(n.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.
(n.) Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion.
Example Sentences:
(1) The results show that in TMO-treated animals the time to the onset of convulsions, the time to the onset of NADH oxidation-reduction cycles, and the survival time were significantly longer than in the control group.
(2) The effects of low doses of dihydropyridine (DHP) calcium channel antagonists nimodipine, nifedipine, (-)-R-202-791, and amlodipine, the DHP calcium channel agonist BAY K 8644 were investigated on clonic convulsions to pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) in mice.
(3) 1 Rats were convulsed once daily for 7 days by exposure to the inhalant convulsant agent, flurothyl (Indoklon, bis (2,2,2-trifluouroethyl)ether).
(4) Ruthenium red (RuR) inhibits Ca2+ uptake and transmitter release in synaptosomes, and produces flaccid paralysis when injected intraperitoneally (IP) and convulsions after intracranial administration.
(5) extended the survival time, even though all the mice died as a result of the convulsions.
(6) Facial twitch was followed by the generalized convulsion, further progressing to trembling of the limbs and then kicking of the hindlimb (full seizure) after 55 days of age.
(7) CZP reduced the incidence of convulsions only after the larger dose, but plain solvent (propylene glycol, ethanol, water) was equally effective.
(8) The relationship between the susceptibility to convulsions, the content of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and the activity of pyridoxal kinase (EC 2.7.1.35) and glutamate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.15) in brain, was studied in the developing mouse.
(9) The convulsive episodes had several maxima during the abstinence period.
(10) A nervous syndrome characterized by clonic convulsive episodes inducible by exercise, developed at day 11.
(11) Anesthetic drugs have been each time defined pro or anti-convulsant: however, data from the literature show that it is not possible to certainly define the role of general anesthetics in the genesis of post-operative seizures.
(12) The risk of epilepsy after febrile convulsions is much less than reported in many hospital studies, and if febrile convulsions cause brain damage that leads to later epilepsy this is a rare occurrence.
(13) It was demonstrated that neither enflurane nor halothane exacerbates a pre-existing susceptibility to seizure activity and that both these inhalation anaesthetics are suitable for cases suffering from cerebral convulsive disorders.
(14) They were given individually to guinea pigs prior to poisoning with 2 x LD50 soman to test their efficacy against organophosphorus-induced convulsions, brain damage, and lethality.
(15) The antivasopressor analog d(CH2)5Tyr(Me) arginine-vasopressin completely blocked the convulsive-like behavior and other severe motor disturbances which are normally observed following a second central arginine-vasopressin injection.
(16) Venoruton offers a protection against hypoxic stress-induced neurotoxicity (convulsions and death) in mice.
(17) Evidence suggests that this lesion is probably a common cause of chronic epilepsy in adults and that often it is probably the result of a severe febrile convulsion in infancy.
(18) Using chick synaptic membranes, proteinaceous acceptors were characterized for dendrotoxin, a polypeptide from Dendroaspis angusticeps with convulsant activity due to its facilitation of transmitter release, resulting from inhibition of A-current K+ channels in brain.
(19) Compared with afebrile patients, PGE-2 levels were significantly higher after febrile convulsions.
(20) Seizures elicited by posture change and intraperitoneal administration of convulsants were studied ontogenetically in the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).
Turmoil
Definition:
(n.) Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion.
(v. t.) To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.
(v. i.) To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
Example Sentences:
(1) He deploys a zero-risk strategy aimed at keeping his rightwing political base behind him, while convincing the public that he alone could lead the country in times of regional turmoil.
(2) A six-month uprising by the rebel group M23, led by war crimes suspect Bosco "the Terminator" Ntaganda, has caused fresh turmoil in eastern Congo and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
(3) The centre-left PD party, for example, is in turmoil - with leader Pier Luigi Bersani resigning over the weekend after both his favoured candidates for the presidency were rejected.
(4) However, following the management turmoil that engulfed the BBC in the autumn as it struggled to deal with the Savile scandal, there have been calls for the role to be reinstated.
(5) What we are witnessing is the collision of two imperfect storms: the Conservative party’s turmoil over the future of taxation, and the transformation of the economy.
(6) With the eurozone unravelling and world markets in turmoil, threatening even the meagre recovery the UK economy had achieved since the onset of the credit crunch, he repeatedly evokes a mood of national emergency to explain why the coalition he forged with David Cameron is the right government for the times.
(7) Running ITV is likely to prove a tough challenge given the ongoing turmoil in the advertising market, with some advocating that the company needs a turnaround specialist or a leader who will enable the company to exploit digital technology.
(8) They watch her life crumble as she's subjected to further turmoil through pregnancy or marital crisis.
(9) It demonstrated the turmoil facing Lucas, a £6m talent whose desperation to impress increases with every sporadic appearance, that the Kop began chanting Alonso's name after 36 minutes.
(10) Against the backdrop of market turmoil, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned that global growth will be weaker than previously expected .
(11) Against the backdrop of a faltering global economy, turmoil in the country’s stock markets and overcapacity in factories, Chinese economic growth has slowed markedly.
(12) The public, buffeted by weather fluctuations and economic turmoil, has little time to analyse decadal changes.
(13) British officials played down the turmoil in the NTC, insisting it was linked directly to the investigation into the killing of Younes.
(14) Yet while its problems are well documented, it's often difficult to get a sense of what it's like for the artists caught up in the turmoil.
(15) Alex Wynaendts, chief executive, said the deal would "strengthen Aegon's position during this period of uncertainty and unprecedented economic turmoil" and provide an improved capital buffer.
(16) But, since then, it has fallen to around $1,660 (£1,047) defying predictions – and the hopes of speculators – that it would continue to hit new peaks during the ongoing financial turmoil.
(17) While political turmoil could make London's townhouses an even more attractive safe haven for wealthy Russians and Ukrainians, a spokesperson said: "We've seen no real change and nor do we expect any."
(18) The majority of these children come from Guatemala , Honduras and El Salvador – three of the many countries ravaged by civil strife, drug wars and economic turmoil precipitated by US political and military intervention over several decades, as well as free-trade regimes and the corporate plunder of Latin America's natural resources.
(19) Efforts to unite the disparate groups have until now been lost in a myriad of competing ambitions and decades of political turmoil.
(20) Political turmoil in a state western counter-terrorism agencies have been able to rely on would also have "far-reaching consequences for the Arab-Israel relationship and regional instability", a former senior intelligence official said.