What's the difference between efflorescence and hygroscopic?

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.

Hygroscopic


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to, or indicated by, the hygroscope; not readily manifest to the senses, but capable of detection by the hygroscope; as, glass is often covered with a film of hygroscopic moisture.
  • (a.) Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of moisture, as glass, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We chronically implanted hygroscopic occluders around the left circumflex coronary artery in 49 anesthetized young male domestic pigs and we studied the development of a collateral circulation at 4, 8, 12, and 26 weeks after implantation.
  • (2) We studied relaxation by hygroscopic expansion of the interfacial polymerization shear stress of bonded resin composites.
  • (3) These experiments are the first to verify that the classical particle growth theory is applicable to the particle sizes and environmental conditions present in the human airways during hygroscopic aerosol therapy.
  • (4) TBZ-Ph was shown to possess slight photosensitivity; it was not hygroscopic.
  • (5) The present UNICEF ORS mixture compacted easily by direct compression but gave fragile tablets, which were hygroscopic.
  • (6) The organism is characterized by its gray aerial mycelium color, hygroscopic spore mass and spiral spore chains with warty or spiny spore surfaces.
  • (7) The affected skin of pityriasis alba showed functional defects in both hygroscopicity and water-holding capacity detectable by water sorption-desorption test.
  • (8) Despite the biochemical keratin changes in psoriatic plaque, the latter is highly hygroscopic, in particular in the first minute after bathing.
  • (9) After the hygroscopicity of types I and II had been tested at various levels of relative humidity (RH) at 35 degrees C, type I was stable at less than 82% RH, but transformed into the monohydrate at more than 88% RH.
  • (10) Progredient stenosis of the circumflex coronary artery was induced by implanting a hygroscopic ameroid constrictor ring around it and occlusion was verified by in vivo angiography.
  • (11) Whisker-like crystals appeared on the surface of tablets that contained lactose or mannitol, a hygroscopic material such as docusate sodium, magnesium chloride, or potassium acetate, and other ingredients stored in an atmosphere of high relative humidity.
  • (12) Therefore conventional type suppositories containing VPA or S-VPA were not of practical use, whereas III and VI prevented volatility of VPA and minimized the hygroscopic property of S-VPA.
  • (13) Laminaria, a hygroscopic seaweed, was used to induce pressure within the rat tympanic cavity.
  • (14) The physicochemical properties of amorphous forms of frusemide, prepared by spray-drying at 50 or 150 degrees C, and their hygroscopic stability at temperatures of 25 and 40 degrees C, and at 0 and 75% relative humidity were investigated.
  • (15) The hydration, the hygroscopicity and the water-holding capacity as well as the rate of water loss were measured in 1) dry non-eczematous skin in 13 patients (mean age 32 years) with atophic dermatitis (AD), 2) dry, xerotic skin of old patients (mean age 75 years) and 3) 17 controls (mean age 36 years) with normal skin and no history of AD.
  • (16) We have developed a method (hygroscopic desorption) for measuring the binding of small molecules to membranes.
  • (17) It would appear that in terms of contamination control and air flow resistance the pleated membrane filter provides a wider margin of safety than either the hygroscopic or composite devices.
  • (18) The relationship between the pseudopolymorphic crystal forms of this compound and water content was studied by X-ray diffractometry, coulometric moisture analysis, thermal analysis, and hygroscopic and vacuum-freeze-drying experiments.
  • (19) After the hygroscopicity test, the final expansion ratio of type I tablets was more than that of type II tablets.
  • (20) It was found that highly hygroscopic wool fabrics were perceived as being dryer and maintained a higher temperature at the skin surface than polyester, a less hygroscopic fabric, during fabric-skin contact.