(n.) Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.
Example Sentences:
(1) It postulated that this competition is effectuated through the repression of the B cell function by the T1 lymphocyte killer effectors of the DH committed to the same antigen against which the "blasts" or the plasmoblasts (subsequently transformed into MC) were produced.
(2) The anatomopathological exam which was effectuated for 33 patients hes shown Bowen's disease for 14 cases, spinocellular carcinoma for 15 patients and basocellular for 3 patients.
(3) In shock patients the hemodilution achieved with red cell free primary volume substitutes is an effective treatment for shock-induced microcirculatory disorders; furthermore, intentional hemodilution is the most effectual hemorheological therapy for the treatment of ischemic disease.
(4) At low cell density hypoxia effectuated increase in hyaluronic acid and decrease in chondroitin sulphate and dermatan sulphate, respectively.
(5) Since microclimate is variable in the stable, it ought to be measured with the purpose of possibly effectuating a correction.
(6) Today, my colleagues seem to have fallen prey to the misguided notion that the intent of the framers of the United States constitution can be effectuated only by cleaving to the legislative will and ignoring and demonizing an independent judiciary,” he wrote.
(7) In its turn, interaction is subdivided in three classes (uni-effectual, bis-ineffectual, bis-effectual) in the last of which is placed the most relevant of the interactions, that is synergism, subclassified, at its turn, as additive, super and infra-additive.
(8) It is suggested that xerophthalmia screening be made an essential component of routine medical check-up in schools with XN (night blindness with or without conjunctival xerosis) and XIB (Bitot's spots) used as criterion for screening to effectuate early detection and treatment of xerophthalmia.
(9) The results of this study have proved that initial treatment is effectual only on pockets measuring less than 4 mm to periodontal probing.
(10) Effectual diagnosis is totally dependent on prompt detection of an asymptomatic, irreducible scrotal swelling that fails to transilluminate.
(11) According to the underlying paradigm, arousal effectuates slower reaction times and depressed EMG activity after an unexpected preparatory signal on a visuospatial choice-reaction task, whereas activation effectuates faster reaction times and elevated EMG activity after an unexpected preparatory signal on a semantic choice-reaction task.
(12) Covalent binding of model enzymes, chymotrypsin and trypsin, to elastic polymer supports, nylon and viscose (cellulose) fibers, human hair, methacrylate rubber, has been effectuated.
(13) It is shown that the diagnosis of ocular toxoplasma must be effectuated just corroborating the clinic data with the positive serology.
(14) The physiological handling of ionized calcium (Ca2+), which serves multiple roles as an extracellular signal, a second messenger, and an activator interacting directly with myofilaments to effectuate contractile responses, referred to as Ca2+ signalling processes, represents an integral part of a more complicated membrane transduction mechanism.
(15) The authors describe a patient with hemiparesis who developed the syndrome of irreversible lithium-effectuated neurotoxicity (SILENT) while being treated with lithium for a manic episode.
(16) It is concluded that oxygenation and adding DBcAMP to CCS are effectual for the myocardial metabolism and protect the myocardial damage during cardiac arrest.
(17) Tests effectuated on 100 patients' teeth show this therapy efficaciousness.
(18) Intraluminal irradiation is an attractive, effectual therapeutic alternative, especially in patients with advanced local or distant disease unlikely to tolerate 5 to 7 weeks of external beam therapy.
(19) He told ABC radio: “There was a committee that was not very effectual and the chairman of the committee is now the departmental medical officer who is providing advice in a more sustained way.” The letter from Bowles reveals that the current chair of IHAG, Dr Paul Alexander has been appointed as the independent health advisor to the department in a streamlined and scaled back health advisory formation.
(20) It has been confirmed that chemoprophylactic treatments may control opportunistic endogenous mycoses effectually.
Sound
Definition:
(n.) The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.
(n.) A cuttlefish.
(superl.) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship.
(superl.) Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding.
(superl.) Firm; strong; safe.
(superl.) Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker.
(superl.) Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles.
(superl.) heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating.
(superl.) Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land.
(adv.) Soundly.
(n.) A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound.
(v. t.) To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.
(v. t.) Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
(v. t.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.
(v. i.) To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
(n.) Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture.
(n.) The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound.
(n.) The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound.
(n.) Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else.
(v. i.) To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect.
(v. i.) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
(v. i.) To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention.
(v. t.) To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn.
(v. t.) To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or on an instrument.
(v. t.) To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a retreat; to sound a parley.
(v. t.) To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man or a great exploit.
(v. t.) To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a patient.
(v. t.) To signify; to import; to denote.
Example Sentences:
(1) The sound of the ambulance frightened us, especially us children, and panic gripped the entire community: people believe that whoever is taken into the ambulance to the hospital will die – you so often don’t see them again.
(2) Here, we review the nature of the heart sound signal and the various signal-processing techniques that have been applied to PCG analysis.
(3) Our experience indicates that lateral rhinotomy is a safe, repeatable and cosmetically sound procedure that provides and excellent surgical approach to the nasal cavity and sinuses.
(4) Compared with conservative management, better long-term success (determined by return of athletic soundness and less evidence of degenerative joint disease) was achieved with surgical curettage of elbow subchondral cystic lesions.
(5) Respiratory alteration in the intensity of heart sounds is one of the commonest auscultatory pitfalls.
(6) I usually use them as a rag with which to clean the toilet but I didn’t have anything else to wear today because I’m so fat.” While this exchange will sound baffling to outsiders, to Brits it actually sounds like this: “You like my dress?
(7) It is felt that otologic surgery should be done before the pinna reconstruction as it is very important to try and introduce sound into these children at an early age.
(8) To evaluate the relationship between the motion pattern and degree of organic change of the anterior mitral leaflet (AML) and the features of the mitral component of the first heart sound (M1) or the opening snap (OS), 37 patients with mitral stenosis (MS) were studied by auscultation, phonocardiography and echocardiography.
(9) The talent base in the UK – not just producers and actors but camera and sound – is unparalleled, so I think creativity will continue unabated.” Lee does recognise “massive” cultural differences between the US and UK.
(10) Among the epileptic patients investigated by the stereotactic E. E. G. (Talairach) whose electrodes were introduced at or around the auditory cortex (Area 41, 42), the topography of the auditory responses by the electrical bipolar stimulation and that of the auditory evoked potential by the bilateral click sound stimulation were studied in relation to the ac--pc line (Talairach).
(11) Seconds later the camera turns away as what sounds like at least 15 gunshots are fired amid bystanders’ screams.
(12) Not making a sound for 24 hours pretty nearly killed me.
(13) The decision of the editors to solicit a review for the Medical Progress series of this journal devoted to current concepts of the renal handling of salt and water is sound in that this important topic in kidney physiology has recently been the object of a number of new, exciting and, in some instances, quite unexpected insights into the mechanisms governing sodium excretion.
(14) Reduced mineral absorption is fairly well documented and has sound theoretical support from basic chemistry.
(15) Endogenous sound-induced (binaural) inhibition which is suggested to be GABA-mediated is also significantly reduced in IC neurons of the GEPR.
(16) Five horses raced successfully and lowered the lifetime race records, 1 horse was sound and trained successfully, but died of colic, and 1 horse was not lame in early training.
(17) This paper reports two experiments concerned with verbal representation in the test stage of recognition memory for naturalistic sounds.
(18) Although sound pressure levels are high, they are probably reduced before reaching the cochlea of the fetus because of the surrounding amniotic fluid and the fluid in the middle ear.
(19) The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of listening experience on the perception of intraphonemic differences in the absence of specific training with the synthetic speech sounds being tested.
(20) Digital respirosonography provides an easy way to assess lung sound amplitudes, frequencies and timing over several breaths.