(n.) A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed.
(n.) An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma.
Example Sentences:
(1) The nature of the putative autoantigen in Graves' ophthalmopathy (Go) remains an enigma but the sequence similarity between thyroglobulin (Tg) and acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) provides a rationale for epitopes which are common to the thyroid gland and the eye orbit.
(2) The role of growth hormone (GH) and the related placental lactogens in implantation and subsequent embryonic and fetal development is an enigma.
(3) The exact association between psoriasis and arthritis remains an enigma.
(4) And then there is the great enigma of that involuntary separation inflicted by the death of those without whom we would never have wanted to live.
(5) An apparent enigma during platelet aggregation is that increased glycogenolysis occurs despite a fall in cyclic AMP levels; Activation by a classical cascade is therefore unlikely, and an alternative stimulus for phosphorylase a formation was sought.
(6) This triad is currently an enigma in the field of internal medicine.
(7) Rectal carcinoma remains an enigma to surgical and medical oncologists.
(8) Most of the known central actions of angiotensin II, for example the regulation of blood pressure and of electrolyte and water balance, seem to be mediated by the AT1 receptor, while the role of the AT2 receptor is still an enigma.
(9) What they say "You are an enigma wrapped in a riddle nestled in a sesame seed bun of mystery" – Stephen Colbert
(10) We believe that the "missing pathway" for factor XI activation remains an enigma that warrants further investigation.
(11) He, of course, disclaimed his commitment, telling an American admirer that he was "a person who prefers life to art, and who knows it is a far finer thing to be in love…" The record of his creativity suggests the opposite, only adding to the aura of enigma that still surrounds him.
(12) Against this background the present study was performed, and it has been shown that the resolution to the enigma is that there are two different populations of bipolar cells in the rat visual cortex.
(13) The biologic background to the clinical behavior of these metastasizing tumors remains an enigma.
(14) The author argues that the similarity of the Bushman trance state, kia and that of drug-induced altered states of consciousness has been paid too little attention in the research, and that an enigma currently exists with regard to the degree to which plant drugs may have influenced the !Kung trance phenomenon and healing beliefs.
(15) In many ways the problem of diaphragmatic hernia is as much of an enigma to today's physician-scientist as it was to Bochdalek in the nineteenth century.
(16) The treatment of keloids continues to be an enigma to the surgeon and the patient as well.
(17) And we need to declare war on them.” The rhetoric injected renewed urgency into the effort to unlock the enigma of a couple who had lived quietly and privately with their six-month-old daughter.
(18) Facial palsy is a distressing nonfatal disorder that creates an emotional crisis for the patient and often a therapeutic enigma for the physician.
(19) The function of the third one called the tissue type is still an enigma.
(20) A variety of pharmacologic manipulations were employed to help solve this enigma.
Recondite
Definition:
(a.) Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse; as, recondite causes of things.
(a.) Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, recondite studies.
Example Sentences:
(1) A pony-tailed local businessman, Hall rose to prominence during the referendum campaign when he used a reconditioned Green Goddess fire engine to distribute pro-independence literature.
(2) Relative to conditioning and reconditioning, extinction effected larger IRTs and smaller GSP amplitudes.
(3) In addition, cardiopulmonary reconditioning exercises are initiated to increase overall activity tolerance.
(4) She was treated successfully with a 600 k.cal diet and a 26-day physical reconditioning programme.
(5) The goal is to create an environment in which returning workers can rebuild psychological self-confidence and physical reconditioning by replicating their work routine.
(6) One of the pitfalls of describing Fry is the tendency to veer towards language that is recondite.
(7) It was demonstrated that the use of an FSOT column gives only a small decrease in the detection limit compared with a packed column; reconditioning of the FSOT column is, however, a disadvantage in routine measurements.
(8) During reconditioning, in the case of the sexually already mature pups, the weakest performance was observed in the offspring of mothers having received oral alcohol treatment.
(9) In 1961, based on results obtained with the particulate tracer ferritin, Farquhar, Wissig and Palade [15] proposed a functional model for the glomerulus and defined a role for each of its components in the filtration process: a) the basement membrane as the main filter; b) the endothelium as a valve, which by the number and size of its fenestrae, controls access to the filter; c) the epithelium as a monitor which partially recovers proteins that leak through the filter; and d) the mesangium which serves to recondition and unclog the filter by incorporating and disposing of filtration residues which accumulate against it.
(10) Summer and winter recondition camps are organized for children aged 6 to 17 years.
(11) A combination of aversive therapy and orgasmic reconditioning failed to produce the expected changes in sexual activities and arousal patterns.
(12) The capability for de- and reconditioning is a characteristic and unique property of precipitation membranes, not found in other membrane systems.
(13) Along with physical reconditioning, the cardiac rehabilitation program provides an opportunity to address risk factor modification, return to work, return to sexual activity, management of depression and anxiety, and the presence of risk factors in the patient's family.
(14) Early detection and treatment of possible complications and institution of a comprehensive plan for rehabilitation and reconditioning can improve the chances for a successful outcome.
(15) Low intensity exercise is effective in cardiac reconditioning and should be favored at least during the initial stages of a training regimen in view of the decreased orthopedic problems, added safety, high adherence level and tolerable working rate.
(16) This has been due both to the availability of automated reconditioning machines and powerful chemical cleaning and disinfecting agents.
(17) However, only eight subjects completed eight weeks of reconditioning.
(18) This includes physical therapy with breathing retraining, clapping and postural drainage, and exercise reconditioning, occupational therapy with attention to energy conservation in activities of daily living, psychological considerations, and vocational rehabilitation.
(19) Physical therapy with postural drainage, exercise reconditioning, and occupational therapy deserve attention.
(20) The motives of reproduction in women--the reasons why they want to have children--are experienced on three different levels: (1) as an elementary and universal human event which, however, event on casual observation betrays its recondite and complex motivation.