(n.) The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.
(n.) A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude.
(n.) That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.
(n.) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
(n.) Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character.
Example Sentences:
(1) The findings are more consistent with those in studies of panic disorder.
(2) We have determined the genomic structure of the fosB gene and shown that it consists of 4 exons and 3 introns at positions also found in the c-fos gene.
(3) No consistent relationship could be found between the time interval from SAH to operation and the severity of vasospasm.
(4) The NORPLANT-2 rod system on the other hand consists of only 2 rods.
(5) These four antigens consisted of S of MNSs blood group, Lua of Lutheran blood group, and K and Kpa of Kell-Cellano blood group.
(6) Neither the plasma prolactin level nor urinary excretion of aldosterone and ADHshowed any consistent change throughout the dive.
(7) Taken together these results are consistent with the view that primary CTL, as well as long term cloned CTL cell lines, exercise their cytolytic activity by means of perforin.
(8) Maximal covalent binding of [4,5-14C]ronidazole to DNA also required four-electron reduction, consistent with previous studies of the covalent binding of this agent to immobilized sulfhydryl groups [Kedderis et al.
(9) However, there was no consistent protocol for the method or duration of drug administration.
(10) Mapping of the cross-link position between U2 and U6 RNAs is consistent with base-pairing between the 5' domain of U2 and the 3' end of U6 RNA.
(11) The disassembly of the synthetase complex is consistent with the structural model of a heterotypic multienzyme complex and suggests that the complex formation is due to the specific intermolecular interactions among the synthetases.
(12) Projection obliquity resulted in consistent underestimation of DPR angle.
(13) Control incubations revealed an inherent difference between the two substrates; gram-positive supernatants consistently contained 5% radioactivity, whereas even at 0 h, those from the gram-negative mutant released 22%.
(14) Aside from these characteristic findings of HCC, it was important to reveal the following features for the diagnosis of well differentiated type of small HCC: variable thickening or distortion of trabecular structure in association with nuclear crowding, acinar formation, selective cytoplasmic accumulation of Mallory bodies, nuclear abnormalities consisting of thickening of nucleolus, hepatic cords in close contact with bile ducts or blood vessels, and hepatocytes growing in a fibrous environment.
(15) LH and FSH levels in the group which were given low dose progesterone only, rose consistently after BSO and these patterns were similar to those seen in the control group.
(16) The estimated DNA compaction ratio (approximately 3-fold) is consistent with a significant degree of nucleosome unfolding in the hyperstimulated BR genes.
(17) The results are consistent with our previous suggestion that lethality for virulent SFV infection results from a lethal threshold of damage to neurons in the CNS and that attenuating mutations may reduce neuronal damage below this threshold level.
(18) Changes in renal renin levels after the administration of glycerol were not significant, although lower renal renin values were consistently found in rabbits with more severe impairment of renal function.
(19) We conclude that the rat somatosympathetic reflex consists of an early excitatory component due to the early activation of RVL-spinal sympathoexcitatory neurons with rapidly conducting axons and a later peak that may arise from the late activation of these same neurons as well as the early activation of RVL vasomotor neurons with more slowly conducting spinal axons.
(20) The in vivo approach consisted of interspecies grafting between quail and chick embryos.
Leathery
Definition:
(a.) Resembling leather in appearance or consistence; tough.
Example Sentences:
(1) Sea turtles lay about 100 leathery-shelled eggs in a 25 cm diameter chamber carefully excavated about 50 cm deep in a nesting beach, where the eggs exchange gases (at approximately 28 degrees C) during their 60-day incubation period.
(2) An ancient woman with leathery skin sat behind the desk.
(3) Active coronal caries was present in only 11.6% of the subjects, whereas active (soft or leathery) root caries lesions were present in 31.5% of the subjects.
(4) Punk rock lives on through a network of leathery stoners and their dogs.
(5) Erythrodermic mastocytosis is a rare variant of diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis in which the skin becomes red, thickened, and lichenified and has a doughy consistency with multiple small papules on its surface, giving a leathery appearance to the skin.
(6) There are the black eyes, once compared to tiny oil wells, and the massive, leathery hands that erupt from his sleeves.
(7) The cutaneous manifestations of this syndrome include leathery thickening of the skin, hyperpigmentation and hypertrichosis.
(8) Within a period of 2-6 months all lesions had changed from soft, greasy and yellowish to leathery or hard, darkly discoloured tissue, indicating a gradual transition from active into inactive stages of caries.
(9) Burnett helped create Donald Trump – the man, the myth and the legend, all neatly wrapped into one leathery package.
(10) " His face creases up and he emits a deep, leathery laugh.
(11) He has the leathery complexion of someone who has spent long hours outdoors, and what looks like a black eye.
(12) We set up a prospective study to establish a hypothesis which could explain the formation of the typical leathery crust.
(13) The characteristics of chronologically aged skin should be differentiated from the features of photoaging, which is marked by yellowed, leathery, sagging, wrinkled, elastic skin, as well as underlying connective tissue damage and various benign, premalignant, and malignant neoplasms.
(14) They are large bipeds with big leathery wings, horns on their head and tails.
(15) We leapt up, inflated by Robin Cook ’s ethical foreign policy – only to come crashing down crotch-first on Blair’s hypocritical and leathery realpolitik.
(16) Lower down on the list of significance, many older people with leathery skin now regret their sun worshipping youth and their refusal of any sun block prophylactic.
(17) A 34-year-old woman presented with leathery thickening and haemorrhagic lesions of several finger- and toe-nails as first symptoms of an HTLV-I infection.
(18) The Caribou frontman may resemble a nerdy tour guide but here at Croatia’s Dimensions festival he’s as revered as any leathery DJ legend.
(19) Many species of skates and ray and some sharks reproduce by laying leathery eggcases, which remain on the seabed or attached to seaweed for several months while the embryo develops into a miniature version of the adult.
(20) Among countless bars offering loud rock, a fistful worth checking are Cool Arrows (1025 Nogalitos Street) and Saluté International Bar (2801 N Saint Mary's), both featuring Tejano bands and DJs; Casbeers , founded in 1932, has recently shifted to 1150 South Alamo St and offers fine food and leathery singer-songwriters; Cowboys Dancehall (3030 North East Loop 410) lives up to its name, with everyone wearing Stetsons and line dancing to slick country bands.