(n.) A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.
Example Sentences:
(1) Among 120 day survivors of allogeneic BMT, 6% of those with CGVHD developed BrOb as compared with none of those without CGVHD (P = .008).
(2) All seven died, and BrOb was a contributing cause of death in six patients.
(3) Awareness that this group is also at risk for BrOb and severe respiratory compromise may lead to early diagnosis and treatment.
(4) The incidence of BrOb in 120-day survivors was 14% (4 of 29) in patients with both CGVHD and decreased serum IgG, whereas patients with CGVHD only (0 of 25), those with decreased IgG levels only (0 of 53), and those with no CGVHD and normal IgG levels (0 of 70) did not develop BrOb.
(5) Each patient had histologic evidence of bronchiolitis obliterans (BrOb).
(6) The records of 549 bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients at The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center during a 9-year period were reviewed to determine the incidence of bronchiolitis obliterans (BrOb).
(7) Only recipients of allogeneic BMT were at risk for developing BrOb (2% incidence).
(8) Five percent of patients with reduced IgG levels at day 120 developed BrOb as compared with none of those with normal IgG (P = .04).
Brog
Definition:
(n.) A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.
(v. t.) To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Six minutes unpaced walking distance on flat ground (WD) and Brog dyspnoea index scale (BS) were used as working indices.