(n.) A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
(n.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens.
(n.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
(n.) The whole surface of a leaf.
(n.) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in sunflower.
(n.) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
(n.) The anterior surface or oral area of coelenterate animals, as of sea anemones.
(n.) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk.
(n.) In owls, the space around the eyes.
Example Sentences:
(1) These findings suggest that clonidine transdermal disks lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients, but produce local skin lesions and general side effects.
(2) These observations suggest that the liver secretes disk-shaped lipid bilayer particles which represent both the nascent form of high density lipoproteins and preferred substrate for lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase.
(3) Opsin becomes incorporated into the disk membrane by a process of membrane expansion and fusion to form the flattened disks of the outer segment.
(4) Somatic and functional antigens of Dictyocaulus filaria were comparatively studied by means of disk electrophoresis.
(5) We performed a prospective study on 68 eyes of 68 patients to compare the vertical cup-disk ratio obtained with the video-ophthalmograph to that obtained with manual analysis of black-and-white stereoscopic photographs.
(6) Visible light activates a large guanosine cyclic 3',5'-phosphate (cGMP)- and phosphodiesterase (PDE)-dependent infrared light-scattering change in suspensions of photoreceptor disk membranes.
(7) Three disks of different sizes (10, 25, and 45 mm in diameter) were attached to the edge of the baresthesiometer, and pressures of 1, 3 and 5 kg were applied to the 10 mm disk, and 1, 3, 5, and 7 kg to the other disks.
(8) The hemolytic characteristics of 14 different polydimethyl-siloxane materials were studied, using a rotating disk device to shear whole human blood for 6000 sec.
(9) These optic disk anomalies occurred bilaterally with some inter- and intra-individual variable expressivity.
(10) This is the first reported case, to the best of my knowledge, of disk neovascularization occurring after intravenously injected, crushed, unfiltered, methylphenidate HCl tablets.
(11) We have investigated the relationship between rhodopsin photochemical function and the retinal rod outer segment (ROS) disk membrane lipid composition using flash photolysis techniques.
(12) We found that the Na-Ca exchanger is distributed throughout all membranes in contact with the extracellular space, including the sarcolemma, the transverse tubules (T-tubules), and the intercalated disks.
(13) The minimal inhibitory concentration of netilmicin determined by the agar dilution method was correlated with the disk diffusion zone of inhibition against 322 clinical isolates.
(14) The initiation step consisting of the binding of RNA with the 36S disk of protein was easily accomplished.
(15) The state of the intervertebral disks, intervertebral joints and cerebrospinal canal in degenerative vertebral diseases was assessed.
(16) It is concluded that although a rapid automated system for antibiotic sensitivity testing is desirable, the conventional disk agar diffusion method is easier to perform, more reliable, and a less expensive procedure for antibiotic sensitivity determination.
(17) The diagnostic accuracy of CT in cases of lumbar disk prolapse was investigated on the basis of a group of 158 of our own patients who were divided into three separate groups.
(18) Disk position was assessed inaccurately in either plane in patients with severe degenerative joint disease.
(19) Based on the morphology and magnetic anisotropy of the rod outer segment, the major phospholipid peak is attributed to the flat part of the disk membranes while the phospholipids of the plasma membrane are thought to contribute only to the minor peak.
(20) QC range for H. Influenzae ATCC 49247 were established using multiple HTM agar and broth base lots, three disk lots for each drug, and a number of test replicates consistent with the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards M23-T guideline.
Receptacle
Definition:
(n.) That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.
(n.) The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.
(n.) The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers.
(n.) An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or other matters.
(n.) A special branch which bears the fructification in many cryptogamous plants.
Example Sentences:
(1) The calibrated aperture in the bottom of each well is small enough to retain fluid contents by surface tension during monolayer growth, but also permits fluid to enter the wells when transfer plates are lowered into receptacles containing washing buffer or test sera.
(2) Blood collection for culture purposes must preferably involve alcohol as an antiseptic for cleaning donor skin or suitable receptacles.
(3) This study identified potential areas for chemical leakage, such as refuel receptacles, hydraulic reservoirs, hydraulic motors, doors, ramps, engines, and more.
(4) Upon removal of the DA-releasing system from the receptacle, rotational behaviour increased within 2 weeks and approached preimplant control values 4 weeks later.
(5) When bladder substitution is required, a low pressure receptacle and an antireflux valve with low resistance to flow is essential for preservation of the upper urinary tract.
(6) For environmental health services the percentage availability was 30-45% for reticulated water in the home; 18-29% for an inside flush toilet; and 48-62% for possession of a personal refuse receptacle.
(7) Removal of achenes from fruits and growing the receptacles without auxin resulted in the time-dependent accumulation of 52,000 Mr polypeptide.
(8) Second, after each meal, the client was provided with an apron and a glove and asked to pick up trash in the area and deposit the trash in an appropriate receptacle.
(9) Such areas included the back table and the unsterile suction receptacle.
(10) The treatment allowed complete seating of the abutment copings despite the divergence of the roots because the attachment-receptacle portions slide together during cementation.
(11) Areas of potential contamination of the surgical wound in the conventional operating rooms include the back table, the unsterile suction receptacle, and the lack of a positive pressure relationship between the operating room and adjacent areas.
(12) The first time it was called into service by the athlete's defence team this week, the green plastic receptacle was undoubtedly something of a novelty.
(13) The seminal receptacle or spermatheca of Portunus sanguinolentus consists of two parts--an anterior glandular and a posterior chitinous part.
(14) Only two were able to open the receptacles, whereas all 50 of a group of adults and teenagers similarly tested were able to open all of the containers.
(15) He is no longer the politician who was forced to end illegitimate white rule because of mass protest and international condemnation but, according to the Sunday Telegraph, "the man who legislated himself out of power"; no longer history's receptacle but its master.
(16) The citrate buffer is placed in the ileal loop receptacle at the beginning of each urine collection period.
(17) The dark cell is considered to be a receptacle for the disposal of otoconia.
(18) The rats ate from receptacles containing salty food and a contiguous tone produced by speakers under the food followed by lithium chloride injections.
(19) aegypti population seems to be the infested-receptacle index.An attempt was made to estimate the rate of dispersal of Ae.
(20) Verdict No receptacle, had to rush round house looking for one.