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Centimeter


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Centimetre

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Expressed per centimeter of gut length, total DAO activity was also enhanced by +141% in segment B (P less than 0.05 vs controls) and by +87% in segment C (P less than 0.01 vs controls) of resected rats.
  • (2) Patients less than 60 years of age, with tumors of less than 0.5 centimeter in diameter and with no history of weight loss, survived best.
  • (3) Ten centimeter long, 4 mm internal diameter segments of an unreinforced, experimental PTFE graft were implanted into 36 mongrel dogs as carotid interpositions.
  • (4) Results are best expressed as G cells per centimeter length of mucosa.
  • (5) H+ was injected a few centimeters away from the probe observation area.
  • (6) The optimal length of ileal reservoir is approximately 10 to 15 centimeters for children and 18 to 22 centimeters for adults.
  • (7) At least eight centimeters of the posterior aspect of the proximal region of the humeral diaphyseal cortex can be exposed through the interval between the lateral head of the triceps and the deltoid muscle.
  • (8) Reactive astrocytes oriented along the degenerated axons were identified at distances of up to several centimeters from the central infarct.
  • (9) Detailed analysis of microsphere distribution in a cubic centimeter of normal liver and the calculation of dose to a 3-dimensional fine grid has shown that the radiation distribution created by the finite size and distribution of the microspheres results in an highly heterogeneous dose pattern.
  • (10) In contrast to singleton pregnancies, advanced labor with more than four centimeters cervical dilatation should not preclude good chances for successful treatment.
  • (11) The pattern of distribution of holes per square centimeter was different for the subchondral plate of the medial plateau than it was for that of the lateral plateau.
  • (12) In experiments on male Wistar rats it has been found that physical factors applied in medicine (laser radiation of low intensity with wave length 0.89 microns, microwaves of centimeter range of 2450 MHz, and ultrasound of low intensity 880 KHz) changed catalytic activity of liver microsomal and rostenedione 16 alpha- and 6 beta-hydroxylating cytochromes P-450h and P-450p and blood corticosteroids level.
  • (13) Six measures of asbestos-in-air concentration were considered: (1) total asbestos structures per cubic centimeter: (2) chrysotile structures per cubic centimeter; (3) amphibole structures per cubic centimeter; (4) structures per cubic centimeter at least 0.5 micron long and at least five times wide; (5) structures per cubic centimeter at least 5 microns long; and (6) structures per cubic centimeter at least 5 microns long and at least 0.2 micron wide.
  • (14) A primary wave front spread radially for several centimeters from the pacing site, and no BKTs appeared in the areas covered by the primary wave front.
  • (15) One-centimeter collimation contiguous scans through the chest were obtained in all patients.
  • (16) Encapsulated and sometimes cystic, they varied from a 2-centimeter nodule to a smoothly bosselated 10x8x8-centimeter mass weighing 300 grams.
  • (17) However, between the ages of 13 and 40 weeks, the female Hyp mice have an increase in bone mineral content per centimeter length to the level of the normal mice.
  • (18) One centimeter segments were cultured, either with or without a transverse laceration across 90% of the midsection of the tendon segment.
  • (19) Even when two-thirds of height measurements are within two centimeters of their true value, the median estimate of the correlation is .095 below its true value for the sample.
  • (20) In 18 of 20 (90%) the mitral orifice was imaged successfully in early diastole by two-dimensional echocardiography so that mitral valve orifice area could be measured directly in square centimeters.

Centimetre


Definition:

  • (n.) The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See Meter.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) After the unsuccessful treatment with classical methods by skin grafting, a mixed myocutaneous Latissimus Dorsi and cutaneous parascapular flap allow the coverage of 25 centimetres of the scalp in his larger axis.
  • (2) The original metric system based on lenght (centimetre), mass (gramme) and time (second) has proved inadequate.
  • (3) One square centimetre samples were taken from equivalent areas in each case of the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum of 38 embalmed Karakul lambs.
  • (4) Since it was introduced, in 1984, as an alternative to surgical commissurotomy, percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy has been performed in a large number of patients with mitral valve stenosis, significantly improving the valvular function with a final area of 2 square centimetres.
  • (5) They are 80 centimetres which will forever be part of the black history of the World Cup.
  • (6) The trick is that the service will run, not along thin telephone fibres, but chunky electricity cable, a centimetre thick.
  • (7) From the vantage point of my 10-centimetre porthole, I glimpsed life forms with outlines like blown glass occasionally drifting past our lights, while small crustaceans hovered around like flies, keeping pace with our descent.
  • (8) And we won't budge a single centimetre from Ukrainian land.
  • (9) In each case a point on the iliac crest two to three centimetres posterior to the anterior superior iliac crest had been used as the anterior landmark for the positioning of the pelvic pin guide.
  • (10) The use of the centimetric test in 45 cases of clinical suspicion of carpal tunnel syndrome in which classical electromyographic data were insufficient was able to confirm the diagnosis in 32 cases and exclude it in 10 cases.
  • (11) Somatometry was performed on the stature and LLPS in centimetres, the latter being measured from the upper edge of the first lumbar vertebral body, to the promonitorium, along the anterior surface of the spine.
  • (12) The range fell by half a centimetre in children who took any of six common corticosteroids used for treating asthma.
  • (13) The method, free of untoward effects, makes possible the diagnosis of hepato-splenic tumor lesions less than one centimetre in diameter.
  • (14) One square centimetre samples were taken from analogous areas of the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum of 38 embalmed Karakul lambs.
  • (15) And unfortunately for Apple , a picture of Wolf's book jacket clearly displays the title on iTunes just centimetres to the left of the starred-out version.
  • (16) The blade probably penetrated several centimetres into his brain and, said the human bones expert Jo Appleby, he would have been unconscious at once and dead almost as soon.
  • (17) It is recommended that patients with AAA of five centimetres or more should be advised surgery if premature death is to be avoided.
  • (18) Slimane changed 90% of the production and new specifications were introduced – from lining (silk) to number of stitches per centimetre.
  • (19) A diameter of one to two centimetres corresponds to grade I, two to three centimetres corresponds to grade II and greater than three centimetres to grade III.
  • (20) Within the rostral one centimetre of the Echidna beak, three specialised receptors were found: a mucous sensory gland, a rod-like structure, and an innervated epidermal pit.

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