What's the difference between efflorescence and flush?

Efflorescence


Definition:

  • (n.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth.
  • (n.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.
  • (n.) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc.
  • (n.) The powder or crust thus formed.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Herpetiform efflorescences appeared over the head and trunk shortly before death.
  • (2) Clinico-biological examination of 154 patients with psoriasis resulted in data showing high activity of endo- and exopeptidases in efflorescences of that dermatosis.
  • (3) These nodules were painful when pressure was applied The clinical appearance of the efflorescence was most similar to that of glomangiomas.
  • (4) In these 18 the efflorescence was also examined histologically.
  • (5) As zinc sulphate has efflorescent properties, the effect of humidity on the coated tablets was studied and physical stability tests were carried out.
  • (6) The classical combination of symptoms consists of urticariel efflorescences, bleeding of skin and lining tissue and arthralgies [8, 19].
  • (7) The history revealed that, when about 40 years of age, a coarse skin-fold and yellowish-white xanthoma-like efflorescences had been noted around her umbilicus, the inguinal regions and axillae.
  • (8) We have observed 5 such cases and, in this report, describe 2 cases in which the sudden efflorescence of many new warts was used as a sign to predict accurately the onset of involution and subsequent regression of all flat warts.
  • (9) Polymorphous light eruption (PLE) is a common disorder characterized by a delayed, abnormal response to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, with a varied morphology of itching efflorescences on sun-exposed areas of the skin.
  • (10) New insights into the pathophysiology of acne show that the most important therapeutic principle is suppression of the propionibacteria in the pilosebaceous duct since these bacteria have a key role in the genesis of the comedo and of inflammatory acne efflorescences.
  • (11) After appearance of a leutic maculo-papulous rash systemic application of Penicillin lead to a quick cessation of the cutaneous efflorescences as well as of the uveitis.
  • (12) This leads us to study the volatilisation of codeine stored in safety boxes suggest adding the mention "slightly efflorescent" to the usual characteristics of codeine found in the monography of the French Pharmacopoea as mentionned by LEBEAU and JANOT.
  • (13) Our investigation showed that the reverse is the case: the thickness of the epidermis in the psoriasis efflorescences is significantly greater than in healthy skin nearby in the same patient.
  • (14) "In the early 2000s there was this incredible efflorescence of anger and excitement .
  • (15) All the remaining changes, particularly the mutagenic and immunosuppressive effects as well as papular efflorescences on the skin, arise only as secondary phenomena.
  • (16) Characteristic efflorescence emerged during pregnancy; clinical manifestations disappeared 1-2 weeks after the disease resolution.
  • (17) The time of efflorescence was different in each pregnancy.
  • (18) Confluent vesicles flattened within 24 to 48 hours and no further efflorescences were seen.
  • (19) Both araU derivatives applied as 0.1% eyedrops suppressed the development of keratitis as monitored by the reduced number of herpes efflorescences.
  • (20) In the first days of this therapy, a characteristic local reaction of the L.p. lesions could be observed; first an edematous swelling appeared, followed by scaling and regression of efflorescences.

Flush


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.
  • (v. i.) To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red; to blush.
  • (v. i.) To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
  • (v. i.) To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.
  • (v. t.) To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer.
  • (v. t.) To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with excitement.
  • (v. t.) To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy, as if suffused with blood.
  • (v. t.) To excite; to animate; to stir.
  • (v. t.) To cause to start, as a hunter a bird.
  • (n.) A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
  • (n.) A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
  • (n.) Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood; as, the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset.
  • (n.) A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement. animation, etc.; as, a flush of joy.
  • (n.) A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed.
  • (n.) A hand of cards of the same suit.
  • (a.) Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
  • (a.) Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.
  • (a.) Unbroken or even in surface; on a level with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous surface; as, a flush panel; a flush joint.
  • (a.) Consisting of cards of one suit.
  • (adv.) So as to be level or even.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This is basically a large tank (the bigger the better) that collects rain from the house guttering and pumps it into the home, to be used for flushing the loo.
  • (2) The vasodilator effect of both calcium antagonists was responsible for side effects, of which the most common were flushing, edema, headache, and palpitations.
  • (3) No comparable differences in development were found in cultured embryos for which the media had been supplemented with flushings from the same progestational uterine stages as used for transfer.
  • (4) 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.
  • (5) Rabbit morulae and blastocysts were cultured in conventional culture media [Ham's F10 or BSM II supplemented with bovine serum albumin (BSA) or serum] or in Ham's medium supplemented with synchronous or asynchronous uterine flushings, mostly for 2 days, and afterwards investigated by light and electron microscopy and by autoradiography.
  • (6) Management of obstructive upper ureteral calculi by first flushing the lithiasis to renal cavity and secondary extracorporeal lithotripsy is proposed as a routine guide-line, especially when treatment by ESWL is not immediately available.
  • (7) A rapid and efficient method for obtaining murine bone marrow cells is described, which yields up to twice the amount of cells obtained by the conventional method of flushing through the bones.
  • (8) 31P NMR spectroscopy proved to be an excellent, dynamic, nondestructive method for assessing the liver during cold flush and pulsatile perfusion experiments.
  • (9) The simple method of retrograde flushing of spermatozoa from the epididymal cauda of slaughter bulls yielded an average of 2 x 10(9) spermatozoa from one cauda.
  • (10) Uterine horns were flushed in 5 cats 6-8 days after mating with expanded blastocysts being collected from 4 cats.
  • (11) This study suggests that a naloxone-sensitive opioid mechanism is not active in modulating luteinizing hormone secretion in the postmenopausal woman and that opioid receptor blockade is not effective in altering the frequency of menopausal flushes.
  • (12) Atracurium, metocurine and in particular d-tubocurarine have histamine-releasing properties and may cause flushing, hypotension and tachycardia.
  • (13) In 13 postorchidectomy patients who reported hot flushes we recorded cutaneous blood-flow and sweating by use of a laser-Doppler flowmeter and an evaporimeter.
  • (14) However, flushing the filters with carbenicillin or gentamicin killed the bacteria and caused the release of endotoxin into the filtrates.
  • (15) These results justify the use of UW solution by intraaortic flush especially during multi-organ procurement.
  • (16) Twelve grafts were flushed with and stored in Perfadex.
  • (17) The fillings were ground flush with the tooth surface and the teeth were cycled thermally between two dye solutions baths.
  • (18) On testing the peripheral vestibular apparatus of astronauts with healthy labyrinths, nystagmus was observed when flushing the ears with hot or cold water even in the absence of gravitation.
  • (19) Using methanesulfonic acid, hydrolysis of cytochrome c at 115 degrees C for 22 h yielded recoveries equal to or higher than hydrolysis at 115 degrees C for 70 h or at 150 degrees C for 22 h. Triple evacuation of the hydrolysis tube alternated with nitrogen flush gave recovery improvements over single evacuation.
  • (20) Lack of isozyme I is responsible for the "flush-syndrome" commonly observed in asian people following alcohol intake.