(v. t.) To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.
(v. t.) To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.
(v. t.) To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.
(v. t.) To receive or adopt.
(v. i.) To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.
(v. i.) To undertake, as by a promise.
Example Sentences:
(1) First results let us assume that clinically silent TIAs also (in analogy to clinically silent brain infarctions) could be detected and located.
(2) Because of the dearth of epidemiological clues as to causation, studies with experimental animal models assume greater importance.
(3) For the case described by the author primary tearing of the chiasma due to sudden applanation of the skull in the frontal region with burstfractures in the anterior cranial fossa is assumed.
(4) We present a mathematical model that is suitable to reconcile this apparent contradiction in the interpretation of the epidemiological data: the observed parallel time series for the spread of AIDS in groups with different risk of infection can be realized by computer simulation, if one assumes that the outbreak of full-blown AIDS only occurs if HIV and a certain infectious coagent (cofactor) CO are present.
(5) We assumed that the sensory messages received at a given level are transformed by a stochastic process, called Alopex, in a way which maximizes responses in central feature analyzers.
(6) The myocardium was assumed to be composed of a nonlinear viscoelastic, inhomogeneous, anisotropic (transversely isotropic) and incompressible material operating under adiabatic and isothermal conditions.
(7) Anything not eligible is simply ignored or assumed to be someone else’s responsibility.
(8) Assuming 1 kg LBM to contain 52.1 mmol potassium, the mean LBM was 3028 g in the I-NSM and 2739 in the I-SM; mean fat mass was similar in both groups.
(9) Utilizing a range of operative Michaelis-Menten parameters that characterize phenytoin elimination via a single capacity-limited pathway, a situation assuming instantaneous absorption (case I) is compared with the situation in which continuous constant-rate absorption occurs (case II).
(10) It is commonly assumed that the visual resolution limit must be equal to or less than the Nyquist frequency of the cone mosaic.
(11) Since all human cadaveric tissue is fixed whilst on the skeleton, we may assume that shrinkage of the muscles in such specimens is negligible.
(12) During the carcinogens metabolism compounds are assumed to be formed, those are able to affect oxidative phosphorylation without forming any stable link with the respiratory chain components.
(13) It is assumed that the mild analgesia produced by acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and indomethacin is due to a common mode of action, namely inhibition of the cyclo-oxygenase reaction in the synthesis of prostaglandins.
(14) The periodic pattern was assumed as subclinical focal seizure discharges from the right anterior temporal deep structures.
(15) In doing so they are often supported by their parents who as well assume an ambivalent attitude towards therapy.
(16) We assume that the fragments have been assembled and address the problem of determining the degree to which the reconstructed sequence is free from errors, i.e., its accuracy.
(17) From the location and the timing, it is assumed that the antigen recognized by III15B8 functions in chromosome pairing at meiotic prophase.
(18) The immune genesis of the TINU syndrome is assumed.
(19) It is assumed that daily exposure averages of a worker are lognormally and independently distributed statistically.
(20) The bell-shaped dose-response curves observed after irradiation with either X rays or neutrons are explained by assuming simultaneous initial transforming events and cell inactivation with the data for cell inactivation at higher doses being in agreement with data reported for other strains of mice.
Goo
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The 64 patients who remained at risk for GOO are the subject of this report.
(2) This review was undertaken to determine whether there are specific factors which predict the development of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) in patients with pancreatic carcinoma.
(3) Twenty-three percent of the 17 patients with GOO complicating CGD described in the literature were found to present with GOO before any other clinical manifestations of CGD.
(4) "'It was all whirlwind, heat and flash'," he adds, quoting a line from Sonic Youth's Goo sleeve.
(5) You can structure your sweet eating so that every mouthful contains cloying pink goo.
(6) We stepped back into the cab and he offered me the container of thick herbal goo, with an enamel straw.
(7) Ang, a thoughtful man though prone to the occasional attack of the giggles, usually brought on by Goo Kha Tauko is our guide.
(8) 8.49pm BST Goo is being piped in zigzag patterns which can only mean we're on the final straight.
(9) The team at Rochester discovered that the presence of the "goo" enabled a gene identified in an earlier study to activate, causing cancer cells effectively to self-destruct and tumours never to form.
(10) After supper we play cards – Shithead, Goo Kha Tauko in Nepali – with the Sherpas until it's too cold not to be zipped up in a down sleeping bag.
(11) The indie games scene grew; fostered by the inclusion of titles like Braid and World of Goo on mainstream consoles.
(12) These data indicate that accurate prediction of subsequent GOO is not possible based on available objective data.
(13) It’s as if Young were not some hilarious goo-goo gah-gah pastiche but actually the godfather of a new generational mindset.
(14) We will be taking requests throughout the trip, so tell us what you want to hear, and we'll put it up on our daily playlists - in the comments below, or @GuardianTravel , #TwiTrips 2.38pm BST Goo-oo-d mor-n-ing Chicago!
(15) Everyone's smiling and lazily stirring sticky goo in their milk pans while enjoying the presenter patter.
(16) The goo is a natural by-product of any attempt to grow naked mole rat cells in a Petri dish.
(17) The molecular structure of their HMW-HA is many times larger, and they are slower at recycling it, meaning that the hyaluronan "goo" builds up in a unique way, giving the naked mole rat the ability, among other things, as Faulkes says, of "almost turning a full somersault within its own skin".
(18) A patient was diagnosed with gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) 17 months after the neonatal diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD).
(19) Exploding ammunition such as the Israeli Frag 12 can cause even more fearsome wounds - Amnesty nicknamed it "the hamburger weapon" because it could reduce targets to meat, gristle, testicle, brain and goo.
(20) Seven of those patients developed GOO in the postoperative period and were compared with the 57 who did not.