(n.) Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
(n.) Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.
(v. i.) To fail; to become deficient.
(v. t.) To injure; to damage.
Example Sentences:
(1) We have cloned the phr gene that encodes DNA photolyase from Salmonella typhimurium by in vivo complementation of Escherichia coli phr gene defect.
(2) Cor triatriatum (CT) is a rare congenital defect, surgically correctable, and sometimes difficult to diagnose by cardiac catheterization.
(3) Sixteen patients (27%) manifested anomalies of the urinary tract: 12 had markedly altered kidneys, 8 of which were unilateral and ipsilateral to the diaphragmatic defect.
(4) Furthermore echography revealed a collateral subperiosteal edema and a moderate thickening of extraocular muscles and bone periostitis, a massive swelling of muscles and bone defects in subperiosteal abscesses as well as encapsulated abscesses of the orbit and a concomitant retrobulbar neuritis in orbital cellulitis.
(5) Seven males have been observed carrying both inherited tritan and red-green defects.
(6) Mechanisms by which a defect in the synthesis of dolichol-oligosaccharides might alter the degree of beta-1,6 branching in N-linked carbohydrates are discussed.
(7) Both Types I and II collagen are important constituents of the affected tissues, and thus defective collagens are reasonable candidates for the primary abnormality in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
(8) Ventricular septal defect types were perimembranous (six), malalignment (seven), supracristal (three), midmuscular (one), and inlet (one).
(9) Defects of several membrane proteins were found with sodium dodecyl sulfate--polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
(10) After early repair of congenital cardiovascular defects, such as coarctation of the aorta, late stenosis may become a problem.
(11) The association of these defects of teeth and bone was found to be transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait over four generations.
(12) They presented their clinical observations on 4 brothers from the 'G Family' who shared a constellation of findings with a generalised tendency to midline defects.
(13) Distant ischemia was distinguished from peri-infarctional ischemia by the presence of transient thallium defects in, or slow thallium washout from myocardium not supplied by the infarct-related coronary artery.
(14) A distally based posterior tibial artery adipofascial flap with skin graft was used for the reconstruction of soft tissue defects over the Achilles tendon in three cases and over the heel in three cases.
(15) In the case with a more distally situated VSD, the bundle branches skirted the anterior and distal walls of the defect.
(16) Both models showed the expected wound-healing defects of the diabetic rats.
(17) Intercistronic complementation of these mutants with pm1493 and dl121, two SV40 mutants that are defective in agnoprotein but encode wild-type T antigen, results in an increased synthesis of agnoprotein in the infected cells.
(18) Cells defective in gpa2 fail to produce cAMP in response to glucose stimulation.
(20) This paper reports on observations of five families suffering from distinct thrombophilia due to a protein C defect.
Demerit
Definition:
(n.) That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.
(n.) That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.
(n.) The state of one who deserves ill.
(n.) To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame.
(n.) To depreciate or cry down.
(v. i.) To deserve praise or blame.
Example Sentences:
(1) For the purpose of covering the demerits of the conventional sliding tube, a new slit sliding tube which is made up of three parts was devised by us.
(2) We have a ton of education out there about the merits and demerits of particular courses and institutions and it is not helping to inform decision-making."
(3) He said: “With respect to the Paris accord, the focus is on the efficacy, the merits of the deal and the demerits of the deal.
(4) The fatal demerit of resin materials which causes a marginal sealing defect or marginal fracture is hard to eliminate.
(5) DeMerit did it his way though, and deserves his moment of acknowledgement.
(6) Anyone who does not gets a demerit, leading to a detention.
(7) An extended lymphadenectomy including cervical node dissection is one of the most difficult operations, therefore its merits and demerits should be assessed in order to evaluate whether it has the significance of extended radical operation or not.
(8) In this paper, the merits and demerits of the drugs, which have been revealed by experimental studies in humans and animals, are reviewed.
(9) I want them to know that I’m not going to just roll over.” GR Jay DeMerit’s retirement marks end of a very particular era A lot has been made of what may become a dominant theme in MLS over the next couple of years — the return of top American players to MLS, or even the retention of talent (such as Besler signing his improved contract at Kansas City).
(10) The merits and demerits of established methods such as subtotal gastrectomy, truncal vagotomy with drainage and truncal vagotomy with antrectomy are discussed from the viewpoint of operative mortality, recurrence rate and postoperative sequelae.
(11) The rationale behind their use, the parameters for determining their efficacy, their merits and demerits are discussed and the future prospects are highlighted.
(12) And while DeMerit has probably chosen the right time to call it a day, Carl Robinson would have loved at least another year of peak production from his captains as he tries to build some solidity into a talented but sometimes flaky Vancouver team.
(13) The records of drivers, selected from the file of licensed drivers in Ontario, were reviewed to study the relationship between demerit points, other driver characteristics, and the frequency or risk of future collisions and traffic convictions.
(14) These demerits were attempted to be conqured with epidural pressure monitorings such as the fiberoptic sensor (Ladd) in 17 cases, the intracranial catheter tip pressure transducer (Gaeltec) in nine cases and the sensor of bioimplantable polymer (Plastimed) in three cases.
(15) But in 1963, when Gloria Steinem went undercover in the New York club for Show magazine, she described a life of swollen feet, drudgery, "demerits" for laddered tights or scruffy tails, and a constant low-level thrum of sexual harassment.
(16) In Japan, there is still much controversy surrounding the merits and demerits of informing patients of a cancer diagnosis.
(17) Since each technique has both merits and demerits, the technique most suited to the particular laboratory should be selected.
(18) In addition to merits and demerits of these methods, their interchangeability was determined.
(19) The merits and the demerits of various antimicrobial agents have been outlined with the causes of failure of treatment in the developing countries.
(20) Carlyle Mitchell, one of Vancouver’s remaining center backs had a night to forget in the first game of the post-DeMerit era, conceding an unnecessary penalty in the first half of Sunday evening’s 2-2 draw with FC Dallas , and getting very lucky when his keeper David Ousted managed to get a hand to a skewed clearance that was heading towards goal.