(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.
Millimetre
Definition:
(n.) A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See 3d Meter.
Example Sentences:
(1) Medical and surgical therapy will be adapted to this millimetric scale.
(2) Seven incontrovertible arguments show that the only valid measurement unit for elastic stockings is the millimetre of mercury and not a grading system.
(3) Blood rheologic properties (blood and plasma viscosity, packed cell volume, erythrocyte aggregation rate and deformability) were examined in 40 patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers during a relapse and after treatment with millimetric electromagnetic waves (21) and medication (19).
(4) However, although the former have larger tuberculin reactions, the difference is still so small (of the order of a few millimetres) that the tuberculin reaction cannot be used in practice to differentiate the two groups.
(5) An ultrasound Doppler system capable of measuring flow velocities of one millimetre per second in the presence of one thousand times stronger interfering signals is described, as well as test results using both thread and flow phantoms.
(6) Their axon and its collaterals were very fine and sometimes measured several millimetres.
(7) Unless they are furnished with an adequate blood supply and a means of disposing of their waste products by a mechanism other than diffusion, solid tumours cannot grow beyond a few millimetres in diameter.
(8) When measuring ridge reduction, the standard deviation was 0.21 millimetres.
(9) If the balloon diameter exceeds the measured vessel diameter by 1 or 1.5 millimetres, vessel overdilatation may reach up to 70% of the original size.
(10) The number of intraepithelial T lymphocytes per millimetre of surface epithelium was significantly higher in untreated than in treated CD patients or controls; it was also significantly higher in specimens with epithelial DP expression than in those without.
(11) This program was added to the software of a GE 8800 CT scanner to perform the following operations: millimetre precise calculation and display of the rectilinear coordinates of a target identified on axial CT images; preplotting of phantom target trajectories on the CT images or electronic radiographs; calculation of probe angles required to achieve various trajectories; display of a coordinate scale on each CT image to allow direct target determination without mathematical calculations; calculation of the intercommissural plane for functional neurosurgery.
(12) The polar recesses, superior and inferior to lumbar facet joints, are filled by fat pads from which fat-filled synovial folds project between the articular surfaces for a distance of two to four millimetres.
(13) In Awassi sheep, the total number of wool follicles per square millimetre was affected significantly by age, sex, and type of birth.
(14) The average numbers of microfilariae and onchocercal punctate opacities per square millimetre were assessed.
(15) It was two millimetres or more in radiocarpal joint and it got bigger in dorsal and smaller in volar flexion.
(16) With a thickness of less than one thousandth of a millimetre, the “glass” (it’s really a film) transmits light visible to the human eye, while selectively capturing and converting ultraviolet and near-infrared light into electricity to power a mobile device and extend its battery life.
(17) Shortening of 15 to 20 millimetres at the fracture site was well compensated for by accelerated growth.
(18) The technique and instruments of PAP, Krompecher and Jaros allow a precise preparation of the femoral head, acetabulum, femoral condyles and tibial plateau in the donor and recipient for the application of homograft transplants of joint articular surfaces of 5 millimetre thickness.
(19) Nearly two-thirds of the patients had overgrowth of the femur of 10 millimetres or more.
(20) Lukaku was millimetres from connecting with Deulofeu’s inviting cross to the far post while another Everton substitute, the impressive Muhamed Besic, drew a finger-tip save from Lloris with a volley from 18 yards.