(a.) Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis.
(a.) Belonging to the axis of the body; as, the axial skeleton; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; as, the axial bones.
Example Sentences:
(1) Eddy current transducers measured relative displacements under application of static loads, serially applied in the axial, mediolateral, and craniocaudal directions.
(2) Bohler's angle may be reconstituted with apparent reduction of the posterior facet when projected laterally; however, Broden's and axial views show persistent widening and split of the posterior facet.
(3) Based on our experience with the mark I prosthesis we have designed and developed a mark II model which has freedom of axial rotation of the saddle.
(4) Computer-aided axial tomography revealed progressive development of atrophy of the left hemisphere and compensatory dilatation of the ventricles.
(5) Those small problems which exist can be attributed to detector sampling problems, especially in the axial direction, which is a consequence of the geometry of these scanners, which are designed primarily for 2D data acquisition.
(6) Computerized axial tomography diagnosed the injury in 14 of the 24 patients requiring study beyond initial screening.
(7) Bidrin treatment of quail embryos results in axial anomalies as well as malformations of the beak and the limbs.
(8) We found that the Gallie system generally allowed significantly more rotation in flexion, extension, axial rotation, and lateral bending than the other three fixation techniques.
(9) From the different shapes of the scattering curves of the native phosphofructokinase at pH 7.5 in the presence of 15 mM ATP and of the cross-linked tetramer or octamer, it can be inferred that the shapes of the protomers are different: in the presence of ATP the protomers are elongated, having an axial ratio of 1.8 to 2.0; the cross-linked state reveals a spherical protomer of radius 33.0 A, similar to that of the native enzyme at pH 7.5 in the presence of fructose 6-phosphate or fructose 1,6-bisphosphate.
(10) Axial sesamoid injury appeared to be an indication of severe fetlock trauma due to condylar fracture.
(11) 'Vertical' sections are plane sections longitudinal to a fixed (but arbitrary) axial direction.
(12) Compared with anteverted (N = 243) or axial (N = 149) locations, the retroverted uterus (N = 66) was associated with a lower mean sample weight per aspiration (22, 18, and 15 mg, respectively; P less than .01) and a greater frequency of multiple-pass procedures (23, 31, and 52%, respectively; P less than .0001).
(13) The aim was to find out to what extent information from homonymous muscles of the forelimbs converge on the same CBM neurons and whether the probability of such a convergence depends on location (axial, proximal, distal) or function (flexor, extensor) of the tested muscles.
(14) The following points of interaction between the sugar molecule and the carrier are identified: C1-OH, C3-OH and C4-OH (both axial) and C6-OH.
(15) Small extensions from the distopalmar outpouchings were seen and extended axially into the fibers of the suspensory ligament or between the suspensory ligament and the distal accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon.
(16) We examined 84 eyes with different lens opacities, the visual acuity was analysed in relation to the axial, cortical and capsular cataract.
(17) The hypothesis that opiate agonism requires an N substituent in the axial position does not appear to be consistent with the increased potency of beta isomers in which axial N substituents are thermodynamically more unstable.
(18) Morphometric assessments were made of right and left ventricular weights, lung volume, axial artery lumen diameter, alveolar number and concentration, and arterial number, concentration and muscularity.
(19) In addition, predominant peripheral or axial disease appeared to segregate with different B27 haplotypes.
(20) Dissociated culture of adult mouse dorsal root ganglion cells on glass plates, on which grating-associated microstructures (a repetition of microgrooves [mGRV] and microsteps [mSTP] of 0.1-10 micron) are fabricated by the conventional lithographic techniques, represents a remarkable bi-directional growth of their nerve fibers in the axial direction of the grating.
Glabella
Definition:
(n.) The space between the eyebrows, also including the corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon.
(pl. ) of Glabellum
Example Sentences:
(1) The case of a 70-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma on the glabella which markedly responded to intralesional injections of oil bleomycin (to a total dose of 115 mg) is reported.
(2) In addition to the macroglossia, the typical facial signs of this syndrome such as capillary haemangioma of the glabella, soft tissue folds under the eyes and linear indentations of the ear lobes are demonstrable.
(3) The characteristic appearance and spread of the eruption to the glabella and eyelids are described.
(4) The other sections of the osseous middle and lateral parts of the face, of the glabella and of the root of the nose have sufficient strength for bony segments to be anchored using plates.
(5) Acquisition rates for the CR were somewhat, but not significantly, slower than rates for cats trained with glabella tap US.
(6) Reflex modification was tested using a controlled eyeblink-eliciting tap to the glabella presented either alone or with a 90-dB SPL tone.
(7) An anteroposterior projection with a 20 degrees cephalo-caudad angulation centered at the glabella adequately demonstrates the posterior and lateral orbital floor and the posterolateral margin of the orbital floor in all patients.
(8) Subperiosteal dissection via a coronal incision is not only useful to lift the facial mask; it is also useful for remodelling the orbital margins and to obtain bone grafts from the parietal area in order to reinforce the glabella, check bones and nasogenial folds.
(9) Based on a comparison of this with seven other patients in the literature, the most characteristic clinical symptoms of partial trisomy 2p are concluded to be the following: abundant lanugo at birth, glabella prominence, anteverted nares, dermatoglyphic anomalies, and malformations of the eyes.
(10) All extrapyramidal symptoms except "glabella tap" occurred significantly less frequently in the remoxipride group as compared to the haloperidol group.
(11) The patient was able to perform voluntary contractions of the left corrugator glabellae muscle and of the left corner of the orbicular oral muscle; these contractions were recorded electromyographically.
(12) Therefore, we suggest using a rotation flap from the glabella combined with a trap-door flap from the nose or the septum.
(13) In 30 patients with Parkinson's disease, 55 patients with other neurological disorders and 25 normal subjects, both upper eyelid movements and orbicularis oculi reflexes to repetitive glabella taps were simultaneously recorded using a newly devised apparatus for the measurement of eyelid movement.
(14) A review of Endo's experimental and theoretical procedures and data indicates that the magnitude of the principal strains in the glabella region of both humans and gorillas are low as compared to other parts of the face.
(15) Unusual facial manifestations included enophthalmos, long philtrum, micrognathia, narrow forehead, prominent glabella, and depressed nasal bridge.
(16) This is particularly true for those studies that have emphasized the existence of powerful bending stress in the glabella region during incisor biting in both humans and non-human primates.
(17) Conditioned eyeblink responses were obtained in cats by pairing click (CS) with glabella tap (US) and electrical stimulation of the hypothalamus (HS).
(18) All patients received botulinum toxin in the upper eyelids, above the eyebrows, across the glabella, and near the lateral canthus.
(19) Dysmorphic features included high bulging forehead with frontal upsweep of hair, flat, wide glabella and nasal bridge, maxillary hypoplasia, ptosis, dacryostenosis, dolichostenomelia, hyperextensible fingers with subluxation in proximal interphalangeal joints, hypoplastic external genitalia, and overconstriction of the shafts of all long bones.
(20) The contemporary presence of snout reflex, glabella tap, and palmomental reflex was consistently associated with dementia.