(v. t.) To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
(v. t.) To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
(v. t.) To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid.
(n.) A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.
(n.) A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
(n.) A quick motion; a start.
(n.) A fancy; freak; caprice.
(v. i.) To start; to awake.
(v. t.) Deceitful.
Example Sentences:
(1) She said she has turned to hairdressing to pay the bills, with “appointments for braids and weaves about three times a week”.
(2) The polylactic-polyglycolic acid suture is braided and dyed, and has handling characteristics similar to those of black silk.
(3) These results suggest that the paced depolarization integral obtained with the braided endocardial defibrillation lead could improve the specificity and sensitivity of ventricular fibrillation detection.
(4) A monofilament polyglyconate suture (Maxon) was developed as a longer-lasting suture associated with less potential for infection than braided polyglycolic acid suture (Dexon).
(5) The in vitro breaking force of a braided nylon looped-suture tendon juncture designed to decrease tying time was compared with the breaking force of the modified Kessler and Bunnell techniques.
(6) To evaluate the mechanical properties of absorbable braided poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) fibre implants, 2.0 and 3.2 mm in diameter, maximum load defined as tensile load carrying capacity, elongation and axial rigidity were investigated after immersion in phosphate-buffered distilled water at 37 degrees C and pH 6.1 and after subcutaneous implantation in rabbit.
(7) Among the remaining patients was a divorced mother of four with a failing liver who was engaged to be remarried; a second world war " Rosie Riveter " who had trouble speaking because of a stroke; and Ma'Dear, an ailing matriarch with long, braided hair, renowned for her cooking and the strict but loving way she raised 12 children.
(8) Pore sizes up to 50 times 250 mu2 were achieved by using woven, knitted, and braided polyester tapes.
(9) Significantly fewer bacteria adhered to the monofilament polypropylene than either of the braided polyester sutures.
(10) Tests on samples of braided asbestos cord used in truck exhaust systems revealed a constant presence of chrysotile.
(11) A description is presented of the gross anatomic, histologic, and scanning electron microscopic features of cuspal abrasions, perforations, and tears caused by excessively long ends of braided sutures in bioprosthetic cardiac valves implanted in the mitral position in sheep.
(12) The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was excised bilaterally in the knee joint of three dogs and was replaced in a conventional manner with a composite polyglycolic acid (PGA) and Dacron braided ligament prosthesis.
(13) Mechanical properties of equine suspensory apparatus preparations and three braided synthetic prostheses were evaluated in vitro.
(14) The future, like the present and the past, belongs to mixed economies in which public and private are braided together in one way or another.
(15) Five dogs (group A) received a right atrial "J" (AJ) and right ventricular (RV) active fixation tripolar lead, each consisting of a platinized platinum pacing tip, anode band, and braided defibrillation electrode.
(16) She is slim with fair skin and long braids, and speaks confidently about her ambition to be a journalist when she finishes school.
(17) It is concluded that the use of braided suture material in an inguinal hernia repair may result in an unacceptable level of sepsis and recurrence.
(18) Heavy braided Polydioxanon (PDS Ethicon) sutures were tested in a routine fashion, as were steel wire and braided polyester.
(19) Most braided sutures also showed less time-dependence in stiffness.
(20) The experiments consisting in replacement of a dissected anterior cruciate ligament of the knee in rabbits with a bundle of parallel carbon fibers and a braided carbon covered with animal collagen lyophilized dura mater have been performed.
Brain
Definition:
(n.) The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain.
(n.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.
(n.) The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding.
(n.) The affections; fancy; imagination.
(v. t.) To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat.
(v. t.) To conceive; to understand.
Example Sentences:
(1) Here we have asked whether protection from blood-borne antigens afforded by the blood-brain barrier is related to the lack of MHC expression.
(2) The extents of phospholipid hydrolysis were relatively low in brain homogenates, synaptic plasma membranes and heart ventricular muscle.
(3) First results let us assume that clinically silent TIAs also (in analogy to clinically silent brain infarctions) could be detected and located.
(4) Brain and ganglia of embryonic Periplaneta americana were grown for 2 to 3 weeks in a chemically defined medium.
(5) The results indicated that neuropsychological measures may serve to broaden the concept of intelligence and that a brain-related criterion may contribute to a fuller understanding of its nature.
(6) To quantify the size of the lesion in mice, the area of the infarct on the brain surface was assessed planimetrically 48 h after MCA occlusion by transcardial perfusion of carbon black.
(7) However, CT will be insensitive in the detection of the more cephalic proximal lesions, especially those in the brain stem, basal cisterns, and skull base.
(8) The fine structure of neurofibrillary tangles in the hippocampal gyrus, substantia nigra, pontine nuclei and locus coeruleus of the brain was postmortem studied in a case of progressive supranuclear palsy.
(9) We similarly evaluated the ability of other phospholipids to form stable foam at various concentrations and ethanol volume fractions and found: bovine brain sphingomyelin greater than dipalmitoyl 3-sn-phosphatidylcholine greater than egg sphingomyelin greater than egg lecithin greater than phosphatidylglycerol.
(10) This study examined the [3H]5-HT-releasing properties of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and related agents, all of which cause significant release of [3H]5-HT from rat brain synaptosomes.
(11) In the present investigation we monitored the incorporation of [14C] from [U-14C]glucose into various rat brain glycolytic intermediates of conscious and pentobarbital-anesthetized animals.
(12) Cranial MRI revealed delayed myelination in the white matter but no brain malformation.
(13) When compared with lissencephalic species, a great horizontal fibrillary system (which is vertically arranged in gyral regions) was observed in convoluted brains.
(14) In more than 70 per cent of these, brain injury is the decisive lethal factor.
(15) Brain damage may be followed by a number of dynamic events including reactive synaptogenesis, rerouting of axons to unusual locations and altered axon retraction processes.
(16) Based on our results, we propose the following hypotheses for the neurochemical mechanisms of motion sickness: (1) the histaminergic neuron system is involved in the signs and symptoms of motion sickness, including vomiting; (2) the acetylcholinergic neuron system is involved in the processes of habituation to motion sickness, including neural store mechanisms; and (3) the catecholaminergic neuron system in the brain stem is not related to the development of motion sickness.
(17) The regional distribution of beta-adrenoceptor subtypes was found to be similar to that seen in the rat brain.
(18) We assessed changes in brain water content, as reflected by changes in tissue density, during the early recirculation period following severe forebrain ischemia.
(19) If tracer is introduced into the carotid artery after osmotic treatment, brain uptake is increased by a net factor of 50 (a factor of 70 due to elevation of PA, multiplied by 7 due to infusion by the carotid route) as compared to uptake by normal, untreated brain with infusion into a peripheral vein.
(20) This study examined both the effect of variations in optical fiber tip and in light wavelength on laser-induced hyperthermia in rat brain.