(adv.) On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate.
(n.) A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.
(n.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby.
(n.) A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
(n.) A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.
Example Sentences:
(1) AGAT activity in the xenografts was measured at 1 and 6 hours after pretreatment, at the time tumors were excised.
(2) In contrast, treatment with BCNU plus O6-methylguanine or streptozocin did not produce growth delays substantially different from those produced by BCNU alone, reflecting the more efficient depletion of AGAT by O6-benzylguanine.
(3) James Agate (1877‑1947) started out as a Manchester cotton merchant, moved to London as a shopkeeper, then rose to prominence as the most brilliant theatre critic of his day.
(4) It is suggested that rape oil ("Agat", "Kubanskoye") and winter cress oil ("Sibiryachka") initiate the lipid transport in the blood and tissues thus leading to the reduction of the cholesterol level in the blood and liver tissue in "cholesterol" rats.
(5) The snippets of Jimmy Erskine’s reviews and letters in the novel are my own invention, but they are all inspired by Agate’s voice.
(6) Look for agates and other semi-precious stones in the patches of tiny pebbles spaced out among the sands, especially after a storm.
(7) Two novel deoxyribonucleases, termed DNases A and A', have been purified from the hepatopancreas of Achatina fulica (agate snail).
(8) The authors presented 5-year results of combined radiation therapy of 217 patients with stage I-II cervical cancer using 60Co high energy sources on the Agat-B unit for intracavitary irradiation.
(9) Streptozotocin (STZ) forms adducts at the O6 position of guanine; repair of these adducts consumes O6-AGAT.
(10) Intracavitary gamma-beam therapy at single doses of 5 and 10 Gy and cumulative doses of 40 and 30 Gy, respectively, with the Agat-B remote loading unit was applied to 95 patients (the 1st group).
(11) A new method of combined radiation therapy for cancer of the vagina is presented: it includes contact (intracavitary and interstitial) gamma-therapy based on the principle of the manual and automated administration (sing the AGAT-B unit) of endostats and low and high activity radiation sources, and gamma-beam irradiation with irregular shaped fields.
(12) Among the cases of pulmonary diseases in agate workers, pneumoconiosis formed the largest group (18.4%), whereas among controls it was tuberculosis (12.1%).
(13) Additional studies are required to determine whether O6-AGAT-mediated BCNU resistance is suppressed.
(14) The total dose in point A was 60 isoGy in either case given in 3 fractions at 28 days using the after-loading units "ANET" (neutrons) and "AGAT V" (gamma).
(15) The prevalence of pneumoconiosis showed a dose-response relationship in both male and female agate workers.
(16) It therefore appeared that agate dust had no role in precipitating chronic bronchitis.
(17) Even the Sunday Times's formidable critic, James Agate, conceded that Guinness's refusal to play the role in a traditional way had "a value of its own".
(18) Resistance to nitrosoureas and methylating agents, which damage DNA, can be mediated by a DNA repair protein, O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGAT).
(19) The paper deals with application of computerized procedures for dose planning in intracavitary irradiation of endometrial carcinoma from the Agat-B source.
(20) Dr Roger Meyrick outlines the scope of geriatrics and defines three categories of elderly people characterized by reduced activity, reduced resources and reduced independence.DR JOHN AGATE CONSIDERS THE DEPRIVATIONS WHICH MAY OCCUR IN OLD AGE SUCH AS: malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, deprivation of minerals and water, hypothermia and psychological deprivation.The role of the family doctor in the care of the elderly is discussed by both speakers.
Pellucid
Definition:
(a.) Transparent; clear; limpid; translucent; not opaque.
Example Sentences:
(1) Three patients had pellucid marginal corneal degeneration complicated by corneal edema.
(2) Our computer-based corneal topography analysis system was used to study the keratoscope photographs (keratograms) from two patients with classic pellucid marginal degeneration and a third patient with no inferior corneal thinning, whose keratoscope mire pattern was suggestive of the condition.
(3) We performed central pachymetry on two patients with pellucid and Terrien's corneal marginal degeneration with mean central corneal thicknesses of .487 mm and .466 mm, respectively.
(4) Pellucid marginal corneal degeneration is a bilateral disease characterized by a narrow band of corneal thinning localized 1-2 mm from the inferior limbus.
(5) Follicles were classified on the basis of the number of layers of follicle cells, the presence and degree of development of the zone pellucide, and the presence of an antrum.
(6) Pellucid marginal degeneration of the cornea is a bilateral, clear, inferior, peripheral corneal-thinning disorder.
(7) A successful corneal wedge resection was performed to correct the visual impairment in the left eye of a 30-year-old male who suffered from bilateral pellucid marginal degeneration.
(8) There were 53 patients with keratoconus, 5 with pellucid marginal corneal degeneration, 2 with keratoglobus, and 1 with superior corneal thinning.
(9) The morphologic changes with age concern the height of the 3rd ventricle, the extension of the pellucid septum and the stereotaxic topography.
(10) Five eyes in four patients with pellucid marginal corneal degeneration were treated by lamellar crescentic resection of the thinned area inferiorly.
(11) When idiopathic peripheral corneal thinning remains clear, it is regarded as pellucid degeneration; vascularization, scarring, and lipid keratopathy are regarded as Terrien's marginal degeneration.
(12) Crescent-shaped, deep corneal scars were observed in seven (39%) of 18 patients with pellucid marginal corneal degeneration.
(13) Quantitation of relative staining intensity found keratoconus and pellucid marginal degeneration corneas to be 49% and 40% as intensely stained, respectively, as normal corneas, a statistically significant decrease (P less than 0.01).
(14) Dissolution of the pellucid membrane by brief ATP treatment reveals a zygotic surface which changes from day to day.
(15) This article reports a case of bilateral corneal pellucid marginal degeneration.
(16) Monoclonal antibody against keratan sulfate (KS) was used for immunofluorescent staining of sections of human corneas from 8 normal eyes, 19 with keratoconus, 4 with pellucid marginal degeneration, 5 with primary macular corneal dystrophy, and 1 with recurrent macular corneal dystrophy.
(17) We believe that penetrating keratoplasty offers an excellent surgical result for patients with pellucid marginal corneal degeneration.
(18) The ocular lens somehow remains pellucid despite bombardment by ultraviolet radiation and endogenous hydrogen peroxide (present in the humoral fluids which bathe this tissue).
(19) The decreased KS staining was not localized in stromal scar tissue found in the keratoconus and pellucid marginal degeneration corneas.
(20) American ophthalmologists are generally not familiar with the condition because most of the literature concerning pellucid degeneration is European.