(n.) The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.
Example Sentences:
(1) In this study of ten consecutive patients sustaining molten metal injuries to the lower extremity who were treated with excision and grafting, treatment with compression Unna paste boot was compared with that with conventional dressing.
(2) The compressive strength of bone is proportional to the square of the apparent density and to the strain rate raised to the 0.06 power.
(3) Ninety-five per cent were suffering from chiasmal compression pre-operatively.
(4) The superior mesenteric artery and the abdominal aorta made the mean angle of 35.5 degree in patients with normal left renal vein, the mean angle of 45.4 degrees in those with left renal vein compression without nutcracker phenomenon, and the mean angle of 11.9 degrees in those with nutcracker phenomenon.
(5) Combined SEM and TEM examination of the endothelium of compressed segments revealed "craters" and "balloons", blebs and vacuoles, swollen mitochondria, dilated granular endoplasmic reticulum, and subendothelial edema.
(6) Conservatively treated compressed fractures of the distal radius dorsal metaphysis healed despite primarily good reduction and consequent treatment with a decrease in dorsal length.
(7) Fish were trained monocularly via the compressed or the normal visual field using an aversive classical conditioning model.
(8) A total of 199 compressions were performed without complications.
(9) In contrast, boundary layer diffusion is operative in the release from the matrixes prepared by compression of physical mixtures.
(10) This was worsened by the right side compression of trachea end part, due to the abnormal left pulmonary artery as demonstrated by pulmonary angiography.
(11) The evolution of tissue damage in compressive spinal cord injuries in rats was studied using an immunohistochemical technique and by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis.
(12) Surrounding parenchyma may be partially compressed.
(13) Adjunctive usage of elastic stockings and intermittent compression pneumatic boots in the perioperative period was helpful in controlling leg swelling and promoting wound healing.
(14) In the remaining 4 patients MRI provided support for the diagnosis of MS by demonstrating the cervical spinal cord plaques while excluding other potential causes of myelopathy, such as spinal cord compression and intramedullary tumor.
(15) Manual compression of the bladder elicited urine leakage from the urethra, and the urethral closure pressure was markedly low.
(16) It is very important to look out for neurogenic disorders as well as early signs of vascular compression in order to prevent ischaemic injuries.
(17) The influence of stretch and radial compression on the width of mechanically skinned fibers from the semitendinosus muscle of the frog (R. pipiens) was examined in relaxing solutions with high-power light microscopy.
(19) Type II had the anastomosis too high on the gastric pouch, type III was due to an obstructing marginal ulcer, and type IV had a pouchlike deformity develop in the upper jejunum at the anastomosis that gradually compressed the outflow tract.
(20) To induce thrombosis we damaged the vessel wall over a short segment by compression and exposed the damaged media to the blood stream.
Gasket
Definition:
(n.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket.
(n.) The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps.
(n.) Any ring or washer of packing.
Example Sentences:
(1) The investigation was carried out in an asbestos plant producing yarn, cords, gaskets and frictional products.
(2) Hyperchlorination, raising hot water temperatures to greater than 55 degrees C, and replacing rubber gaskets are useful methods for controlling outbreaks of legionellosis traced to potable water systems but are not yet justified as routine preventative methods in the absence of such an outbreak.
(3) The chamber consists of two glass microscope slides suitably prepared for cell growth and a gasket of silicone rubber.
(4) The size of the power device is 1 cm3; it may be inserted into the injector, which then does not need a gasket any more.
(5) For a variety of baby foods there was no significant difference in ESBO levels between foods packaged in glass jars with PVC gaskets and foods in cans containing ESBO in the can lacquer.
(6) The use of plastic or Parafilm gaskets for dry mounting was developed to facilitate the handling and examination of the stained cover slip preparations.
(7) The total efficiency could be up to 25 percent by improving the gasket to reduce the frictional force.
(8) The LCM uses a carbonated antacid tablet, a plastic bag with tap water, a candle, and a wide-mouthed glass jar provided with a tight-fitting metallic screw cap and a rubber gasket.
(9) Investigations carried out in a period in which rigors were particularly common showed the source of bacteria to be parts of the gasket system of the Kiil dialyser, areas that are inaccessible to disinfectants.
(10) Because the several components of syringes, (such as barrels, gasket seals, etc.)
(11) It has been determined that the deodorant capacity of the above gaskets is more than two times higher than that of its "washer filter" analog manufactured by the foreign "Coloplast" company.
(12) The specimen rod is supported on two rubber gaskets for vibration isolation, and motorized precision micrometers with encoder readouts for position monitoring drive the motions.
(13) Solutions were straightforward, involving gasket changes and o-ring resizing.
(14) Therefore rubber D-51A can be recommended to be used as pump gaskets.
(15) Previous studies have indicated that leaching of organic materials from rubber gaskets may have cytotoxic effects.
(16) Within 2 d, fully confluent monolayers form, and ZO-1 localizes in a continuous gasket-like fashion circumscribing all cells.
(17) If you loved the late-1990s PC version and would blow a gasket at its conversion into a Zynga-style game with in-app purchases, avoid this remake.
(18) Several studies on potential migrants from packaging materials, such as heat-seal adhesives, amber polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers, and rubber gaskets of aerosol valves, are presented to show that commonly encountered questions with regard to packaging materials used during product stability studies can also be answered in the same way.
(19) During August 1987, a large and concentrated infestation of Aedes albopictus was discovered on the property of a tire recapper and gasket manufacturer in Chicago, IL, in a densely populated urban environment.
(20) It was shown that the fractal dimensions measured by using the image analyzers for three curves (straight line, Koch curve, and Sierpinski gasket) were deviated by less than 2.1% from the theoretical dimension.