(n.) The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity.
(n.) The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some substance used as a standard.
(n.) Depth of shade.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is suggested that the Japanese may have lower trabecular bone mineral density than Caucasians but may also have a lower threshold for fracture of the vertebrae.
(2) Ca2+ transport was positively correlated with MR cell density.
(3) Osteoporosis is characterized by a reduction in bone density.
(4) However, four of ten young adult outer arm (relatively sun-exposed) and one of ten young adult inner arm (relatively sun-protected) fibroblasts lines increased their saturation density in response to retinoic acid.
(5) We report a series of experiments designed to determine if agents and conditions that have been reported to alter sodium reabsorption, Na-K-ATPase activity or cellular structure in the rat distal nephron might also regulate the density or affinity of binding of 3H-metolazone to the putative thiazide receptor in the distal nephron.
(6) In schizophrenic patients the density of dopamine uptake sites in the basal ganglia was slightly reduced, mainly in the middle third of putamen.
(7) Size analysis of the solubilized IgA IP employing sucrose density gradient ultracentrifugation, indicated that these were heterogeneous, with a size generally larger than 19 S.
(8) Estimates of the risk probability for each dose level and sacrifice time are found utilizing the sample likelihood as the posterior density.
(9) We report on a patient, with a CT-verified low density lesion in the right parietal area, who exhibited not only deficits in left conceptual space, but also in reading, writing, and the production of speech.
(10) The compressive strength of bone is proportional to the square of the apparent density and to the strain rate raised to the 0.06 power.
(11) We assessed changes in brain water content, as reflected by changes in tissue density, during the early recirculation period following severe forebrain ischemia.
(12) Macrophages internalize aggregated low density lipoprotein (LDL) by LDL receptor-dependent phagocytosis.
(13) The capillary-adipocyte distances were shorter and the vascularization density was higher in old rats.
(14) By means of computed tomography (CT) values related to bone density and mass were assessed in the femoral head, neck, trochanter, shaft, and condyles.
(15) When compared with nonspecialized regions of the cell membranes, these contact sites were characterized by a decreased intercellular distance, subplasmalemmal densities and coated pits.
(16) Furthermore, high-density catalase-positive--but not catalase-negative--E. coli can survive and multiply in the presence of competitive, peroxide-generating streptococci.
(17) The deep cerebellar nuclei were moderately labeled at birth and gradually decreased in density thereafter.
(18) In spite of important differences in size, chemical composition, polymer density, and configuration, biological macromolecules indeed manifest some of the essential physical-chemical properties of gels.
(19) It is especially efficacious in evaluating patients with cystic lesions, especially those with complex cysts not clearly of water density.
(20) These observations suggest that the liver secretes disk-shaped lipid bilayer particles which represent both the nascent form of high density lipoproteins and preferred substrate for lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase.
Singularity
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity.
(n.) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
(n.) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
(n.) Celibacy.
Example Sentences:
(1) The combination of Azathioprine and Cyclosporin A brought with a 1-year function rate of 54% better results in comparison to the singular application of Azathioprine (22%) and Cyclosporin A (41%).
(2) But singular concern with the consequences of monopolistic control by the profession is no substitute for analysis of the dynamics among demand, production, and supply of surgery.
(3) The National Society to Prevent Blindness, formed in 1908, is the oldest voluntary agency with the singular mission to preserve sight and prevent blindness through a broad program of public and professional education, industrial and community services, and research.
(4) Nevertheless, studies on the occurrence of delayed neuronal death in the human brain have been singular and dealt with only small files of patients.
(5) Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton was advised once again by Beltway advisers who knew it all, had the models and the projections, but who called it wrong.” The USHCC was singularly invested in the outcome of Tuesday’s election, as it had endorsed Clinton for the presidency – the first time it has done so for any candidate in its 38-year history.
(6) Although singular neurectomy can be mastered, it will remain a procedure done by few surgeons.
(7) Thus, both tonB and fiu cir mutants showed a comparably reduced susceptibility to the probe compounds, whereas mutants singularly lacking any one of the six iron-regulated outer membrane proteins (Fiu, FepA, FecA, FhuA, FhuE, and Cir) or lacking any combination of any two of these proteins (except Fiu plus Cir) did not show this resistance.
(8) Each situation of terminal cases is absolutely singular and unique.
(9) A singular perturbation analysis of the 8-dimensional phase portrait of the model characterizes the role of calcium during the plateau phase of the ventricular action potential and demonstrates how the calcium refractory period prevents tetanization.
(10) Type 0 (strong) resetting occurred when respiratory drive was low, type 1 (weak) resetting when drive was high, and a phase singularity when drive was intermediate.
(11) We conclude that these equations could be used singularly or collectively to determine FFB, and a minimal weight could then be derived and assigned to a scholastic wrestler.
(12) Jim Gianopulos, the chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, went on a Singularity University course, and has since become evangelical about it.
(13) In contrast to neurons appearing in the pancreas of the sand rat, the neurons in the thyroid gland occur in most cases as singular neurons.
(14) In this paper we first review a modified form of the singularity decomposition of the FPP function accomplished within a prescribed error range.
(15) We could show that pathologic stress szintigrams were only found in patients with a singular stenosis in one branch of the left coronary artery.
(16) The advantages are: diminished risk of infections, local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia, applicability by the cardiologist in the catheterization-laboratory or under a simple fluoroscopy-unit, short stay of patients in the hospital without transfers to other departments, few personnel (1 scrubbed doctor, 1 non-scrubbed nurse), recognition of venous anomalies (singular left superior caval vein) without useless incisions for the patient.
(17) The resulting type, not to be identified by classical CFA, was shown to be singular and clear-cut with weakness in all 3 verbal tests.
(18) Udall barely mentioned government surveillance on the campaign trail, choosing instead to mount a singular focus on female voters, rarely straying from two topics : contraception and abortion.
(19) The presence of these microbacteria may provide a clue as to the late appearance, particular location, and singular clinical picture of pericoronitis.
(20) The results revealed that the conventional speaking tube was inferior to the electric hearing aid in terms of specificity to various frequencies, advantages and understanding of singular syllables, but almost equal to the latter in terms of understandings of three syllables.