(n.) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.
Example Sentences:
(1) We report the results of a longitudinal study of a progressive anomia in a patient with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT).
(2) The extent to which anomia, self-esteem, and life satisfaction are conceptually distinct was studied by using factor analysis of the items from Srole's anomia scale, Rosenberg's scale of self-esteem, and the LSI-Z.
(3) We report a case of "pure alexia" without hemianopia or colour anomia, caused by a small subcortical haematoma in the dorso-lateral part of the occipital lobe, not affecting the splenium of the corpus callosum.
(4) This selective anomia, confined to auditory modality, is discussed in view of the previous researches regarding the general field in naming disturbances, which showed that for the vaste majority of aphasics, anomia was not modality dependent.
(5) An adult patient with literal alexia, agraphia, slight anomia, and dyscalculia due to a left hemisphere infarct showed lack of sequential skills while pattern recognition remained intact.
(6) A 75-year-old right-handed woman, after a probable cerebral infarct, developed an irregular constriction of the visual fields, a left-sided agraphia, and an anomia for objects in the left hand.
(7) The first patient had a 3-year history of progressive anomia and impaired auditory verbal recall.
(8) The occurrence of anomia which particularly affected the category of animals is described in a 12-year-old boy.
(9) The Srole Anomia scale and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale were also used.
(10) Thirty-seven aphasic patients whose native language is Spanish were divided into four groups: (1) Broca's, (2) Wernicke's, (3) Conduction, and (4) Anomia.
(11) There were no differences in pattern suggestive of disproportionately severe anomia, amnesia, agnosia, or apraxia in the early onset FAD group, as has been reported previously.
(12) Not only colour anomia, but also object and especially photograph anomia could almost always be shown in alexics and were highly correlated with the degree of the reading impairment.
(13) It is claimed that important new insights into the characteristics of progressive anomia have been obtained by taking a longitudinal approach.
(14) Conversely, mild anomia was found in the native language of a second patient, while global aphasia was found in the secondary language.
(15) The analysis demonstrated that, while the concepts of anomia and self-esteem are distinct, the domain of life satisfaction overlaps those of anomia and self-esteem.
(16) Midteen feelings of anomie and rebellion correlated positively with midteen perception of parent-midteen disagreement about how the midteen should be reared: Anomia r (172) = .25, p less than .01; Rebellion r (172) = .37, p less than .01.
(17) A subject's age did not account for the degree of anomia.
(18) A number of comparisons were made, under the rubrics of success in naming, types of error and response latency, in an attempt to ascertain whether evidence of post-operative anomia could be detected.
(19) Definitions of anomia as a symptom of aphasia have been classified into three categories.
(20) Her anomia shows exceptional features: it occurs in naming tasks in test conditions but not in continuous speech; it involves comprehension deficits but very few semantic errors in expression; it improves with phonemic, but not with semantic cues.
Finding
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Find
(n.) That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc.
(n.) Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision.
(n.) The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury.
Example Sentences:
(1) The findings are more consistent with those in studies of panic disorder.
(2) Therefore, these findings may extend the use of platelets as neuronal models.
(3) The typical findings have been related to their anatomical localisation and frequency.
(4) A former Labour minister, Nicholas Brown, said the public were frightened they "were going to be spied on" and that "illegally obtained" information would find its way to the public domain.
(5) The findings indicate that there is still a significant incongruence between the value structure of most family practice units and that of their institutions but that many family practice units are beginning to achieve parity of promotion and tenure with other departments in their institutions.
(6) Clinical and roentgenographic criteria could not discriminate between patients with and without pneumonia, confirming the findings of previous investigations.
(7) Recently, the validity of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) standards for selection of spirometric test results has been questioned based on the finding of inverse dependence of FEV1 on effort.
(8) Theoretical findings on sterilization and disinfection measures are useless for the dental practice if their efficiency is put into question due to insufficient consideration of the special conditions of dental treatment.
(9) The main finding of this study is that diabetic adolescents with a high erythrocyte Na,Li countertransport rate have an arterial pressure significantly higher than patients with normal Na,Li countertransport fluxes.
(10) To be fair to lads who find themselves just a bus ride from Auschwitz, a visit to the camp is now considered by many tourists to be a Holocaust "bucket list item", up there with the Anne Frank museum, where Justin Bieber recently delivered this compliment : "Anne was a great girl.
(11) A disease in an IgD (lambda) plasmocytoma is described, where after therapy with Alkeran and prednisone a disappearance of all clinical and laboratory findings indicating an activity could be observed.
(12) In the past, the interpretation of the medical findings was hampered by a lack of knowledge of normal anatomy and genital flora in the nonabused prepubertal child.
(13) This finding is of major importance for persons treated with diltiazem who engage in sport.
(14) The findings suggest that these two syndromes are associated with dysfunction at two different sites within the frontal lobes.
(15) The findings clearly reveal that only the Sertoli-Sertoli junctional site forms a restrictive barrier.
(16) The present findings indicate that the deafferented [or isolated] hypothalamus remains neuronally isolated from the environment if the operation is carried out later than the end of the first week of life.
(17) This effect was more marked in breast cancer patients which may explain our earlier finding that women with upper body fat localization are at increased risk for developing breast cancer.
(18) But when they decided to get married, "finding the clothes became my project," says Melanie.
(19) Induction of labor, based upon only (1) a finding of meconium in the amniocentesis group or (2) a positive test in the OCT group, was nearly three times more frequent in the amniocentesis group.
(20) Pain is not reported in the removal area, the clinical examinations show identical findings on both patellar tendons, X-ray and ultrasound evaluations do not demonstrate any change in patellar position.