(n.) The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life.
(n.) The state of being conceived; beginning.
(n.) The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception.
(n.) The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension.
(n.) The image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the product of a rational belief or judgment. See Concept.
(n.) Idea; purpose; design.
(n.) Conceit; affected sentiment or thought.
Example Sentences:
(1) The results indicated that neuropsychological measures may serve to broaden the concept of intelligence and that a brain-related criterion may contribute to a fuller understanding of its nature.
(2) Some common eye movement deficits, and concepts such as 'the neural integrator' and the 'velocity storage mechanism', for which anatomical substrates are still sought, are introduced.
(3) The influence of the various concepts for the induction of lateral structure formation in lipid membranes on integral functional units like ionophores is demonstrated by analysing the single channel current fluctuations of gramicidin in bimolecular lipid membranes.
(4) The main clinical features pertaining to the concept of the "psycho-organic syndrome" (POS) were investigated in a sample of children who suffered from severe craniocerebral trauma.
(5) Further development of drug formulary concept was discussed, primarily for the drugs paid by the Health Insurance, as well as the unsatisfactory ADR reporting in Yugoslavia.
(6) Practical examples are given of the concepts presented using data from several drugs.
(7) The data also support the concept that IgE and IgG4 are not elevated in these patients.
(8) It is not that the concept of food miles is wrong; it is just too simplistic, say experts.
(9) Tables provide data for Denmark in reference to: 1) number of legal abortions and the abortion rates for 1940-1977; 2) distribution of abortions by season, 1972-1977; 3) abortion rates by maternal age, 1971-1977; 4) oral contraceptive and IUD sales for 1977-1978; and 5) number of births and estimated number of abortions and conceptions, 1960-1975.
(10) The durable power of attorney concept, though not free of problems, appears more likely to be of practical utility.
(11) Homologous insemination in 52 couples during a period of one year yields a conception rate of 38.5%.
(12) The distribution of conceptions after artificial insemination from a donor was studied in 259 conceptions at an artificial insemination clinic and found to be seasonal.
(13) The timing of the occurrence of the disease is closely related to the conceptional age of the infant rather than weeks post birth, birth weight, gestational age at birth.
(14) The model is based on the concept that a cell with hypothetically unlimited replicative potential--i.e.
(15) This developed concept of "valve only" energy loss has the potential of standardising the findings of different research groups by removing the arbitrary selection of measurement points from reported results.
(16) In addition, a new dosage concepts has been introduced on the basis of the effective dose on the lines of the recommendations by the IRCP; as a result, the definitions of radiation protection areas and of dosage limit values had to be revised and reworded.
(17) Though the concept of phase, known also as focus, is a very helpful notion, its empirical foundation is yet very weak.
(18) The lack of TBM prior to germinal center development and their absence in aged mice are inconsistent with the concept that TBM are required for the induction of the germinal center reaction.
(19) The latter findings reinforce the concept that in pathologic states associated with cerebral oedema, pinocytotic vesicles fuse to form transendothelial channels which transport plasma proteins into brain.
(20) The analysis is further expanded to a more general case to result in four criteria based upon the energy concepts.
(1) Various misconceptions about dietary carcinogens, pesticide residues, and cancer causation are discussed.
(2) Emphasizing this trend, we present our current approaches to managing retinoblastoma based on our experience with 324 patients, outlining our indications and pointing out a number of misconceptions about the role of enucleation, photocoagulation, cryotherapy, and radiotherapy in treating this condition.
(3) His views also suggest some serious misconceptions about teaching and learning in general.
(4) This conclusion is based on a misconception: that science graduates are limited to a career in science.
(5) We hope that this rejoinder clarifies some of the misconceptions that may arise from the Gross and Schuch article and that physical therapists consider very carefully the rationale for any type of exercise program for post-polio patients.
(6) The present research seems to confirm the fact that misconcepts induced by inadequacity of social status are more frequent and more intensive in patients with coronary troubles.
(7) This review considers the biophysics of penetrating missile wounds, highlights some of the more common misconceptions and seeks to reconcile the conflicting and confusing management doctrines that are promulgated in the literature-differences that arise not only from two scenarios, peace and war, but also from misapprehensions of the wounding process.
(8) His avoidance of the circumlocutions favoured by most politicians led to a popular misconception that he is a straight shooter.
(9) Larson said misconceptions about Tubman had flourished in part because she was a “malleable icon”.
(10) Several myths and misconceptions feature prominently amid the instant reaction and punditry.
(11) There’s a great misconception that coming into care [work] is easy.” When the company advertised job roles as “care assistant” rather than “care worker”, it found that more people were interested, as the misconceptions about care work were left behind.
(12) Although participants had a fairly accurate understanding of the causes of HIV infection, modes of transmission and preventive measures, many myths and misconceptions existed.
(13) It was discovered that an overwhelming majority of parents had gross misconceptions about febrile convulsions, and took inappropriate or even harmful actions in an attempt to control the convulsions.
(14) Wide spread fears and misconceptions about condoms existed, e.g., condoms stay in the vagina.
(15) The study demonstrated that many patients with psoriasis have gaps in their knowledge of the disease or misconceptions that could be obstacles to effective treatment and disease prevention.
(16) Despite a common misconception, bronchogenic carcinoma of the left upper lobe frequently metastasizes to lymph nodes not only in the anterior mediastinum (para-aortic and subaortic) but also in the superior mediastinum.
(17) We have attempted to dispel many of the myths and misconceptions surrounding the use of narcotic analgesics in the treatment of childhood pain.
(18) As long as many women still find gyms – and particularly weights areas – unwelcoming, male-dominated spaces, it will prove difficult to tackle such misconceptions.
(19) The results of the study illustrate the misconception of chronic pain as an entity and highlight the importance of recognizing different neurobiological mechanisms and differences in responsiveness to analgesic drugs as well as to non-pharmacological modes of treatment.
(20) Dangerous misconceptions prevailed with regard to respondents' knowledge of areas including anatomy, physiology, and appropriate use of effective contraception.