What's the difference between caused and sunken?

Caused


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Cause

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The variation in thickness of the LLFL may modulate the species causing damage to the cells below it.
  • (2) Tryptic digestion of the membranes caused complete disappearance of the binding activity, but heat-treatment for 5 min at 70 degrees C caused only 40% loss of activity.
  • (3) Bronchial challenge caused an immediate asthmatic response.
  • (4) During the performance of propulsive waves of the oesophagus the implanted vagus nerve caused clonic to tetanic contractions of the sternohyoid muscle, thus proving the oesophagomotor genesis of the reinnervating nerve fibres.
  • (5) The pattern of the stressor that causes a change in the pitch can be often identified only tentatively, if there is no additional information.
  • (6) 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.
  • (7) Tests showed the cells survive and function normally in animals and reverse movement problems caused by Parkinson's in monkeys.
  • (8) However, the degree of sedation caused by diphenhydramine was significantly greater than that caused by cimetidine (P = .0001).
  • (9) of PLA2 caused marked degranulation of mast cells in the rat mesentery which was facilitated by addition of calcium ion (10 mM) but antagonized by pretreating with three antiinflammatory agents.
  • (10) In order to control noise- and vibration-caused diseases it was necessary not only to improve machines' quality and service conditions but also to pay special attention to the choice of operators and to the quality of monitoring their adaptation process.
  • (11) Acquired drug resistance to INH, RMP, and EMB can be demonstrated in M. kansasii, and SMX in combination with other agents chosen on the basis of MIC determinations are effective in the treatment of disease caused by RMP-resistant M. kansasii.
  • (12) But soon after aid workers departed, barrel bombs dropped by Syrian helicopters caused renewed destruction.
  • (13) This modulation results from repetitive, alternating bursts of excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials, which are caused at least in part by synaptic feedback to the command neurons from identified classes of neurons in the feeding network.
  • (14) Inadequate treatment, caused by a lack of drugs and poorly trained medical attendants, is also a major problem.
  • (15) The agent present in the serum which causes dissolution of the fibrin clot was isolated and identified as pepsinogen.
  • (16) We studied the hemodynamic changes caused by bronchoscopy under LA in mechanically ventilated patients and the effect of LA on the endoscopic decline in arterial pO2.
  • (17) Oral administration in domestic cats causes malignant hepatomas and tumors of the esophagus and kidney.
  • (18) A segment of vas deferens was transplanted to the contralateral deferens with the intention of improving treatment for certain cases of infertility caused by obstruction.
  • (19) In experiments performed to determine whether PtdIns(4,5)P2 hydrolysis induced by TRH may have been caused by the elevation of [Ca2+]i, the following results were obtained: the effect of TRH to decrease the level of PtdIns(4,5)P2 was not reproduced by the calcium ionophore A23187 or by membrane depolarization with 50 mM K+; the calcium antagonist TMB-8 did not inhibit the TRH-induced decrease in PtdIns(4,5)P2; and, most importantly, inhibition by EGTA of the elevation of [Ca2+]i did not inhibit the TRH-induced decrease in PtdIns(4,5)P2.
  • (20) Chloroquine induced large cytoplasmic vacuoles, whereas the other drugs (quinacrine, 4,4'-diethylaminoethoxyhexestrol, chlorphentermine, iprindole, 1-chloro-amitriptyline, clomipramine) caused formation of lamellated or crystalloid inclusions as usually seen in drug-induced lipidosis.

Sunken


Definition:

  • () of Sink
  • (a.) Lying on the bottom of a river or other water; sunk.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In autumn, leaf-heaps composted themselves on sunken patios, and were shovelled up by irritated owners of basement flats.
  • (2) Volume enhancement was effective in most cases, there being a significant reduction in the degree of recession of the prosthesis and the depth of the unsightly sunken sulci of the upper and lower lids.
  • (3) The bodies, representing four separate cases of homicide, were sunken for a period of three weeks to ten months.
  • (4) He described how the joints of her elbows were particularly prominent and her face was sunken.
  • (5) Washington looked a sunken outfit in late May, a shadow of the team that roared to the playoffs in 2012, much closer to the ballclub that stumbled a season later.
  • (6) That is the stark situation described by marine archaeologist Sean Kingsley, who says fishing boats that use heavyweight bottom-trawling and shellfish-dredging equipment are annihilating precious artefacts and sunken ships.
  • (7) Afraid, dehydrated with sunken eyes, barely alive and pathetically vulnerable.
  • (8) Once there, they dispersed among the thorny trees looking for patches of sunken ground which suggested something lay buried beneath.
  • (9) Backed by a breezy 2km-long promenade, the calm water is perfect for swimming, while sunken galleons are a huge draw for scuba divers.
  • (10) As did last month’s story about the sunken slave ship headed for the Smithsonian.
  • (11) L. monocytogenes colonies were approximately 2 mm grey-green with a black sunken centre and a black halo on a cherry-red background.
  • (12) Lack of appetite, reduced water consumption, diarrhoea, dehydration, sunken eyes and a steadily deteriorating condition were important clinical signs of Jatropha intoxication goats.
  • (13) The temple originally had a sunken nave flanked by seven symbolic pairs of pillars leading to the altar, a ritual well and raised seating on either side.
  • (14) "Mountain bikes whizzing in and out of trees, jumping ramps above horses' heads, around an established sunken horse track, is an accident waiting to happen."
  • (15) The characteristic clinical findings include double vision, a sunken globe, and numbness in the distribution of the infraorbital nerve.
  • (16) Left cleft lip and palate were present with sunken left nasal flare.
  • (17) During the 1970s and 1980s, China and Vietnam used force several times, resulting in dozens of deaths and several sunken ships.
  • (18) Meanwhile, further south, Peru's Pacific north coast spawned an early tradition of great U-shaped ceremonial settlements with monumental architecture and sunken plazas that preceded the introduction of pottery.
  • (19) Volunteer groups accustomed to providing food, clothing and medical assistance to a few hundred people at a time struggled with the large number of people staying in the station’s sunken plaza.
  • (20) This report describes two female patients, 69 and 79 years old, with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) developing from erythema ab igne (EAI) due to thermal irradiation from a sunken hearth (irori in Japanese) or an underfloor brazier covered with a quilt (kotatsu in Japanese).