(n.) An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.
(n.) Oat.
Example Sentences:
(1) These results suggest that regional lymph node lymphocytes could be used in AIT because of their different function from that of peripheral blood lymphocytes.
(2) The results indicated that in vivo-activated PBT by AIT could not exhibit direct cytotoxicity, but they acquired cytolytic potential, the effect of which was expressed by targeting to tumor cells.
(3) Our purpose was to determine whether differences in androgen activation could be detected between the androgen-stimulated tumor (AST) line, an androgen-independent tumor line carried in intact (AIT-I) and castrated (AIT-C) rats and their DLP tissue of origin.
(4) Group V (AIT and CPA combination); AIT (10DLAKs) was started on day 5 followed by CPA on day 10.
(5) There was a deficit during cooling in the recall of discriminations that had been learned prior to cooling TP or AIT.
(6) To determine the incidence and predictability and to elucidate the pathogenesis of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) and hypothyroidism (AIH).
(7) Clinical efficacy of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cell adoptive immunotherapy (AIT) in combination with plasma exchange was investigated as protocol 1 in 24 patients with advanced cancer.
(8) Taken together these findings led us to conclude that the AIT carried in castrates is capable of responding to testosterone in a manner similar to that observed for androgen-stimulated DLP of sexually ablated rats.
(9) The results indicate that as a source of LAK cells, the spleen is superior both quantitatively ani qualitatively when compared to peripheral blood and should be seriously considered as the source of cells for AIT of cancer.
(10) These clinical observations support the previous histological data indicating that thyroid follicular disruption might contribute to the pathogenesis of AIT.
(11) A few immunopositive tumor cells were present in AITs carried in untreated castrated hosts.
(12) The previous report demonstrated a mechanism in which OK-432 augments the effect of AIT.
(13) To investigate the possibility that these conclusions were erroneous and based upon analytical artifact, a computer program was used to generate random and independent AOM and AIT for a population of 30,000 "athletes".
(14) Furthermore, like patients with a previous history of subacute thyroiditis and postpartum thyroiditis, the present results suggest that some patients with a previous history of AIT may be at risk to develop hypothyroidism when given excess iodine.
(15) The results suggest that THF-gamma 2 treatment of donors for AIT might be applicable to cancer therapy in humans.
(16) These findings indicate that an immunotherapy of human cancers that are thought to be weakly or nonimmunogenic may be possible by the application of this approach to LAK AIT.
(17) Clinical efficacy of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cell adoptive immunotherapy (AIT) in combination with plasma exchange and interleukin (IL-2) was investigated in 24 patients with advanced cancer.
(18) We have developed an adoptive immunotherapy (AIT) system using syngeneic tumor-bearer-spleen cells cultured with interleukin-2 (IL-2) and soluble tumor extract.
(19) The development of AIT or AIH was not related to the extent of iodine overload or to the occurrence of de novo thyroid autoantibodies.
(20) Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) occurs most frequently in patients with underlying thyroid disease and is generally believed to be due to the iodine contamination of amiodarone and iodine released by the metabolism of the drug.
Bit
Definition:
(v.) The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.
(v.) Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.
(v. t.) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.
() imp. & p. p. of Bite.
(v.) A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.
(v.) Somewhat; something, but not very great.
(v.) A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.
(v.) The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
(v.) The cutting iron of a plane.
(v.) In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.
() 3d sing. pr. of Bid, for biddeth.
(imp.) of Bite
() of Bite
Example Sentences:
(1) So I am, of course, intrigued about the city’s newest tourist attraction: a hangover bar, open at weekends, in which sufferers can come in and have a bit of a lie down in soothingly subdued lighting, while sipping vitamin-enriched smoothies.
(2) He is a leader and helps manage the defence, while Pablo Armero can be a bit of a loose cannon but he is certainly a talented player.
(3) Just last week he said: "Maybe I'll be a bit more chilled about it this year.
(4) The tissues were derived from the three germ layers and were prevalently mature; only a bit of them was represented by embryonic mesenchymal tissue.
(5) In his biography, Tony Blair admits to having accumulated 70 at one point – "considered by some to be a bit of a constitutional outrage", he adds.
(6) When I told my friend Rob that I was coming to visit him in Rio, I suggested we try something a bit different to going to the beach every day and drinking caipirinhas until three in the morning.
(7) But I know the full story and it’s a bit different from what people see.” The full story is heavy on the extremes of emotion and as the man who took a stricken but much-loved club away from its community, Winkelman knows that his part is that of villain; the war of words will rumble on.
(8) Everyone gets a bit excited with the whole ‘youth’ thing but, at our clubs, the managers wouldn’t just play any old youngster.
(9) He would do the Telegraph crossword and, to be fair, would make intelligent conversation but he was a bit racist.
(10) When my form teacher said I’d worked well in every subject except geography, I made her change the bit that said I’d not tried to say, instead, that I was rubbish at it.
(11) I felt like he was a little bit inexperienced and the race got away from him a little bit at the third-last.
(12) It just seems a bit of a waste, I say, given that he's young and handsome and famous.
(13) Heat vegetable oil and a little bit of butter in a clean pan and fry the egg to your taste.
(14) Indeed, with the pageantry already knocked off the top of the news by reports from Old Trafford, the very idea of a cohesive coalition programme about anything other than cuts looks that bit harder to sustain.
(15) A bit like the old Lib Dems, perhaps: and indeed the Greens owe a big chunk of their surge to the exodus of voters from Clegg’s discredited rump.
(16) Rather than ruthlessly efficient, I have found them sweet and a bit hopeless."
(17) So that you know he's evil, he is dressed like a giant, bedraggled grey duckling, in a fur coat made up of bits of chewed-up wolf.
(18) Some offer a range, depending on whether you think you're a bit of a buff, and know a pinot meunier from a pinot noir and what prestige cuvée actually means or you just want to see a bit of the process and have a nice glass of bubbly at the end of it, before moving on to the next place – touring a pretty corner of France getting slowly, and delightfully, fizzled.
(19) If Carlsberg made adverts for football scouts ... Scott Murray Martial, who could potentially cost Manchester United £58.8m, had quite a bit to prove.
(20) It took a little bit of time to come up on the scoreboard, so I was a bit worried.