(v. t.) To destroy or disturb the comfort of; to deprive o/ quiet enjoyment; to make uneasy; to pain; as, a smoky chimney discomforts a family.
(v. t.) Discouragement.
(v. t.) Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow.
Example Sentences:
(1) In this group there was only one case of mild ankle discomfort (3.5%).
(2) In some experiments heart rate and minute ventilation (central vactors) appear to be the dominant cues for rated perceived exertion, while in others, local factors such as blood lactate concentration and muscular discomfort seem to be the prominent cues.
(3) Clinical measurements of the loudness discomfort level (LDL) are generally performed while the subject listens to a particular stimulus presented from an audiometer through headphones (AUD-HP).
(4) A patient with abdominal discomfort and hematemesis was found to have lower esophageal inflammation on endoscopy.
(5) Health information dissemination is severely complicated by the widespread stigma associated with digestive topics, manifested in the American public's general discomfort in communicating with others about digestive health.
(6) Panic disorder subjects showed a negative relationship between pulmonary function and hyperventilation symptoms, suggesting a heightened sensitivity to, and discomfort with, sensations associated with normal pulmonary function.
(7) Polls indicated that anger over the government shutdown, which was sharply felt in parts of northern Virginia, as well as discomfort with Cuccinelli's deeply conservative views, handed the race to McAuliffe, a controversial Democratic fundraiser and close ally of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
(8) The degree of discomfort was slightly greater in women who complained of breast tenderness within three days prior to the mammogram but was not strongly related to age, menstrual status, or week of the menstrual cycle.
(9) Independent t test results indicated nurses assigned more importance to psychosocial support and skills training than did patients; patients assigned more importance to sensation--discomfort than did nurses.
(10) A 27-year-old lady presented with history of discomfort in the throat and difficulty in swallowing for two weeks.
(11) In short term clinical studies, the beneficial effects of transdermal estradiol on plasma gonadotrophins, maturation of the vaginal epithelium, metabolic parameters of bone resorption and menopausal symptoms (hot flushes, sleep disturbance, genitourinary discomfort and mood alteration) appear to be comparable to those of oral and subcutaneous estrogens, while the undesirable effects of oral estrogens on hepatic metabolism are avoided.
(12) Doubtless the regulators will make their discomfort clear to government," he added.
(13) The rationale for this assumption seems logical because using all of the available accommodation is not sustainable without discomfort.
(14) He came to our hospital with the chief complaint of discomfort of the anterior chest.
(15) Naproxen sodium compared favourably with the placebo with respect to pelvic pain and overall discomfort.
(16) The patient was referred to the podiatry department because of continued discomfort and the inability to run.
(17) Thus many athletes sustain dental-related injuries resulting in deformity and discomfort which may persist throughout their lives.
(18) Less than 50% gained complete relief, however, and 58% experienced persistent discomfort in certain types of shoes.
(19) Defatting with acetone as part of the regimen for cutaneous disinfection does not improve microbial removal or reduce the incidence of catheter-related infection, but increases cutaneous inflammation and patient discomfort.
(20) The decrease in saliva causes chronic oral discomfort and functional problems and predisposes patients to dental caries and oral candidiasis.
Overexertion
Definition:
(n.) Excessive exertion.
Example Sentences:
(1) The mainstays of treatment are life-style changes to avoid overexertion and use of light-weight orthoses and assistive aids to unload the extremities.
(2) Overexertion by volume in exclusion of part of the myocardium from contraction is dangerous due to exhaustion of the myocardial contractility reserve, relative diminution of coronary circulation with the gradual increase of exertion and overloading of the lesser circulation, which are a secondary cause of the reduction of the reserve possibilities of the heart.
(3) Just wide expanses of inoffensive pleasantness so strong that if any of the bloody really jolly nice people on the show were to drop their grins, their overexerted jowls would fall straight into their cake mix.
(4) When the end diastolic pressure grows higher, overexertion of the left atrium is naturally joined by overexertion of the right atrium.
(5) The causes of the injuries were mainly overexertion.
(6) The significance for the types of shoes for stress injuries was investigated and a tendency to increased risk of overexertion injuries was demonstrated on employing competition shoes and cheap jogging shoes.
(7) Mechanism of injury included knife or arrow penetrations (25), firearm wounds (12), falls (17), overexertion (5), and misadventures with hazards (40).
(8) The implementation of a physical training program as a tool to control overexertion injuries in industrial settings is outlined.
(9) The article gives a clinical and electrocardiographic analysis of 16 cases with chaotic atrial rhythm in ischemic heart disease and in diseases which cause overexertion, dilatation, and changes of the atrial myocardium.
(10) The results show that each of the models can be used to predict both the incidence and severity of certain overexertion types of injuries such as contact, musculoskeletal and back injuries.
(11) The goal of many researchers and practitioners of occupational health and safety has been to design manual materials handling (MMH) tasks so as to reduce the frequency and severity of overexertion injuries usually associated with these types of tasks.
(12) The commonest cause of injury was falling (36.4%), followed by injuries due to falling objects or blows (17.7%), cutting or piercing objects (15.0%), and physical overexertion (12.9%).
(13) Attacks of migraine can be caused by a spasmodic overexertion of perception which has neurotic origins.
(14) An additional report on paralysis of this nerve a few days after overexertion with later spontaneous recovery is presented.
(15) It is reported from various sources that overexertion due to lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying objects accounts for about 27 percent of all compensable industrial injury and illness in the United States.
(16) The etiology of this neuropathy ranges from trauma to overexertion of the upper extremity.
(17) The "coefficient of myocardial overexertion" introduced in the work shows the percentage by which the heart has to increase the number of contractions so as to provide for a stable minute volume in arrhythmia.
(18) The derangement of the repolarization phase on the ECG arising in myocardial dystrophy on account of physical overexertion was found to have a diverse genesis and can be caused by the development of neurodystrophy, disorders in the electrolytes metabolism (substantial losses of potassium) and by myodystrophic cardiosclerosis.
(19) Overexertion is claimed by 60% of low back pain patients as the cause of injury.
(20) Three other patients stopped swimming because of subjective overexertion.