(v. t.) To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.
(v. t.) To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics.
(a.) Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference.
Example Sentences:
(1) This sling was constructed bu freeing the insertion of the pubococcygeus and the ileococcygeus muscles from the coccyx.
(2) Implications of the theory for hypothesis testing, theory construction, and scales of measurement are considered.
(3) A sperm whale myoglobin gene containing multiple unique restriction sites has been constructed in pUC 18 by sequential assembly of chemically synthesized oligonucleotide fragments.
(4) We have constructed retroviral vectors derived from the genome of avian erythroblastosis virus ES4 (AEV ES4).
(5) A total of 28 cell lines were selected for Geneticin - resistance and inoculated into the footpads of syngeneic animals following co-transfection with pSV2neo and genomic DNA, or transfection with plasmid constructs containing neo and the activated Ha-ras oncogene.
(6) The severity of injury in a gunshot wound is dependent on many factors, including the type of firearm; the velocity, mass, and construction of the bullet; and the structural properties of the tissues that are wounded.
(7) The plasmid pMucAMucB, constructed from the Haemophilus influenzae vector pDM2, and a similar plasmid, constructed from pBR322, increased the survival after UV irradiation of Escherichia coli AB1157 with the umu-36 mutation and also caused UV-induced mutation in the E. coli strain.
(8) C. parasitica mutant strains deficient in the production of endothiapepsin (eapA-) were constructed using a gene-replacement strategy.
(9) A relatively new method of estimating that date and constructing a corresponding Kaplan Meier curve is presented.
(10) Cells transfected with either the first or second construct and selected for the TK+ phenotype were then tested for TK induction after superinfection with HSV-1(F) delta 305, containing a deletion in the coding sequences of the TK gene, and viruses containing, in addition, a ts lesion in the alpha 4 regulatory protein (ts502 delta 305) or in the beta 8 major DNA-binding protein (tsHA1 delta 305).
(11) This structure could be constructed in intron 1 of tobacco rps12 gene.
(12) A method for constructing Ti plasmids bearing multiple copies of a sequence integrated in tandem is described.
(13) Models of the VMT nuclei were constructed to compare their size, shape and disposition across species.
(14) Analysis of Alu repeat polymorphism should be useful in construction of a high-resolution map and also in identifying genotypes of individuals for clinical and other purposes because the repeats are ubiquitous and the technique for their detection is simple.
(15) The secretary of state should work constructively with frontline staff and managers rather than adversarially and commit to no administrative reorganisation.” Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive, Health Foundation “It will be crucial that the next government maintains a stable and certain environment in the NHS that enables clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to continue to transform care and improve health outcomes for their local populations.
(16) During sixty-six months, 145 Kock pouches were constructed: 79 for continent cutaneous diversion (44 men, 35 women), 54 bladder replacements by men, 12 ileo-rectal diversions (10 women, 2 men).
(17) With the use of these proteins as markers, phenotypes could be constructed that distinguished unstimulated, LPS-treated, primed, and fully activated macrophages.
(18) The construction and use of a simple and inexpensive vacuum cassette for this purpose is described.
(19) A library of Zymomonas mobilis genomic DNA was constructed in the broad-host-range cosmid pLAFR1.
(20) Alternatives for the selection of substantive clinical attributes, the overall structural format into which categories are organized, and construction procedures used in developing a psychopathologic taxonomy are elaborated, as are a number of criteria for evaluating the taxonomy's utility and efficacy.
Stoma
Definition:
(n.) One of the minute apertures between the cells in many serous membranes.
(n.) The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually bordered by two contractile cells.
(n.) The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. It is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells. See Illust. of Sporangium.
(n.) A stigma. See Stigma, n., 6 (a) & (b).
Example Sentences:
(1) Follow-up studies up to 2 years postoperatively revealed satisfactorally functioning stomas in all of the patients.
(2) This surgical procedure involves removing the penile urethra and creating a permanent stoma between the skin and pelvic urethra.
(3) Both types of stoma were demonstrated objectively to defunction the distal bowel almost completely.
(4) Emergency stoma formation seems to be associated with the highest complication rates, probably because of suboptimal stoma placement.
(5) Acceptance of the stoma by family and friends was good and there were no major difficulties in practising sports and other hobbies.
(6) A universal ventilation laser fiberoptic tracheoscope has been developed for use in endoscopic treatment of patients with obstructing benign and malignant lesions of the subglottis-cervicotrachea and laryngectomy tracheal stoma.
(7) The method has been developed by the authors in view of the prevalence of strictures involving the terminal ureter and the stoma after unintubated cutaneous ureterostomy in case of a normal ureteral lumen.
(8) In both groups the patients developed post-operative pharyngo-cutaneous fistulae in approximately one third of the cases, and we found no obvious difference in the stoma's ability to shrink in the two groups.
(9) The procedure offers a choice of locations of the reservoir and stoma in most patients.
(10) Patients 60 years of age or older tolerate ileostomy well, but care of the stoma can cause problems.
(11) No patients with small bowel localization required a permanent stoma.
(12) The late complication in 3 cases was urinary incontinence of the efferent nipple valve with difficulty in catheterization of the stoma.
(13) In GPL mechanical fractures such as pouch volume and stoma size are of great importance, which is in accordance with earlier theories.
(14) A tapered distal ileal segment with a catheterizable abdominal stoma provided full continence in all 10 patients.
(15) Patients initially presenting with rectal involvement or perianal fistulas were prone to need a stoma during the course of their disease while intraabdominal fistulas, abscesses, age, sex, and longstanding disease where of no prognostic significance.
(16) Although only positive metabolic changes have been registered, we feel that gastroplasty, which is not without early postoperative complications and has a failure rate of about 30%, cannot be generally recommended until the problem of postoperative dilation of the stoma has been successfully solved.
(17) Diversion with a continent caecal reservoir was associated with fewer stoma-related problems and seemed to allow the patients greater freedom to continue activities such as sport, travel and social life.
(18) But the insertion of silicone T tube through the laryngeal stoma provided a satisfactory result for airway problem.
(19) Nipple stomas of at least 2 cm height were found to resist back-flow into the conduit better than any flat stoma.
(20) Between January 1, 1982 and June 30, 1987 a total of 122 patients suffering colorectal cancer (n = 88) or diverticulitis of the colon (n = 24) underwent surgery for construction of a transient defunctioning stoma.