(n.) A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix.
(n.) Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.
Example Sentences:
(1) Using 3H-labeled dextran, uveoscleral outflow was quantitated in normotensive and glaucomatous Beagles under general anesthesia.
(2) The pharmacokinetic data for HLö 7 in male beagle dogs are similar to those of HI 6.
(3) The physiological onset and establishment of adult pituitary-testicular function has been characterised for Beagle dogs.
(4) The effect of subchronic feeding of 2,2'-oxamidobis[ethyl 3(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], Naugard XL-1 (CAS number 70331-94-1), was studied in beagle dogs.
(5) In a lifetime study, female beagle dogs in a closed colony were administered 226radium and 90strontium.
(6) Aerobic potentially pathogenic organisms do not colonize the gut of healthy beagles under our keeping conditions.
(7) The CF from beagle dogs was collected from gingivitis and active periodontitis (ligature-induced) sites.
(8) The result of this study shows that the advances in age of beagle dogs yield some changes in the microbial population of large bowel in the animals.
(9) This methodology was used to evaluate possible kinetic isotope effects after the coadministration of an equimolar mixture of ibuprofen and the deuterium-labeled covariant in the beagle.
(10) The absorption rate from alginate dispersions was enhanced in comparison with that from indomethacin alone, and enhanced only the rate of bioavailability in beagle dogs and volunteers.
(11) To study the influence of splints on the periodontia over a period of time, Obwegeser and Merkx splints were applied on beagles.
(12) The prostate of 4 mature pure bred Beagles 12 months old was studied 3 weeks following a single i.m.
(13) The long-term (1-year) effect of complete violation of the supracrestal connective tissue attachment was examined in beagle dogs.
(14) with and without concomitant administration of probenecid were studied in the beagle dog.
(15) In addition, fluoride profiles in the plasma of four beagle dogs after the intake of fluoride as NaF, MgF2 and CaF2 with and without addition of milk and dairy products were established.
(16) The bioinequivalence of the cyclandelate capsules detected in the fasted state disappeared in the fed state in the beagle dog study, while the bioinequivalence still remained in the non-fasted state in human subjects.
(17) Data obtained from six sham-radiated beagles and 12 radiated beagles indicated that 100 Gy, whole-body, gamma radiation produced a decrease in systemic mean blood pressure while 80 Gy, whole-body, gamma radiation did not.
(18) Comparative studies in beagle dogs suggested that the pharmacokinetic profiles of BB-K8 and kanamycin are similar.
(19) Studies on long-term administration to female Beagle dogs suggest that the nodules found in the mammary gland are not histologically comparable to mammary tumors found in the human female although there is a superficial morphological resemblance to some forms of human mammary dysplasia.
(20) Using a standardized microlymphocytotoxicity assay, seven international laboratories evaluated 144 anti-dog lymphocyte antigen (DLA) sera in 319 mixed breed and 152 Beagle dogs.
Smooth
Definition:
(superl.) Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.
(superl.) Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.
(superl.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.
(superl.) Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
(superl.) Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
(superl.) Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.
(adv.) Smoothly.
(n.) The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.
(n.) That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything.
(a.) To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.
(a.) To free from obstruction; to make easy.
(a.) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
(a.) To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.
(a.) To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
(a.) To ease; to regulate.
(v. i.) To flatter; to use blandishment.
Example Sentences:
(1) These immunocytochemical studies clearly demonstrated that cells encountered within the fibrous intimal thickening in the vein graft were inevitably smooth muscle cell in origin.
(2) Thus adrenaline, via pre- and post-junctional adrenoceptors, may contribute to enhanced vascular smooth muscle contraction, which most likely is sensitized by the elevated intracellular calcium concentration.
(3) In addition to their involvement in thrombosis, activated platelets release growth factors, most notably a platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) which may be the principal mediator of smooth muscle cell migration from the media into the intima and of smooth muscle cell proliferation in the intima as well as of vasoconstriction.
(4) Peripheral eosinocytes increased by 10%, and tests for HBsAg, antiHBs, antimitochondrial antibody and anti-smooth muscle antibody were all negative.
(5) After vascular injury, smooth muscle cells proliferate, reaching a maximum rate at day 2.
(6) Recent studies have shown that an aberration in platelet-derived growth factor gene expression is unlikely to be a factor in proliferation of smooth-muscle cells.
(7) The Ta loop was a smooth, elongated ellipse in configuration and showed clockwise rotation in all planes, as did the P loop.
(8) This series of tests included tests for pathologic nystagmus, saccades, smooth pursuit, and optokinetic nystagmus, as well as bithermal caloric testing and rotational testing.
(9) It inhibits platelet and vascular smooth muscle activation by cGMP-dependent attenuation of the agonist-induced rise of intracellular free Ca2+.
(10) It is concluded that a Na-H antiport system in vascular smooth muscle regulates Na influx rate, contributes to intracellular pH regulation and influences basal levels of Na,K-pump activity.
(11) By 30 min after insemination, the surface of the egg is relatively smooth.
(12) An electrogenic sodium-potassium pump appears to contribute materially to the steady-state potential and to certain of the transient potential responses of vascular smooth muscle.
(13) Distribution patterns of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylinositol in the smooth muscle as well as in the mucosa were different from those in the liver.
(14) Ultrastructural study of the uterine lesion demonstrated smooth muscle cells with only a few "autophagic" facuoles to cells nearly replaced by lysosomes.
(15) These early hyperplastic lesions revealed stellate-shaped dilated bile canaliculi lined by blebs and abnormally thick elongated microvilli, a decreased number of microvilli on the sinusoidal surface, a marked increase in smooth endoplasmic reticulum, large nucleoli, and bundles of pericanalicular microfilaments.
(16) We conclude that once daily doxazosin provides smooth and effective blood pressure control throughout a 24 h post-dose period.
(17) It is suggested that contractile responses to electrical stimulation in isolated sheep urethral smooth muscle are mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, mainly through release of noradrenaline stimulating postjunctional alpha 1-adrenoceptors.
(18) Four fractions enriched, respectively, in plasma membrane (PM), smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER), rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), and mitochondria were isolated from estrogen-dominated rat myometrium.
(19) From the findings of this study the authors recommend wide excision of colorectal smooth-muscle tumours whenever there is a suggestion of malignancy.
(20) All smooth strains of Brucella bear two lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigens in a ratio that defines the classification of strains in serovars, A (A greater than M), M (M greater than A) and A.M (A = M).