(n.) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris).
(n.) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree.
Example Sentences:
(1) Intradermal skin tests with bayberry pollen extract were more predictive of provocation challenge results than plate radioimmunoassay (positive predictive value of 80%, 95% CI 62% to 98%; versus 73%, 95% CI 47% to 99%).
(2) Sera from 30 subjects who underwent 31 challenges were assayed for bayberry pollen extract-specific IgE by plate radioimmunoassay.
(3) Four of seven (57%) study subjects with extrinsic asthma and positive skin tests to bayberry pollen extract and none of the 15 (0%) control subjects with negative skin tests had positive bronchial challenges (p = 0.001).
(4) A potent non-peptide ET receptor antagonist, myriceron caffeoyl ester (50-235), was isolated from the bayberry, Myrica cerifera.
(5) Sixteen Frankia strains were isolated from Myrica pennsylvanica (bayberry) root nodules collected at diverse sites in New Jersey.
(6) Consumption of diets containing bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), golden seal (Hydrastis canadensis), mistletoe (Viscum album) and tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) significantly reduced the hyperphagia and polydipsia associated with streptozotocin diabetes, but bayberry (Cinnamomum tamala), meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), senna (Cassia occidentalis) and the herbal mixture did not alter these parameters.
(7) Bayberry pollen extract is allergenic, and the Southern bayberry tree fulfills Thommen's criteria defining aeroallergen-producing plants.
(8) Bayberry pollen extract was obtained commercially and used to perform 25 nasal and 22 bronchial challenges on 45 subjects.
(9) Southern bayberry, distributed throughout the southeastern United States, is the source of the fifth most common windborne tree pollen in Tampa, Fla. Fifteen percent of 400 consecutive subjects evaluated for allergic respiratory symptoms in the Tampa Bay area had positive skin tests to bayberry pollen extract.
(10) The filter exclusion method was used to isolate Frankia strains from Myrica pennsylvanica (bayberry) root nodules collected at diverse sites in New Jersey.
(11) Twelve of 13 (92%) study subjects with allergic rhinitis and positive skin tests to bayberry pollen extract and two of 12 (17%) control subjects with negative skin tests had positive nasal challenges (p = 0.0001).
(12) A major tree pollen season (Dec. through May) consisted of oak, pine, Australian pine, bald cypress, cedar, bayberry and mulberry.
Berry
Definition:
(n.) Any small fleshy fruit, as the strawberry, mulberry, huckleberry, etc.
(n.) A small fruit that is pulpy or succulent throughout, having seeds loosely imbedded in the pulp, as the currant, grape, blueberry.
(n.) The coffee bean.
(n.) One of the ova or eggs of a fish.
(v. i.) To bear or produce berries.
(n.) A mound; a hillock.
Example Sentences:
(1) Pain relieved by antacids, age above 40 years, previous peptic ulcer disease, male sex, symptoms provoked by berries, and night pain relieved by antacids and food were found to predict organic dyspepsia with a sensitivity and specificity of approximately 70%, when applied on the observed material.
(2) The observations have been compared with those of Berry and Berry (1967) on Ashanti race of Nigerians.
(3) Total thyroidectomy removes all visible thyroid tissue although it is permissible to leave a very small remnant of tissue (less than a fraction of a gram) in the region of the ligament of Berry in order to protect the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the blood supply to the parathyroid glands.
(4) "Numerous studies have shown that, at higher speeds, traffic flow becomes more unstable," said Berry.
(5) Antibodies to immunoglobulins (Ig) M, G, and A against Yersinia enterocolitica serotypes O:3, O:5, O:8, and O:9 and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotypes I and III were analyzed by enzyme immunoassay of the serum samples of 161 slaughterhouse workers, 147 pig farmers, and 114 grain or berry farmers.
(6) @HunterFelt October 28, 2013 Nothing came of it, but Berry did his job there.
(7) Radiological investigation showed an anterior communicating aneurysm, and postmortem examination confirmed the aneurysm to be a so-called "berry" aneurysm.
(8) Carole Berry, of Rollingsons Solicitors, said: "I had a simultaneous exchange of contracts on the 23 December to make sure the deal went through in time.
(9) The trust said records suggested this year had yielded the best crops of autumn fruit and berries – particularly blackberries, rowan berries and elderberries – since it began the "citizen science" project 12 years ago.
(10) Remove the red and black currants from their stalks and add to the berries, then tip in the water and sugar and bring to the boil.
(11) Three ways with cider vinegar • Winter salad dressing Boil two shallots with a few juniper berries and thyme leaves, then reduce 150ml cider vinegar by half and mix with the above.
(12) One patient had multiple vascular malformations including telangiectasias of the brain, medulla, and spinal cord and a berry aneurysm of the internal carotid artery; she also had a large cerebellar abscess, presumably reflecting the presence of a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula.
(13) The show stars Berry as a jobbing actor with vaunting ambition who gets into surreal scrapes, with a supporting cast including Doon Mackichan as his agent and Robert Bathurst as his housemate.
(14) Mary Berry I think it works as a show because it is totally honest and I always think we encourage people to bake.
(15) Two cases are described here: in one, infection was present; in the other, there was a berry aneurysm of the middle meningeal artery with a small parietal dural angioma.
(16) We observed a four-year-old girl with Stevens-Johnson syndrome attributed to ingestion of salmon berries (Rubus spectabilis).
(17) When she refuses to watch it, Randy vomits masticated Member Berries on both of them.
(18) Two unusual proteins, discovered in African berries, possess the interesting property of having a very high specificity for the sweet receptors.
(19) I picked the strawberries growing up the side of my compost loo for breakfast; physalis and ferns were growing inside my shower; I snacked on pitanga, a delicious sweet-sour berry.
(20) Here's Berry who represents the tying run, but he strikes out to end the inning and is booed!