(v. t.) To see and identify by noting a difference or differences; to note the distinctive character of; to discriminate; to distinguish.
(v. t.) To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and recognize; as, to discern a difference.
(v. i.) To see or understand the difference; to make distinction; as, to discern between good and evil, truth and falsehood.
(v. i.) To make cognizance.
Example Sentences:
(1) However, no evidence could be discerned to support its validity as a measure of a patient's treatment outcome.
(2) Of 55 new open reading frames analysed by gene disruption, three are essential genes; of 42 non-essential genes that were tested, 14 show some discernible effect on phenotype and the remaining 28 have no overt function.
(3) This was apparent by standard flux techniques only in low (65 mM) Na solutions, but was readily discernible in normal Na (125 mM) with the "lanthanum-residual" technique.
(4) By this method two types of granules have been discerned according to their different contrasts.
(5) Several stages in its histogenesis may be discerned: I. focal necroses of hepatic cells associated with their invasion with lister Listeria; 2. appearance of cellular elements around the foci of necroses with subsequent formation of granulemas consisting mainly of leucocytes and lymphoid cells; 3. development of necrobiotic changes in the central areas of granulemas with concomitance of exudative processes; 4. organization of necrotic foci with subsequent scarring.
(6) Significant increment in lipid peroxidation was discernible in brain, liver and muscle.
(7) While there's no discernible forró influence in the dreamy 80s indie-guitar music of Fortaleza's Cidadão Instigado, they do take influence from popular local style brega, a 1970s and 80s Brazilian romantic pop music.
(8) Furthermore, individual AgNOR dots were much more readily discerned in cell imprints than in sections, and this appears to be the method of choice if pathologists wish to at least approach absolute rather than relative AgNOR counts.
(9) In order to assess the sensitivity of these techniques, and to discern minimal criteria for their conduct, a survey of 113 human lymphocyte cytogenetic surveillance studies conducted between 1965 and 1984 has been undertaken.
(10) Changes in the secretory process were discernible as of day 1 in all three tumors, with a dramatic reduction of exocytosis and intracellular accumulation of PRL-immunoreactive granules.
(11) The advent of cyclosporine A provides the dermatologist with a new therapeutic strategem in the management of psoriasis, although the long-term safety of such interventional therapy remains to be discerned.
(12) Histologically, no discernible changes in the hair cells or sensory hairs were found with a scanning electron microscope at about 6 hours after 10 krad irradiation, while with a transmission electron microscope, the outer hair cells in the basal coil of the cochlea were found to be mostly destroyed.
(13) However, by phase microscopy, no changes are discernible within the first 12-18 h. Since the primary NGF receptor appears to be a membrane receptor, it seemed likely that some of the initial responses to the factor may be surface related.
(14) Whereas no discernible differences on survival were documented on a long-term basis, when patient who ultimately recurred in each group were compared, a substantial and statistically significant prolongation of the free-of-disease interval from surgery to recurrence and of survival from recurrence to death are revealed.
(15) The results suggest that TGF-beta 1 has powerful anti-inflammatory effects, mimicking in some respects the beneficial effects of immunosuppressive drugs in these experimental models of autoimmune disease, but without discernable adverse effects.
(16) Temporal differences in the expression of sugar-binding proteins and different patterns of staining of the component cell types of human placenta were discerned, especially pronounced for alpha-fucoside-specific binding in the trophoblast and alpha-glucoside-specific binding in fetal and maternal macrophages.
(17) They’re all basically the same, but the tiny, barely discernible differences between them consume vast amounts of energy and generate heartache for everyone involved.
(18) Judged radiographically, partial obliteration (pulp chamber not discernible, root canal markedly narrowed but clearly visible) had occurred in 44 teeth (36%).
(19) Starch ingestion had no discernible effect on postprandial lipemia.
(20) We conclude that long-term prophylaxis with TMP-SMZ does not produce discernable hematologic, renal, or hepatic toxicity in renal transplant recipients nor does it augment nephrotoxicity with cyclosporine or increase the risk of rejection.
Indiscernible
Definition:
(a.) Not to be discerned; imperceptible; not discoverable or visible.
Example Sentences:
(1) When tumor overlaps adjacent bone structures, the bone margins can be indiscernible on a regular bone scan.
(2) An associated displaced malleolar fracture in tibial shaft fractures, sometimes even indiscernible in the anteroposterior view, may be overlooked unless roentgenograms are focused on the ankle joint.
(3) We have examined whether the thick (50-70 nm) fibrous lamina of human synovial cells from patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis indeed contains the lamins found in the indiscernible lamina structures present in most normal cells.
(4) By higher positioning of the transducer, the diastolic slope became slower or upward and the 'a' wave became indiscernible, giving the pattern of pulmonary hypertension even in the normotensives.
(5) 5) A technique for locating the SSC when the arcuate eminence is indiscernible is presented.
(6) However, it remains indiscernible whether the pineal stress reaction signals a general activation of the gland or a change in it's temporal activity patterns.
(7) At high degrees of stretch, the M line became fainter or indiscernible.
(8) But they hope the facsimile, which is indiscernible from the original, will give visitors a better understanding of the tomb.
(9) The CT appearance of E. alveolaris lesions may be indiscernible from malignant tumors.
(10) The shape of the cells became sludgy and almost indiscernible by strong accessibility of parasites only for an hour of mid-S phase.
(11) An intense reaction of HRP also appeared in the distal extracellular spaces beyond the distal junctional complexes of ameloblasts cultured without colchicine, whereas it became almost indiscernible in the tooth germs cultured with colchicine.
(12) Horizontal trabeculae in Plane A became indiscernible and the ring pattern in Planes B widened more significantly.
(13) The two species were indiscernable in all aspects of their behavior.
(14) The existence of thousands of fixed combinations makes the drug market indiscernible and useless.
(15) Surface--volume parameters of intercellular spaces and basal infolded channels were unexpectedly higher than the relation to active ion transport as well as indiscernible permeability of the distal tubular basement membrane.
(16) Crystal-free steroid cell tumors located in the hilus are in most cases true leydigoma of the ovary whose features are indiscernible from LBCT's.
(17) Whereas, decrease of the surviving fractions was almost indiscernible in both FR cells and FRtk- cells at the whole ranges of drug-concentrations tested.
(18) In most patients, during exposure of one forearm to warmth the skin temperature of the contralateral forearm remained unchanged or decreased slightly, whereas exposure to cold induced either a slight rise in skin temperature or an almost indiscernible decrease.
(19) However, the subepithelial elastic system fibers of the OMF were composed of relatively thin elastic fibers with a few microfibrils, and elaunin and oxytalan fibers which were almost indiscernible.
(20) The temptation to extrapolate the results of licitly pure drug lots administered at precisely measured doses to represent the pharmacodynamics of illegally prepared drug lots administered at indiscernible doses must be avoided in drug educational resources.