(n.) The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
(n.) Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
(n.) Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
(n.) The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
(n.) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
(n.) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
(n.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.
(n.) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.
(n.) The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
(n.) The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.
(n.) The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.
Example Sentences:
(1) This study was undertaken to determine whether the survival of Hispanic patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck was different from that of Anglo-American patients.
(2) It is supposed that delta-sleep peptide along with other oligopeptides is one of the factors determining individual animal resistance to emotional stress, which is supported by significant delta-sleep peptide increase in hypothalamus in stable rats.
(3) Disease stabilisation was associated with prolonged periods of comparatively high plasma levels of drug, which appeared to be determined primarily by reduced drug clearance.
(4) The prenatal risk determined by smoking pregnant woman was studied by a fetal electrocardiogram at different gestational ages.
(5) These results indicated that the PG determination was the most accurate predictor of fetal lung well-being prior to birth among the clinical tests so far reported.
(6) The nucleotide sequence of a 2.2-kb DNA fragment which contains the complete RAD7 gene was determined.
(7) We have determined the genomic structure of the fosB gene and shown that it consists of 4 exons and 3 introns at positions also found in the c-fos gene.
(8) We conclude that first-transit and blood-pool techniques are equally accurate methods for determining EF when the time-activity method of analysis is employed.
(9) It is quite interesting to analyse which gene of the virus determines the characteristics of the virus.
(10) Spectrophotometric determination of the sulfhydryl content in the animal tissue before (control) and after using 6,6'-Dithiodinicotinic acid is applied.
(11) We determined whether serological investigations can assist to distinguish between chronic idiopathic autoimmune thrombocytopenia (cAITP) and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia in patients at risk to develop systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); 82 patients were seen in this institution for the evaluation of immune thrombocytopenia.
(12) Quantitative determinations indicate that the amount of PBG-D mRNA is modulated both by the erythroid nature of the tissue and by cell proliferation, probably at the transcriptional level.
(13) 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.
(14) Complementarity determining regions (CDR) are conserved to different extents, with the first CDR region in all family members being among the most conserved segments of the molecule.
(15) Acquired drug resistance to INH, RMP, and EMB can be demonstrated in M. kansasii, and SMX in combination with other agents chosen on the basis of MIC determinations are effective in the treatment of disease caused by RMP-resistant M. kansasii.
(16) In animal experiments pharmacological properties of the low molecular weight heparin derivative CY 216 were determined.
(17) Using the oocyte system to express size-fractionated mRNA, we have also determined that the mRNA coding for this protein is between 1.9-2.4 kilobases in length.
(18) Despite of the increasing diagnostic importance of the direct determination of the parathormone which is at first available only in special institutions in these cases methodical problems play a less important part than the still not infrequent appearing misunderstanding of the adequate basic disease.
(19) The procedure used in our laboratory was not able to provide accurate determination of the concentrations of these binding forms.
(20) The serum concentration of hyaluronan (HYA) was determined in 59 patients with various myeloproliferative disorders, including 33 patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis.
Posology
Definition:
(n.) The science or doctrine of doses; dosology.
Example Sentences:
(1) The varnish seemed to be better with respect to the posology as the total dose of miconazole is minimal and only one application is necessary.
(2) Despite the presence in the region of an important resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine (80% specimens), one can conclude to a satisfying susceptibility of this parasite to quinine, provided posology and divided doses are respected.
(3) They discuss about the compositions and posologies of the most present therapeutic certificates underlining the importance of a precox diagnosis.
(4) Although there is an obvious need for an adapted posology in patients with liver diseases, only suggestions can be drawn from presently limited data.
(5) Additional studies are needed to define optimal posology.
(6) A posology and a rythm of administration are returned by the calculator.
(7) To obtain a valid blood serum level in as many patients as possible, a posology of 3-4 captabs, spaced over a 24-hour period is suggested for the treatment of infections with ampicillin-sensitive germs.
(8) Researches carried out on a group of patients affected by congestive heart failure showed that, the diuretic efficacy being equal, the association of hydrochlorothiazide + spironolactone does not significantly interfere, at the various posologic levels, with the potassium balance.
(9) The theophylline blood levels, distinguished by drug formulation and posology, were spread over very large ranges (coefficient of variation up to 88%, mean of 55%), so that many concentrations were subtherapeutic or potentially toxic.
(10) Consequences of these disturbances of pharmacokinetic characteristics have to be evaluated before adequate posology of heparin fragments could be determined in patients with CRF.
(11) On account of this fact and also because SK injectable preparations may offer a variation in activity, the writers advocate a "preliminary control in vitro" by means of the resistance test to streptokinase that enables one to make sure, for each patient, of the biological efficacy of the drug and to specify the starting posology.
(12) A posology of two daily injections of 50 MRC units of SCT is suggested when a quick and maximum stoppage of pagetic remodeling is required.
(13) The posology is one capsule (T 250 mg + S 200 mg) daily, after a loading dose of two capsules on the first day.
(14) The considerable variability of elimination rate observed among patients (extreme values of half-life and clearance differ 10-fold) mainly account for the unforeseeability of plasma levels obtainable with a given posology.
(15) These modifications may be of clinical relevance and suggest that, as a general rule, when progabide is added to an established treatment with phenobarbital or phenytoin or carbamazepine, an adjustment of previous posology may be necessary.
(16) appear to us as an original therapy, the "pivot chemotherapy" around which psychotherapy and sociotherapy can be arranged without anarchical and ceaseless changes of neuroleptic compounds and of posology.
(17) Expressing chemosensitive bacteria directly in values of minimum inhibiting concentrations would evaluate the pharmokinetic action of single chemotherapeutical agents in relation to infective organ or apparatus pathologies which limits the practical significance of posology.
(18) The best meperidine starting posology was 200 mg four times daily, which allowed stoppage of the opioid treatment after gradual reduction of the daily dose in a mean time of 9.5 days.
(19) The posology of 40 milliard and the bi-weekly sequence of the treatments presented the highest immunoreactions.
(20) After an excursus of the most frequent infectious aetiologies, they show their experience in RTI treatment, mainly acute LRTI, with a new fluorquinolone, ciprofloxacin, at the posology of 250 mg p.o.