(a.) Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary.
Example Sentences:
(1) Recognition of the distinctive morphology of MH and the performance of ancillary studies on cytologic preparations should facilitate the rapid diagnosis and early treatment of this aggressive disease.
(2) Direct visualization of the intercavernous sinuses on contrast-enhanced MR images may serve as an ancillary sign for the diagnosis of carotid-cavernous or carotid-dural fistulas near the sella.
(3) Transfer of nonprofessional tasks out of nursing and reduction of tension arising from reduced responsibility of nurses for coordinating activities with ancillary departments are possible explanations for the positive relation between the presence of SUM and professional nurses' satisfaction.
(4) In ancillary studies, multiple cycles of direct dissolution of UCB crystals revealed a progressive decrease in aqueous solubility of UCB as fine crystals were removed; this effect was minimal in CHCl3.
(5) Although limited by availability and cost, MRI appears to be a useful ancillary diagnostic technique in ILD patients facing immunomodulating therapy.
(6) CLIA will require unprecedented coordination and cooperation between the clinical laboratory and ancillary sites.
(7) The causality principle provides a theoretic and practical basis for the integration of ancillary methods into various therapeutic concepts, and for therapeutic teamwork.
(8) One must not rely exclusively on the CT scan in questionable cases as with any other ancillary diagnostic acid and one must bear in mind that dysthyroid disease in evolution may exactly mimic the CT scan appearance of an intraorbital tumor.
(9) The measurements of feeding efficiency provides the basis for early identification of children who cannot be adequately nourished without ancillary feeding by nasogastric tube or by enterostomy.
(10) More serious problems resulted in requests for new studies having better controls, better management of ancillary therapy, more participants, or lasting longer.
(11) We construct a graphical model to combine a logistic regression disease model with models for the ancillary data and the risk-factor distribution in the population.
(12) With the exception of vasodilator activity the possession of any particular combinaton of ancillary pharmacological properties did not significantly influence the specific antihypertensive activity of these compounds.
(13) The immunosuppressive drugs methotrexate and azathioprine have been utilized as ancillary agents in life-threatening disease and in children whose disease could not be adequately controlled with prednisone alone.
(14) Debate over the current sources of financing reveals several troublesome issues: the presence of residents allegedly decreases the productivity of professionals and leads to overusage of ancillary services, proposed methods to pay for faculty salaries and services have created confusion and concern, and the financing of ambulatory-care training has been insufficient and poorly coordinated.
(15) A brief history of bioorganic mass spectrometry leading to the development of fast atom bombardment is presented, as well as a description of the method and ancillary techniques.
(16) In summary, we found that with appropriate case selection, ancillary studies performed on aspirated material can provide useful information in pediatric FNA cytology.
(17) The use of ancillary tools, such as ultrasound, requires only a slight modification of the previously established techniques for MA.
(18) Physical care is provided by a team of nurse-midwives, obstetricians, pediatricians, and ancillary health personnel.
(19) The frequency of mesoblastic nephroma (1%), of bilateral tumors (5%), and of incorrect preoperative diagnosis of Wilms' tumor (5%), the toxicities of the various regimens, and other ancillary data are presented and discussed.
(20) Recommendations are made for expansion of ancillary services, for postgraduate and refresher training, and for modifications in the legal and police system.
Appendices
Definition:
(pl. ) of Appendix
Example Sentences:
(1) Adenocarcinoid is a form of appendiceal carcinoid possessing features of both carcinoid and adenocarcinoma.
(2) Indications for operation must be strict, for unless there are specific signs and symptoms of appendiceal disease, appendectomy will often be of no benefit.
(3) Appendiceal adenocarcinoma, a rare lesion, is difficult to diagnose preoperatively.
(4) In summary, we report a case of secondary infertility attributed to pseudomyxoma peritonei caused by ruptured appendiceal mucocele.
(5) We have reported the case of a patient with AIDS who had appendiceal perforation and periappendiceal abscess.
(6) Two cases with this condition, including a unique example of appendiceal diverticulosis presenting at herniorrhaphy, are described.
(7) Based on these findings, the following strategy is recommended for management of appendiceal abscess.
(8) The anomalous appendix in this patient was not compatible with any of the previously described types of appendiceal duplications.
(9) Myxoglobulosis is a rare morphologic variant of appendiceal mucocele characterized by intraluminal mucinous globules of the appendix.
(10) A neonate is reported with the meconium cyst form of meconium peritonitis secondary to appendiceal perforation, which occurred prior to birth.
(11) Exploratory laparotomy revealed the mass to be appendiceal adenocarcinoma, which was treated with extirpation of all the visible tumor and repair of the anatomic defect.
(12) Histologic examination of the laparotomy specimen confirmed the presence of a well-differentiated mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, with an apparent appendiceal origin.
(13) We conclude that (1) gestational physiologic changes obscure the accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis; (2) the natural history of acute appendicitis is not affected by trimester of presentation; and (3) adverse sequelae of acute appendicitis are obviated by prompt operative exploration and prevention of appendiceal perforation.
(14) Peptide YY cells were found in one of 13 gastric, one of 13 duodenal, one of one jejunal, zero of two ileal, three of 11 appendiceal, and 16 of 20 rectal carcinoids.
(15) An Israeli commentator said of the first of them: "when one looks through all the lofty phraseology, all the deliberate disinformation, the hundreds of pettifogging sections, sub-sections, appendices and protocols, one clearly recognises that the Israeli victory was absolute and Palestine defeat abject."
(16) Patients with perforated or gangrenous appendicitis required significantly less antimicrobial therapy than those with peritonitis due to non-appendiceal disease.
(17) Of appendices deemed normal by the surgeon 8.7% were histologically inflamed and of those deemed inflamed by the surgeon 3.5% were histologically normal.
(18) Chromogranin immunoreactivity in greater than 50% of tumor cells was present in 74% of islet cell tumors, 93% of ileojejunal carcinoids, and 83% of appendiceal carcinoids, but only in a minority of rectal carcinoids (36%).
(19) On the basis of reasonable assumptions and results with luminal test solutions of differing osmolarities, it was concluded that (a) the L(p) of the appendiceal epithelium is in the lower range of values reported for small bowel and colon; (b) the L(p) is higher for osmotic absorption than for osmotic secretion; and (c) the rate of spontaneous secretion is insensitive to luminal anisotonicity over a wide range of values.
(20) The basic features of Goldenhar syndrome are preauricular appendices, epibulbar dermoids, vertebral and cardiac anomalies, and hypoplasia of the lungs.