(v. t.) To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.
(v. t.) To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils.
(v. i.) To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; -- often with about or around.
(n.) A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound.
(n.) Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity.
(n.) A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus.
(n.) A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion.
Example Sentences:
(1) The building block of cytokeratin IFs is a heterotypic tetramer, consisting of two type I and two type II polypeptides arranged in pairs of laterally aligned coiled coils.
(2) Right hepatic artery embolization with three coils was performed.
(3) The potential use of ancrod, a purified isolate from the venom of the Malaysian pit viper, Agkistrodon rhodostoma, in decreasing the frequency of cyclic flow variations in severely stenosed canine coronary arteries and causing thrombolysis of an acute coronary thrombus induced by a copper coil was evaluated.
(4) Chloride caused a significant concentration-dependent shortening of myosin rods due to destabilization of the alpha-helical double coiled rod structure.
(5) The tinsel coiled around a jug of squash and bauble in the strip lighting made a golf-ball size knot of guilt burn in my throat.
(6) The "random coil" conformational problem is examined by comparison of vibrational CD (VCD) spectra of various polypeptide model systems with that of proline oligomers [(Pro)n] and poly(L-proline).
(7) Carcinogen-modified oligodeoxynucleotides were single-stranded, but there were often considerable stacking interactions between the pyrenyl residues and the oligonucleotide bases, indicating that electrophoresed oligomers were single-stranded but in a native, versus random coil, conformation.
(8) We measured the magnetic fields produced by several different coils and compared the results with theoretical calculations.
(9) The predicted protein shares significant homology with lamins A and C and other members of the intermediate filament family of proteins, and shares features important for the coiled-coil structure proposed for these proteins.
(10) These design methods are suited for constructing the most efficient gradient coil that meets a specified homogeneity requirement.
(11) Echocardiograms showed good left ventricular function and a large coil of apparent thrombus in the right atrium prolapsing into the right ventricle.
(12) In some cases, an intracytoplasmic coiling of the tail or tails could be observed.
(13) We studied effects of this anomaly on ocular motility using electro-oculography and the magnetic search-coil technique.
(14) The force of the inflow is considerable and can alter the shape of coils and displace both coils and balloons positioned within the aneurysm.
(15) The results are not consistent with a straight chain of nucleosomes and require the presence of a higher order coiling in monovalent salt solutions.
(16) Closely coupled receiver coils can provide a useful improvement in MR image quality.
(17) We report our clinical experience with nearly 100 patients in the first year in the special surface-coil approach of orbit and knee joint.
(18) van't Hoff plots of the thermal denaturation data gave enthalpies for the helix-coil transition of 21,600 cal (ca.
(19) Technical considerations for the magnetic resonance imaging of the foot and ankle are discussed, including the selection of the appropriate surface coil, the importance of stabilizing the anatomic region, and the principles guiding the choice of pulse sequences.
(20) Complete atrophy of variable lengths of the terminal basal coil cells was also found in all elderly cochleas.
Uterine
Definition:
(a.) Born of the same mother, but by a different father.
(a.) Of or instrument to the uterus, or womb.
Example Sentences:
(1) All the women had vaginal ultrasound velocimetry studies in both mainstem uterine arteries through the parametrium before the surgical procedure and again after the procedure.
(2) Classical treatment combining artificial delivery or uterine manual evacuation-oxytocics led to the arrest of bleeding in 73 cases.
(3) Estimates of potential for gastrointestinal side effects using the rat enteropooling assay and in vivo monkey effects indicate that diarrhea will be substantially reduced with retention of uterine stimulating potency.
(4) Implantation of the mouse embryo involves the invasion of the secondary trophoblast giant cells of the ectoplacental cone (EPC) into the uterine decidua.
(5) Scintigraphic pictures of the uterine cavity and oviducts were obtained with a Jumbo Toshiba gamma-camera; they were subsequently analysed by an Informatek SIMIS-3 data processing system.
(6) After calving, probably the position of new follicles is temporally influenced by direct signals from the uterine horns affected differently by pregnancy.
(7) Controversy over the chemotherapy of uterine cancers still exists.
(8) Widely varying numbers of endocrine cells were identified in 12 out of 64 cases of uterine cancer in the course of histochemical and electron microscopic examination.
(9) Three types of plasminogen activator could be distinguished in extracts from human uterine tissue.
(10) The flow cytometric measured DNA content (i.e., DNA index), S-fractions, and histopathologic malignancy grades were studied for ninety uterine cervical squamous cell carcinomas using tissue biopsies taken prior to radiotherapy.
(11) The interaction of heparin (HP) with the cell-surface components of a human uterine epithelial carcinoma cell line (RL95) was studied.
(12) Ultrastructural study of the uterine lesion demonstrated smooth muscle cells with only a few "autophagic" facuoles to cells nearly replaced by lysosomes.
(13) In 20 patients (18.2%), visualization revealed uterine abnormalities, mainly newly added endometrial lesions, i.e., hyperplasia, polyps, endometritis, and synechiae.
(14) Uterine inversion is exceptional and spectacular, although treatment is simple if diagnosed early.
(15) The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of uterine contractions during labor on both the uterine and the umbilical circulations.
(16) No comparable differences in development were found in cultured embryos for which the media had been supplemented with flushings from the same progestational uterine stages as used for transfer.
(17) The normal tissues included the ovary, fallopian tube, uterine endometrium, uterine cervix, and vagina.
(18) Evaluation of the roles of prolactin and placental lactogen in pregnancy in primates has revealed mammotropic, fetal osmoregulatory, metabolic, and steroidogenic roles, which appear to protect the uterine contents during late pregnancy and prepare the fetus for the changes in nutrition at the time of delivery.
(19) Uterine lavage affords the potential for non-invasive human blastocyst recovery, with obvious potential for preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
(20) Comparison with other neoplasms of the uterine cervix indicates that the lesion should be classified separately.