What's the difference between discolor and miscolor?

Discolor


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water.
  • (v. t.) To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Discoloration and pulpal obliteration were the major manifestations.
  • (2) The etched porcelain laminate veneer is a new conservative treatment that offers a solution to fractured, discolored, and worn anterior teeth.
  • (3) In a relative safe way many types of discoloration can be treated.
  • (4) Treatment did not influence total or percent discolored areas.
  • (5) After 24 h, the extensor digitorum longus and tibialis anterior muscles appeared grossly swollen (edematous) and discolored.
  • (6) Scar tissue and leukoderma-type discoloration of the skin due to deep burns are treated by dermabrasion and thin split-thickness skin-graft application.
  • (7) The test strips are not absolutely yeastspecific, since problem organisms and molds may cause a brown discoloration.
  • (8) Interest in the use of bleaching for treatment of discolored teeth is increasing.
  • (9) The discolored area had enlarged during a recent pregnancy, contained multiple subcutaneous nodules, demonstrated increased cellularity and mitotic activity, and was associated with an axillary lymph node containing black streaks within the capsule.
  • (10) Subjects who developed dark brownish discoloration on the facial surfaces of their anterior teeth during a 3-week period following professional cleaning of the teeth were selected for study.
  • (11) The hearts of these rats were enlarged and discolored.
  • (12) The surgical procedure consisted of debriding muscle tissue which showed impaired contractility, consistency, discoloration or lack of capillary bleeding--current criteria of non-viability.
  • (13) The second group included generally younger patients (average age 2.9 years) in whom misformulation of rifampicin preparations for treatment of Haemophilus influenzae Type B resulted in bright reddish-orange discoloration to the skin.
  • (14) Circumpulpal discoloration commenced on the sixth day postmortem and increased to 18 days.
  • (15) A yellow compound was isolated from commercially available, discolored, polyethylene ophthalmic closures containing titanium dioxide and butylated hydroxytoluene (I).
  • (16) A weak chelator did not alter the discoloration tendency.
  • (17) Five patients are reported in whom brownish grey discoloration occurred on the light-exposed parts of the dermis after long-term amiodarone-medication.
  • (18) Chicks exhibited cerebellar and cerebral encephalitis characterized by brown-red discoloration of affected brain tissue.
  • (19) The risk factors studied included: donor parameters (age, sex, cause of death, haemodynamic parameters and renal function); retrieval parameters (kidney alone or multiorgan harvesting, discoloration and renal perfusion quality); organ characteristics (multiple arteries and cold ischemia time); recipients parameters (age, sex, prior transplantation, local transplantation or not, and HLA matching).
  • (20) With the breakdown of trapped hemoglobin, iron-containing hemosiderin is stored in synovial tissue producing rusty discoloration and proliferative reaction.

Miscolor


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To give a wrong color to; figuratively, to set forth erroneously or unfairly; as, to miscolor facts.

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