(n.) The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.
Example Sentences:
(1) The blockage of the tubular system by the calcium oxalate deposits leads to a temporary reversible increase in serum urea and serum creatinine.
(2) Instead, we discovered that the size of the basal cisterns around the brain stem enabled us to predict blockage earlier and more reliably.
(3) In some of the rabbits, a rise in antibody Level occurred without appearance of weakness, while it is still likely that AChR antibody could be necessary for the induction of neuromuscular blockage.
(4) If beta-blockage does not cause lowering of aqueous humor secretion, in itself responsible for the maintenance of intraocular pressure, what is the mechanism of action?
(5) Other characteristics of the LHP that were demonstrated include: a lack of blockage by GABAA receptor antagonists, a probable voltage sensitivity (decrease in amplitude in the depolarizing direction), and an apparent brief onset latency (less than 10 ms) when the early IPSP was blocked by picrotoxin.
(6) Furthermore, cycloheximide administered prior to or along with ACTH resulted in the blockage of any new transcription of the cytochrome P-450(11)beta gene as evidenced from the level of RNA.
(7) Speculatively, the blockage by dbcAMP of the morphogenetic cascade in the co-cultured system may be related to the inhibition by dbcAMP of testis cord formation in organ cultures of fetal gonads reported by others.
(8) Another potential cause of a blockage in the discussions was the future of Maria Eagle , the shadow defence secretary.
(9) Blockage of these sites leads to aggregation patterns in which the side-by-side contacts of aggregating cells are abolished.
(10) At necropsy, a stricture was found at the ileocecal junction that resulted in blockage and dilation of the ileum proximal to the stricture.
(11) These findings indicate alternative metabolic pathways may be operational in newborn rat brain enabling it to circumvent major blockage in thiamine-dependent reactions.
(12) Cultures incubated with 3.6 microM-cycloheximide for up to 9 h and supplemented with p-nitrophenyl beta-D-xyloside during the last 75 min of treatment showed increased synthesis of [3H,35S]chondroitin sulphate, demonstrating that UDP-hexose precursors for glycosaminoglycan synthesis are not rapidly depleted on blockage of protein synthesis.
(13) The difference was because of the high incidence of blockage of the stents causing recurrent jaundice, but the stents could easily be replaced.
(14) Despite a 30% rate of luminal blockage in stents retrieved after indwelling times up to 3 months, the incidence of clinical obstruction in stented tracts up to 3 months was 4%, confirming other reports that significant urine flow occurs around rather than through hollow, vented stents.
(15) This might indicate a toxic metabolic blockage in the transformation of monoiodotyrosine to diiodothyronine.
(16) Blockage of the balloon system was possibly caused by twisting the system to reach and pass the lesion in the branch of left circumflex coronary artery.
(17) Hysteroscopic hydrotubation may be an alternative treatment for tubal blockage.
(18) For H(+) ion blockage, a simpler model, in which H(+) enters the channel only from the bathing medium, is found to be sufficient.
(19) The pathological findings included intestinal stasis, intestinal blockage, acute intestinal rupture and intestinal rupture with peritonitis.
(20) Christmas 2013 caused 2,635 sewer blockages in Yorkshire alone.
Stoppage
Definition:
(n.) The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.
Example Sentences:
(1) The sites for replication stoppage as well as the lack of a Mn2+ effect on adducted templates have implications for the mechanisms of mutagenesis by activated AFB1.
(2) There has been no stoppage in the delivery of requested fuel and we continue to process all orders as soon as they are received from the ANSF."
(3) While the last 20 minutes were as low key as World Cup games get, Klose was responsible for a fantastic block to deny Alejandro Bedoya an equaliser in stoppage time.
(4) When, in stoppage time, the 33-year-old striker swept a first-time shot home any lingering Villa optimism was extinguished.
(5) cc @ kidweil #USMNT March 23, 2013 5 mins of stoppage time we're hearing... 4.00am GMT 88 mins ...Barrantes is over the ball and he drives it low and hard, but Dempsey boots it clear.
(6) The West Ham striker Andy Carroll has lambasted the referee Jon Moss for an unacceptable performance, even accusing the official of trying to even things up by awarding Leicester a stoppage-time penalty.
(7) The appearance of such fluctuations did not seem to influence the heat-induced stoppage of the circulation.
(8) Nevertheless, the ability to secrete this hormone is not a property of normal intact pars intermedia, but it manifests in the transplantations probably due to the overactivity of light cells induced by chronic stoppage of dopaminergic inhibition.
(9) Moreover, Bayluscide did not lead to stoppage of egg laying at any day of experiment.
(10) Profits undershot analysts' forecasts as weak refining profit margins, higher production costs and output stoppages in Nigeria weighed on its performance.
(11) In group A out of 50 cases only 2 patients complained of colour blindness, which reversed with the stoppage of drugs.
(12) Two generation times were required for complete stoppage of growth of this mutant strain after shifting to 42 degrees C, and protein synthesis continued at a significant, but slightly reduced, rate at 42 degrees C. However, functional decay of mRNA in the mutant strain, with respect to the capacity for producing peptides, appeared to be similar to the parent strain, with half-lives of 3.5 min in PA3092 and 4.7 min in JE15144.
(13) Officials from the NUJ, Bectu and Unite are due to hold a final joint meeting tomorrow to discuss the proposed industrial action, with the first 48-hour stoppage due to begin next Tuesday, 5 October.
(14) Also, the central venous pressure at 7 s of heart stoppage (Pcv7s) is not a fully accurate estimate of the true mean circulatory filling pressure during the Pmcf maneuver, because Pcv7s did not equal the Pportal7s under all experimental conditions.
(15) The extent of the accumulation depends upon the duration of the vascular stoppage and the presence of Na ions in the intestinal lumen is essential for accumulation to occur.6.
(16) Charlotte Eagles gave Chivas USA an almighty scare, by equalizing in the penultimate minute of regulation time, through Mauricio Salles, only for Jose Correa to break their hearts deep into stoppage time.
(17) But it’s a huge honour to be back in the Premier League and our supporters deserve it.” Watford were put on their way to victory with a first-half goal from their captain, Troy Deeney, who then set up the Czech international Vydra, who was on loan at West Bromwich Albion last season, for the second in stoppage-time.
(18) United had a last-minute chance to win the game when Pogba found Ibrahimovic, who missed from close range, then one more in stoppage time when Blind rolled a free kick into Rooney’s path.
(19) Instead the commotion was caused by the hulking figure in the front row who, after Haye had taken the plaudits for his fifth-round stoppage of Chisora, and his beaten opponent had accepted he had been floored by the better man, walked over to the top table and challenged the victor to a fight of their own.
(20) The adverse reactions are minimal and do not necessitate stoppage of therapy.