What's the difference between delineation and outline?

Delineation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face; in drawing and engraving, representation by means of lines, as distinguished from representation by means of tints and shades; accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is careless of details, or subordinates them excessively.
  • (n.) A delineated picture; representation; sketch; description in words.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The extent of the infectious process was limited, however, because the life span of the cultures was not significantly shortened, the yields of infectious virus per immunofluorescent cell were at all times low, and most infected cells contained only a few well-delineated small masses of antigen, suggestive of an abortive infection.
  • (2) This association is delineated from two other "facio-audio-symphalangism" syndromes and from Wildervanck syndrome.
  • (3) They more precisely delineate the hazard identification process and the factors important in supporting risk decisions for developmental toxicants than does any other document.
  • (4) Delineation of the presence and anatomy of an obstructed, nonfunctioning upper-pole duplex system often requires multiple imaging techniques.
  • (5) Current status of prognosis in clinical, experimental and prophylactic medicine is delineated with formulation of the purposes and feasibility of therapeutic and preventive realization of the disease onset and run prediction.
  • (6) Their significance in adding to the doctor's knowledge of the patient is delineated.
  • (7) For consistent identification of the normal pancreas, preliminary longitudinal scanning at, or near, the mid-line and subsequent oblique scanning in the long axis are necessary prerequisites in delineating the anatomic outline of the pancreas.
  • (8) The fringe of the seizure ("borderland of epilepsy") is briefly delineated.
  • (9) Developmental changes are delineated, with particular reference to recent work on the ovine blood-brain barrier.
  • (10) Epidermolytic PPK is a well delineated autosomal dominant entity, but no recessive form is known.
  • (11) Anticardiolipin antibodies delineate a recently defined syndrome characterized by venous and arterial thrombosis, thrombocytopenia and recurrent fetal loss, usually in the setting of autoimmune disease.
  • (12) In order to delineate the critical blood flow pattern during the Cushing response in intracranial hypertension, regional cerebral blood flow was measured with radioactive microspheres in 12 anesthetized dogs at respiratory arrest caused either by expansion of an epidural supratentorial balloon or by cisternal infusion.
  • (13) Three distinct antigenic regions were delineated on P by competitive radioimmunoassays (RIAs), and through Western blot analysis all three sites were mapped to a 40,000-MW (40K) Staphylococcus aureus protease V8-digestion fragment, which remains associated with the neucleocapsid structure.
  • (14) The utility of a life charting approach is emphasized in delineating past and present course of illness, considering the relevance of cycling pattern and past treatment efficacy in selection of present pharmacological interventions, and helping to formulate a multifactorial concept of the interplay of biological and psychosocial factors in the evolution or exacerbation of mood disorders.
  • (15) By analysis of the three sequences we were able to delineate a hypothetic model for region X domain evolution and discussed the origin of genetic variability within and without strains.
  • (16) The usual clinical environment in which this type of reaction occurs has been very specifically delineated.
  • (17) The implications of these findings for delineating the locus of the memory impairment in multiple sclerosis is discussed.
  • (18) In two of the cases in which almost the whole lungs were studied on continuous slice images with thin slice high resolution CT, sub-sub-subsegmental bronchi could be easily delineated, except in for the lingular segment.
  • (19) Clinical and standard radiographic evaluation of patients with lumbosacral radicular symptoms may, on occasion, fail to delineate a cause.
  • (20) The significance of ventricular asynergy in determining medical prognosis and surgical risk in patients with coronary artery disease and its delineation by ventriculography have been of increasing interest.

Outline


Definition:

  • (n.) The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.
  • (n.) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.
  • (n.) A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.
  • (n.) Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.
  • (v. t.) To draw the outline of.
  • (v. t.) Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) That means deciding what job they’d like to have and outlining the steps they’ll need to take to achieve it.
  • (2) The present status of percutaneous coronary angioplasty is presented, with a brief outline of current technique, the technical and clinical indications for the method, and the results being obtained.
  • (3) In this article it is outlined the medical biopsychosocial approach with particular emphasis on the family viewed as the primary health care agency.
  • (4) For consistent identification of the normal pancreas, preliminary longitudinal scanning at, or near, the mid-line and subsequent oblique scanning in the long axis are necessary prerequisites in delineating the anatomic outline of the pancreas.
  • (5) Factors which have influenced the number of samples received are outlined.
  • (6) We outline a protocol for presenting the diagnosis of pseudoseizure with the goal of conveying to the patient the importance of knowing the nonepileptic nature of the spells and the need for psychiatric follow-up.
  • (7) Besides, it showed a high number of plasma cells secreting IgA in the stroma of the 2 tumours, the ultrastructural study performed on the epithelioma also demonstrated some similarities between epitheliomatous cells and epithelial cells of cystadenolymphomas (outlined epidermoid or glandular differentiation, numerous mitochondria).
  • (8) Impediments to the necessary growth of this subspecialty for the needs of clinical practice and research are outlined and criteria for certification are reviewed.
  • (9) This technique is compared with calculated outline and ring source attenuation correction techniques in a pie phantom.
  • (10) Clearly, it is impossible to combine the diverse information briefly outlined in this review to provide a coherent model of the regulation of globin gene expression during development.
  • (11) A theory which includes the individual's activity as an essential mediator between the individual and the context is outlined.
  • (12) The purpose of this paper is to outline procedures that will facilitate the integration of microcomputers into the clinical milieu by (a) identifying the reasons why and how these devices are used improperly; (b) proposing ways to correct these problems; (c) providing recommendations concerning the acquisition of major microcomputer hardware, software, and adaptations; and (d) providing an annotated list of resources for further information.
  • (13) It led to general outline of the structural organisation of the alpha-subunit hydrophilic regions exposed from membrane.
  • (14) The procedure for using the batch stainer with Wright's stain is outlined.
  • (15) Its association with other systemic abnormalities is reviewed; the distinctions among distichiasis, trichiasis, entropion, and epiblepharon are outlined; and methods of treatment for distichiasis are described.
  • (16) In conclusion, a zipper technique has been outlined that allows effective continuing drainage of the septic abdomen, permits early diagnosis of organ damage, is rapid and cost effective, minimizes ventilator dependency and gastrointestinal complications, is well tolerated by the patients, and has produced a modest 65 per cent survival rate in the first 34 critically ill patients in whom it was used.
  • (17) 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.
  • (18) Hypertrophy of the satellite cells with increase in the perineuronal intercellular spaces, often associated with irregular, scalloped nuclear and cell outlines, suggested that neuron shrinkage had occurred.
  • (19) Complex Physical Therapy (CPT) is discussed and its principles outlined.
  • (20) The protocol for a radioimmunoassay is outlined which permits the measurement of AFP in several fetal-maternal physiological compartments throughout gestation.