What's the difference between bluefish and bluish?

Bluefish


Definition:

  • (n.) A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangidae, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
  • (n.) A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the family Labridae.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) of unanesthetized bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) recovered within 5 min.
  • (2) However, certain non-scombroid fish, most notably mahi-mahi, bluefish, and sardines, when spoiled are also commonly implicated in histamine poisoning.
  • (3) Similar levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides, and fat were found in 20 correlated uncooked and cooked (baked) bluefish fillets.
  • (4) The initially frozen bluefish had been improperly handled in storage and thawing.
  • (5) Pressures on the right and left sides of the tails of swimming bluefish were measured and found to have a range of +5.9 to -5.9 cm H2O.
  • (6) Tuna, albacore, mackerel and bonito are implicated, as are nonscombroid fish such as mahi-mahi and bluefish.
  • (7) Studies on growth stages of the parasite from both host species are necessary before a definite identification of the bluefish parasite can be made.
  • (8) Pressure previously measured on the body surface of swimming bluefish were resolved into their backward vectorial components to allow calculation of profile drag.
  • (9) However, food histories implicated bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
  • (10) Thus, bluefish tolerate hemorrhage with initial vasoconstriction via alpha-adrenergic pathways, and hemodilution.
  • (11) Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), a very popular marine sport fish caught in Atlantic coastal waters, contain significant levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
  • (12) This outbreak emphasizes that scombroid-type poisoning (1) can be caused by nonscombroid fish such as bluefish, (2) is probably more common than currently recognized, and (3) may become even more widespread as fish become a larger part of our diet.
  • (13) A myxosporidan parasite, Henneguya sp., was discovered in the bulbus and truncus arteriosus of bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix.
  • (14) Since fish can be an appreciable portion of human and feline diets, a feeding study was conducted with cats fed exclusively bluefish for 86 days with determination of tissue concentrations of PCBs.
  • (15) The finding that a bluefish can accelerate at 3 g and that the vertebral column is strongg enough to withstand this force indicates that the muscles and body structure of a bluefish would be able to withstand the force of gravity if the fish were otherwise equipped for terrestrial life.

Bluish


Definition:

  • (a.) Somewhat blue; as, bluish veins.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) When pouring liquid nitrogen over the spots, a very intense bluish-white fluorescence followed by a long-lasting greenish phosphorescence is observed.
  • (2) Immediately after birth a 1 cm soft, bluish mass of the right thenar eminence was clinically diagnosed as a hemangioma.
  • (3) They were bright blue, light blue, bluish green and yellow colors of fluorescence respectively.
  • (4) All lesions were sharply delineated, started with red to purple discoloration and then turned to bluish-black indicating gangrene.
  • (5) The small vessels were thickened with the deposition of homogeneous bluish pink material.
  • (6) A full-term black boy had a 2- to 3-cm, round, bluish mass on his right lower eye-lid at birth, later diagnosed as rhabdomyosarcoma.
  • (7) Pyoderma gangrenosum cannot be viewed simply as "an ulcer with undermined bluish borders," since this description recognizes only one stage of the evolving process.
  • (8) The expression of two epitopes on the same cellular constituent is outlined by the coappearance of both enzyme activities as a bluish-purple colour.
  • (9) During the third week of life, bluish-red subcutaneous nodules were noticed.
  • (10) The typical case of ACA starts with a limited inflammatory lesion, which is gradually replaced by atrophy and the skin shows a bluish, red discoloration.
  • (11) However, when spotting the alkaline solutions on filter paper and examining the spots under U.V., strong bluish-white fluorescence is obtained.
  • (12) An unusual bluish discolouration of the nose was noticed in a woman 9 months after she had begun treatment with a coronary vasodilator, amiodarone hydrochloride.
  • (13) In contrast, nonaliased bluish jets, suggesting laminar flow away from the transducer, were seen in echocardiograms from 27 patients in Group 2.
  • (14) Observations showed that the female pronucleus, eccentrically placed, gives a bright green-bluish fluorescence whereas chromatin of sperm heads shows different stages of decondensation and also a bright fluorescence.
  • (15) In this manner, the red acidophilic granules are in sharp contrast to the lipofuscin deposits stained in a bluish shade.
  • (16) At 18 months she presented with a bluish skin pigmentation, hepatosplenomegaly, generalised lymphadenopathy and non-responsive fever.
  • (17) We conclude that (1) intestinal perforation can occur in the absence of NEC; (2) bluish discoloration of the abdomen is the most reliable clinical finding; and (3) perforation may be associated with coagulase-negative staphylococcal infection.
  • (18) Yeast vegetative cells were stained reddish purple, but zygotic asci were bluish.
  • (19) Symmetrical lividity (SL) was the term coined by Pernet in 1925 for symmetrical, bluish-red plaques on the soles of the feet, accompanied by hyperhidrosis and not corresponding to areas of pressure or patterns of innervation.
  • (20) A 66-year-old pensioner developed distinct, erythematosquamous and keratonic lesions on the hands and feet within 2 months, and also a progressive red-bluish discoloration of the whole integument.

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