dissociation.
(14) ACE inhibition reduces hyperfiltration and is capable of blocking the AA-induced rise in GFR in these patients.
(15) Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a circulating dipeptidase which has a broad specificity and is known to metabolise a range of circulating peptides.
(16) To assess the degree of the differential ability of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity as compared with 13 conventional biochemical tests, we studied 76 healthy subjects and 107 patients with chronic liver diseases.
(17) A review of the literature indicated that out of 1087 patients reported, 72 patients were on the combination of an AN69 dialyzer and ACE inhibitor therapy and 41 (57%) demonstrated AR.
(18) It was found that the mean values of serum ACE activity were significantly different between the healthy group and groups with liver disease.
(19) Decreased plasma angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity and increased levels of von Willebrand Factor Antigen (vWF:Ag) were found in all patients with SSc.
(20) In respect of reversal of interstitial fibrosis, ACE inhibitors seem to be effective because the growth of fibroblasts was found to be stimulated by angiotensin II.
Deuce
Definition:
(n.) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.
(n.) A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned "40 all"), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until one of the sides secures two successive strokes following a tie or deuce, which decides the game.
(n.) The devil; a demon.
Example Sentences:
(1) But Murray drags it back to deuce, a lob from him and a missed slice from Federer making it so.
(2) During deuce, we are treated to some absurdity from both players, but Kyrgios then misses a forehand to give Nadal another set point.
(3) He somehow scrambled to deuce and delighted in forcing Dimitrov to chase in vain from one side of the court to the other to go 6-5 up.
(4) In the first set Miss Round was at her best, in command of the match, and only two games went to deuce.
(5) A simple missed volley at deuce gives breakpoint and a gradually takes control of a long rally before forcing a Wawrinka error.
(6) Murray’s first double fault at deuce brought an angry response - and a pair of aces to hold for 2-1 - from one of the game’s most demanding perfectionists.
(7) Murray, who does not like wearing a cap, repeatedly caught the sun in his eyes on his ball toss to double-fault twice, aced and fought through three deuce points to hold in the eighth game.
(8) Djokovic, though, blew a cross-court forehand for deuce – but not the forehand he drilled for a winner and break.
(9) He misses three presentable forehands (see last tiebreak) as it goes to deuce and after more than 10 minutes Rafa breaks.
(10) 2.46pm BST First set: Djokovic*4-3 Nadal No sooner do I write that about Nadal's serve than Djokovic finds himself at 30-30 and then at deuce – the first time we've seen one of those.
(11) That takes it to 40-15, but a great crosscourt service return and an unforced error from Nadal later it's deuce, and Djokovic has a sniff, a chance.
(12) But we go to deuce and Dimitrov will be pleased to see how much he's making Murray scamper around the baseline.
(13) On deuce, a second serve from Murray is called out, only for the umpire to correct the call.
(14) A service down the line, into the deuce court, is too much for Djokovic, and another winner concludes the transaction.
(15) Giants up by a deuce, and here comes Jeff Jones, Tigers pitching coach to have a word with his man.
(16) Donovan in that role would probably step on Deuce's toes.
(17) A vicious forehand from centre to the deuce court saves one, and there follows the best point so far - a Nadal lob wins the advantage, as he can only flip it back - but he stays in the rally, and another winner saves another.
(18) He was artful and resolute, also, in getting to deuce on Murray’s serve in the fourth game but the Scot would not crack.
(19) She double-faulted to give Cornet two breakpoints only to recover before, at 1-1, deuce, the umpire called them off.
(20) Another ace at deuce gives Wawrinka game point, but Djokovic fights back with a brilliant double-hander down the line.