(a.) Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.
(n.) One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.
(n.) The language spoken by the Basque people.
(n.) A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques.
Example Sentences:
(1) And that ancient Basque cultural gem – the mysterious language with its odd Xs, Ks and Ts – will be honoured at every turn in a city where it was forbidden by Franco.
(2) How is it possible that the official mail service can say no to distributing correspondence between the mayor and his electorate?” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pro-independence Basque demonstrators supporting Catalonia independence clash with anti-independence and unionist protesters.
(3) This has been interpreted in Madrid to mean that no bailout will be announced before the regional elections, which are due on 21 October in his native Galicia and in the Basque Country.
(4) Last week, acclaimed Basque chefs Juan Mari Arzak and his daughter Elena, owners the famous Arzak restaurant in San Sebastián, opened Ametsa , their long awaited London outpost.
(5) Digital dermatoglyphics of an indigenous sample of 87 males and 101 females from the Urola Valley in the Spanish Basque Country are compared with those from the nine other Basque valleys previously analyzed.
(6) Already known internationally for its food and its glittering annual film festival, the city will feature choral groups in the open air and an art project, Waves of Energy, bringing to life a surge of ideas suggested by the public, as well as performances and exhibitions inside sleek venues such as Basque music’s new home, Musikene, the San Telmo museum or the cube-shaped Kursaal on the edge of the sea.
(7) They may not be Kurds or Kosovans, but they have much in common with Basques, Bretons and Catalans.
(8) A total diet study has been initiated in the Basque country (Spain), the purpose of which is to provide estimates of the average intake of both food contaminants and certain nutrients.
(9) We have analyzed the digital and palmar dermatoglyphics in a sample of autistic children from the Basque Country.
(10) The genetic polymorphism of human alpha 2 HS-glycoprotein (AHSG) was studied in a sample of 466 healthy unrelated individuals resident in the Basque Country (Northern Spain) by isoelectric focusing on micro-ultrathin polyacrylamide gels followed by immunoblotting.
(11) Basques were found to dominate the sheep industry of California's Central Valley from Sacramento south, but to be virtually absent from other sheep-raising areas of the state.
(12) "Unfortunately for Basque people, due to a very old and violent conflict, their story has been told by others in Spain," says Villenueva.
(13) The whole world wants to see our game.” Considering that Boro’s Basque manager is not given to hyperbole, his words serve as a reminder that Brighton & Hove Albion’s visit to Teesside represents the highest of high-stakes fixtures.
(14) The allelic frequencies have been compared with those of other Basque and other European populations.
(15) Digital dermatoglyphics of a sample from the Basque Valley of Salazar, situated in the West of the Pyrenees, were analysed.
(16) Garzón was already well known in Spain for investigating Basque separatist group Eta.
(17) I was a passionate fan of the great French team led by Zinedine Zidane, in part because the Basque, North African and black players plausibly conveyed an idea of a rainbow France.
(18) Given the importance of ischemic cardiopathy (IC) as a cause of death in industrialized countries, the trend of mortality by IC in people from 30 to 69 years of age residing in the Basque Country between 1975-1990 were studied.
(19) Different analyses of genetic polymorphisms performed on the Basque population have suggested a possible heterogeneity of the Basques and a singularity of their genetic characteristics.
(20) Basque specials include grilled kokotxas (gelatinous, subtly flavoured hake glands, an acquired taste) in green sauce, silky red piquillo pepper stuffed with oxtail, grilled scallop and spherical steak croquetas .
Recto
Definition:
(n.) A writ of right.
(n.) The right-hand page; -- opposed to verso.
Example Sentences:
(1) A balanced synthetic diet, the so called astronaut-diet was given to nine gynaecological patients with recto-vaginal fistulas or operation for aplasia of the vagina.
(2) A case report of uterovaginal hypoplasia in association with anal atresia and recto-vaginal fistula is presented, and the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of this entity is discussed.
(3) Out of 23 villous tumours, class A, 11 underwent local removal with two relapses, 7 recto-sigmoidal resections and 3 amputations of the rectum and 2 Hartmann operations.
(4) Complications were noted in 13 patients (22%): temporary rectal bleeding in 7, stenosis of the sigmoid in 2, recto-vaginal fistula in 1, ileo-sigmoidal fistula in 1, and perforation of the intestine in 2 patients.
(5) The first two cases were affected with ulcerative lesion in the distal portion of the recto-sigmoid colon and the descending colon.
(6) The authors report the case of a large pelvic tumour compressing the bladder, the ureters and the recto-sigmoid junction.
(7) Their tumor volumes were evaluated once a month using bimanual recto-vaginal palpation under anesthesia.
(8) Only one patient had a serious complication through a recto-vesical fistula.
(9) Vesical posterior wall has been analysed in about 37 cases, vesico-vaginal structure in about 36 cases, rectal anterior wall and recto-vaginal structure in about 36 cases, parametrium and pelvic sides walls in about 35 cases.
(10) Ano-rectal manometry may be used to evaluate the recto-anal inhibitory reflex which is absent in Hirschsprung's disease, although its use in patients with idiopathic constipation requires further study.
(11) In 11 patients, it was a Group D streptococcus and a recto-sigmoid colonic tumour was found in 3 cases.
(12) A case of recto-sigmoid adenocarcinoma, developing 25 years after bilateral uretero-sigmo dostomy for extrophia vesicae in a 29 year old man.
(13) Macroscopic observations at 6 hr p. a. revealed homogeneous and consistent inflammation in the recto-anus applied region.
(14) However, the 3 stages share major abnormal findings which comprise high resting rectal neck pressure, reduced or absent recto-inhibitory reflex, internal sphincter hypertrophy and degeneration of the nerve plexus of the internal sphincter.
(15) A review of the literature shows that in these repeated procedures, the only good results, carcinologically, are observed when the original procedure consisted in a recto-colic anastomosis.
(16) In order of frequency were noted; 144 cases of bilharzia due to Schistosoma haematobium with 75 genito-urinary localisations and 51 appendicular cases, 31 cases of onchocercosis with a majority of subcutaneous nodules (17), 17 cases of digestive helminthiasis all locate in the ileo-caecal-appendix and discovered during systematic appendicular exploration, 13 cases of colitic or recto-sigmoidal amebiasis.
(17) Twenty-eight patients with colon carcinoma (excluding the recto-sigmoid region) underwent preoperative staging with computed tomography (CT).
(18) For electron microscopy, the immunogold procedure was applied to sections of lowicryl-embedded samples; simultaneous detection of GABA- and TH-immunoreactivities was enabled by recto-verso double labelling with gold particles of distinct diameters.
(19) Authors experience in the Dixon's operation regarding the surgical treatment of cancer of the rectum and recto-sigmoid junction is reviewed.
(20) The approach is called posterior sagittal ano recto vagino urethroplasty (PSARVUP).