(n.) The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion.
(n.) An impelling act or movement.
Example Sentences:
(1) During the performance of propulsive waves of the oesophagus the implanted vagus nerve caused clonic to tetanic contractions of the sternohyoid muscle, thus proving the oesophagomotor genesis of the reinnervating nerve fibres.
(2) The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the effects of the leg during swing and stance phases of forward propulsion of the body for both men and women.
(3) They were found predominantly in the first subdivision of the neck segment, which suggests that propulsion of the glomerular filtrate is a primary function of this part of the renal tubule.
(4) In conclusion, the use of metoclopramide in the postoperative period did not result in a quicker return of propulsive motility in the right or left colon as judged by the radio-opaque markers and serial abdominal radiographs.
(5) On the contrary 6-hydroxydopamine in itself seemed to retard gastrointestinal propulsion.
(6) The bacterial flagellum is a complex multicomponent structure which serves as the propulsive organelle for many species of bacteria.
(7) However, this graft may cause dysphagia by discoordination of contractions, retrograde propulsion of a bolus, or a sustained local contraction, demonstrating the clinical problems associated with free jejunal graft reconstruction of the cervical esophagus.
(8) Increases in efferent firing were noted during the occurrence of spontaneous propulsive activity (tonic pressure waves) or segmental contractions (slow rhythmic pressure waves).
(9) During lateral walking, movements of the M-C joint provide most of the propulsive force, whereas during forward and backward walking this joint function more as a strut (fig.
(10) In order to determine how these effects relate to changes in fluid propulsion by the lymphatics, we have assessed the effects of U46619 on the ability of isolated bovine mesenteric lymphatics to pump fluid in vitro.
(11) By changing the orientation of the hand the propulsive force acting on the hand is aimed successfully in the direction of motion.
(12) One of the companies vying to make the idea a reality, Hyperloop One , which changed its name from Hyperloop Technologies on Wednesday to coincide with the open-air propulsion test in the Nevada desert, has also closed an $80m series B funding round which includes investment from the French national rail company SNCF.
(13) During the initial period, the segmenting activity of the Roux-Y limb significantly differed from the propulsive contractile pattern of the duodenum after Billroth I reconstruction.
(14) The complex relationship between mucus structure and its propulsion by the airway cilia are discussed, both in health and with pulmonary disease.
(15) injection of the neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopamine strongly reduced both the inhibition of intestinal propulsion and the migrating myoelectric complexes profile induced by i.c.v.
(16) The relevance of the "mechanical constraint principle" for handrim propulsion is discussed.
(17) In a fully developed seaway corresponding to a wind speed of 20 knots (around Beaufort force 5) and at a low swimming speed, of 2.5 m s-1, this whale was able to absorb up to 25% of its required propulsive power in head seas and 33% of propulsive power in following seas.
(18) Using 85Sr-labelled microspheres as nonabsorbable markers, the effect of age on gastrointestinal propulsion motility was determined in conscious rats.
(19) Chemical sympathectomy or treatment with metoclopramide, however, significantly improved small bowel propulsion.
(20) Density, cell wall percentage, osmotic pressure, and pH may affect propulsion.