(a.) Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the dermal secretions.
(a.) Pertaining to the dermis or true skin.
Example Sentences:
(1) Immunofluorescent staining for HLA-DR showed dermal positivity in 12 of 13 involved- and 9 of 13 uninvolved-skin biopsy specimens from scleroderma patients, compared with only 1 of 10 controls.
(2) The tetracaine component of TAC is superfluous for obtaining topical anesthesia of minor dermal lacerations of the face in children.
(3) New lamellae are formed by these cuboidal cells which then divide and migrate into the lamellae where they assume the characteristic attenuated appearance of fibroblasts in the adult dermal lamellae region.
(4) The participation of neural crest cells in development of the dermal skeleton is discussed by way of the repartition of the odontods within the pectoral fin.
(5) Cultured human dermal fibroblast cells were labeled with [35S]methionine, and the membrane-bound cyclooxygenase was solubilized and immunoprecipitated 35S-labeled fibroblast cyclooxygenase migrated on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with a molecular size of approximately 73,000 daltons, similar to that of native sheep cyclooxygenase and of cyclooxygenase covalently labeled by [3H]aspirin, i.e.
(6) Both before and after application of the stimulus, the walls of the superficial dermal vessels of the patients with dermographism were thinner and contained less extracellular matrix material than vessel walls of the patients with cold-induced urticaria.
(7) The results suggest that chronic sunlight exposure may be associated with an impediment to normal maturation of human dermal collagen resulting in tenuous amount of HHL.
(8) We have investigated the whole-body dermal penetration of styrene, xylene, toluene, perchloroethylene, benzene, halothane, hexane, and isoflurane in rats and compared the permeability constants with available human studies on vapor penetration.
(9) Calification of dermal elastic fibers is a characteristic feature of affected skin.
(10) In 3 cases, this was due to recurrence of the tumor, and in 2 cases the cause was dermal necrosis.
(11) Focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) is a rare ectomesodermal dysplasia syndrome characterized by cutaneous, skeletal, dental, ocular, and soft-tissue defects.
(12) In a transgenic mouse model, dermal fibrosarcomas develop in a pathway comprised of at least three stages: mild fibromatosis, aggressive fibromatosis, and fibrosarcoma.
(13) Dermal infiltrates were larger in the allergic response, but epidermal invasion was greater in the irritant reaction.
(14) This calcium-binding protein was not in skin epidermis, but was confined to the dermal layer.
(15) Maximal acyloxyacyl hydrolysis reduced lipopolysaccharide tissue toxicity, as measured in the dermal Shwartzman reaction, by a factor of 100 or more.
(16) Responses of keratinocytes, epidermal dendritic non-keratinocytes and dermal leukocytes were therefore recorded following multiple topical applications of the potent complete tumor-promoting agent 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA).
(17) The progeny exposed to DES prenatally and DMBA postnatally (DES-DMBA-exposed progeny) developed a greater multiplicity of tumors per tumor-bearing animal (p less than 0.001) and higher rates of neoplasms of the reproductive tract, e.g., ovarian and uterine tumors, mammary gland and forestomach tumors, and dermal melanomas.
(18) In this study, we examined the modulation of cell surface expression of MHC antigens and the CAM intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), lymphocyte function antigen 3 (LFA-3), and CD44 on human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HDMEC) both grown in monolayers and differentiated into capillary-like structures on the basement membrane-like substrate matrigel.
(19) Dermal collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans are altered.
(20) Histopathologically, the lesions display caseating and noncaseating dermal granulomas that mimic those seen in tuberculosis, tuberculoid leprosy, sarcoidosis, and other diseases.
Skin
Definition:
(n.) The external membranous integument of an animal.
(n.) The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
(n.) A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1.
(n.) The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.
(n.) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
(n.) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
(v. t.) To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal.
(v. t.) To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
(v. t.) To strip of money or property; to cheat.
(v. i.) To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over.
(v. i.) To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
Example Sentences:
(1) The catheter must be meticulously fixed to the skin to avoid its movement.
(2) Elements in the skin therefore seemed to enhance nerve regeneration and function.
(3) This is a fascinating possibility for solving the skin shortage problem especially in burn cases.
(4) Blood flow decreased immediately after skin expansion in areas over the tissue expander on days 0 and 1 and returned to baseline levels within 24 hours.
(5) These findings suggest that clonidine transdermal disks lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients, but produce local skin lesions and general side effects.
(6) Currently, photodynamic therapy is under FDA-approved clinical investigational trials in the treatment of tumors of the skin, bronchus, esophagus, bladder, head and neck, and of gynecologic and ocular tumors.
(7) Immunofluorescent staining for HLA-DR showed dermal positivity in 12 of 13 involved- and 9 of 13 uninvolved-skin biopsy specimens from scleroderma patients, compared with only 1 of 10 controls.
(8) Blood flow was measured in leg and torso skin of conscious or anesthetized sheep by using 15-micron radioactive microspheres (Qm) and the 133Xe washout method (QXe).
(9) A similar interference colour appeared after incubating sections of rat skin with chymase.
(10) Peptides from this region bind to actin, act as mixed inhibitors of the actin-stimulated S1 Mg2(+)-ATPase, and influence the contractile force developed in skinned fibres, whereas peptides flanking this sequence are without effect in our test systems.
(11) This study was designed to examine the effect of the storage configuration of skin and the ratio of tissue-to-storage medium on the viability of skin stored under refrigeration.
(12) Somatostatin-like immunoreactivity has been found to occur in nerve terminals and fibres of the normal human skin using immunohistochemistry.
(13) We recommend analysing the urine for porphyrins in HIV-positive patients who have chronic photosensitivity of the skin.
(14) We investigated the incidence of skin cancer among patients who received high doses of PUVA to see whether such incidence increased.
(15) Attachment of the graft to the wound is similar with and without the addition of human basic fibroblast growth factor, a potent angiogenic agent, to the skin replacement before graft placement on wounds.
(16) In order to develop a sampling strategy and a method for analyzing the circadian body temperature pattern, we monitored estimates of the temperature in four ways using rectal, oral, axillary and deep body temperature from the skin surface every hour for 72 consecutive hours in 10 normal control subjects.
(17) It was shown that the antibiotic had low acute toxicity, did not cumulate and had no skin-irritating effect.
(18) Compliance during dehydration was 7.6 and 12.5% change in IFV per millimeter Hg fall in IFP (micropipettes) in skin and muscle, respectively, whereas compliance in subcutis based on perforated capsule pressure was 2.0% change in IFV per millimeter Hg.
(19) For the second propositus, a woman presenting with abdominal and psychiatric manifestations, the age of onset was 38 years; the acute attack had no recognizable cause; she had mild skin lesions and initially was incorrectly diagnosed as intermittent acute porphyria; the diagnosis of variegate porphyria was only established at the age of 50 years.
(20) 14 patients with painful neuroma, skin hyperesthesia or neuralgic rest pain were followed up (mean 20 months) after excision of skin and scar, neurolysis and coverage with pedicled or free flaps.