What's the difference between body and knowledge?

Body


Definition:

  • (n.) The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.
  • (n.) The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.
  • (n.) The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.
  • (n.) A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.
  • (n.) A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation; as, a legislative body; a clerical body.
  • (n.) A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of divinity.
  • (n.) Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body.
  • (n.) Amount; quantity; extent.
  • (n.) That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.
  • (n.) The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
  • (n.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body.
  • (n.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.
  • (n.) Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.
  • (v. t.) To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A progressively more precise approach to identifying affected individuals involves measuring body weight and height, then energy intake (or expenditure) and finally the basal metabolic rate (BMR).
  • (2) After 55 days of unrestricted food availability the body weight of the neonatally deprived rats was approximately 15% lower than that of the controls.
  • (3) Since 1987, it has become possible to obtain immature ova from the living animal and to let them mature, fertilize and develop into embryos capable of transplantation outside the body.
  • (4) This effect was more marked in breast cancer patients which may explain our earlier finding that women with upper body fat localization are at increased risk for developing breast cancer.
  • (5) No associations were found between sex, body-weight, smoking habits, age, urine volume or urine pH and the O-demethylation of codeine.
  • (6) The lesion (10.6 X 9.8 mm) was a well-defined ellipsoid granuloma due to a foreign body with a central zone of necrosis surrounded entirely by a fibrous wall.
  • (7) But the sports minister has been clear that too many sports bodies are currently not delivering in bringing new people from all backgrounds to their sport.
  • (8) The 40 degrees C heating induced an increase in systolic, diastolic, average and pulse pressure at rectal temperature raised to 40 degrees C. Further growth of the body temperature was accompanied by a decrease in the above parameters.
  • (9) Plain radiographs should be the initial screening modality for a suspected foreign body.
  • (10) To estimate the age of onset of these differences, and to assess their relationship to abdominal and gluteal adipocyte size, we measured adiposity, adipocyte size, and glucose and insulin concentrations during a glucose tolerance test in lean (less than 20% body fat), prepubertal children from each race.
  • (11) The groups were matched with regard to sex, age and body mass index.
  • (12) The time for 90% of this change in VelCO2 to occur (T90) was measured as an index of the rate of correction of body CO2 imbalance.
  • (13) Aside from these characteristic findings of HCC, it was important to reveal the following features for the diagnosis of well differentiated type of small HCC: variable thickening or distortion of trabecular structure in association with nuclear crowding, acinar formation, selective cytoplasmic accumulation of Mallory bodies, nuclear abnormalities consisting of thickening of nucleolus, hepatic cords in close contact with bile ducts or blood vessels, and hepatocytes growing in a fibrous environment.
  • (14) There were significant differences in the body weight of control and undernourished rats in each experiment.
  • (15) In the triploids, the 40 female chromosomes present (mouse, n = 20) were derived from a single diploid pronucleus formed after the extrusion of a first polar body, and following the monospermic fertilization of primary oocytes.
  • (16) The BMDs of the DM-HD group were lower in these areas and whole body than that in the non-DM,HD group.
  • (17) Our results show that large complex lipid bodies and extensive accumulations of glycogen are valuable indicators of a functionally suppressed chief cell in atrophic parathyroid glands.
  • (18) Abruptly changing cows from one feeding system to another did not influence milk yield, milk composition, or body weight gain.
  • (19) This suggests that molars do not maintain a fixed relationship to incisors over time, and extreme care must be taken to standardize an experiment to a specific body weight when using this method.
  • (20) Our previous study demonstrated that acupuncture increased pain threshold of the body, especially in the inflammatory area.

Knowledge


Definition:

  • (v. i.) The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.
  • (v. i.) That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; -- chiefly used in the plural.
  • (v. i.) That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.
  • (v. i.) That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life.
  • (v. i.) Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge.
  • (v. i.) Sexual intercourse; -- usually preceded by carnal; as, carnal knowledge.
  • (v. t.) To acknowledge.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the past, the interpretation of the medical findings was hampered by a lack of knowledge of normal anatomy and genital flora in the nonabused prepubertal child.
  • (2) Over the past decade the use of monoclonal antibodies has greatly advanced our knowledge of the biological properties and heterogeneity that exist within human tumours, and in particular in lung cancer.
  • (3) Possibilities to achieve this both in the curative and the preventive field are restricted mainly due to the insufficient knowledge of their etiopathogenesis.
  • (4) Their significance in adding to the doctor's knowledge of the patient is delineated.
  • (5) The results obtained further knowledge of the anatomy of the nuclei, specifically the areas used for the prosthesis implantation and the underlying tissue.
  • (6) This paper presents findings from a survey on knowledge of and attitudes and practices towards AIDS among currently married Zimbabwean men conducted between April and June 1988.
  • (7) In South Africa, health risks associated with exposure to toxic waste sites need to be viewed in the context of current community health concerns, competing causes of disease and ill-health, and the relative lack of knowledge about environmental contamination and associated health effects.
  • (8) Recognition of this deficiency in our knowledge spurred a belated explosion of research that began with an exploration of the fine structure of the mesothelium.
  • (9) The problem-based system provides a unique integration of acquiring theoretical knowledge in the basic sciences through clinical problem solving which was highly rated in all analysed phases.
  • (10) Developmental research is used to transform existing knowledge into applied programs.
  • (11) Only an extensive knowledge of the various mechanisms and pharmacologic agents that can be used to prevent or treat these adverse reactions will allow the physician to approach the problem scientifically and come to a reasonable solution for the patient.
  • (12) Greater knowledge about these disorders and closer working relationships with mental health specialists should lead to decreased morbidity and mortality.
  • (13) Knowledge of these lesions could form the basis for establishing a useful and rational therapy for such cases.
  • (14) By using an interactive computer program to assess knowledge of the American Cancer Society cancer screening guidelines in a group of 306 family physicians, we found that knowledge of this subject continues to leave room for improvement.
  • (15) It is emphasized that the knowledge of the behavior and regulation of SO is incomplete and that this should be remembered when criteria for SOD are applied.
  • (16) Contrary to current knowledge there was no statistically significant difference in the velocities of nerve conduction on the left and right sides of these subjects.
  • (17) All variables except perceived personal risk were found to be significantly related to the intention to provide medical care although knowledge showed the weakest relationship (Odds Ratio = 2.14).
  • (18) It is argued that exposure to a linguistic structure that induces the child to operate on that structure can lead to a reorganization of linguistic knowledge even though no direct feedback has been given as to its correct adult interpretation.
  • (19) Although an unequivocal decision is not possible from existing knowledge, psychomotor or complex partial seizures of temporal lobe epilepsy would be the most tenable diagnosis.
  • (20) In addition to a better understanding of pathogenic mechanisms associated with autoimmunity, the knowledge of these disease-predisposing genes is expected to permit a better classification of often complex syndromes as well as the design of new treatments.