What's the difference between ewe and ewer?

Ewe


Definition:

  • (n.) The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) An experimental model was established in the ewe allowing one to predict with accuracy an antral follicle that coincidentally would either undergo ovulation (6-8 mm diameter) or atresia (3-4 mm diameter) following synchronization of luteal regression and the onset of the gonadotropin surge.
  • (2) Lambing rates approach 1.5 lambs per ewe per year, but a death rate of 23 per cent and an offtake of 27 per cent, means that flock numbers are probably slightly declining.
  • (3) Only one ewe aborted, 10 days after the first infecting dose, at 94 days of gestation; L monocytogenes was isolated from several sites in both its aborted fetuses.
  • (4) In the water-loaded state, MAP rose significantly at the lowest rate of infusion in both pregnant and non-pregnant ewes.
  • (5) Three of the tumours represented primary soft tissue lesions, while locally recurrent tumour or pulmonary metastases were studied from the 4 skeletal tumours, all of which had been diagnosed previously as Ewing's sarcomas.
  • (6) In this ewe, and in 4 of 7 other sheep diagnosed as having abomasal emptying defects, aspartate transaminase and sorbitol dehydrogenase activities were high, and histopathologic evidence of hepatic congestion and ischemia was found.
  • (7) Similar sponges were reintroduced into four ewes at each of the intervals 1, 3, 5, and 7 days later; three ewes served as controls.
  • (8) Synthetic LHRH administered to ewes by intravenous infusion or subcutaneous injection was readily detectable in peripheral plasma.
  • (9) The effect of age of the ewe and pregnancy on concentrations of plasma calcium, phosphorus and magnesium and its relationship to the bent-leg syndrome in lambs, were investigated.
  • (10) After surgical resection the facial mass was diagnosed as Ewing's sarcoma histopathologically.
  • (11) Although a PGF2 alpha analogue (Lutalyse) infusion into the uterine vein of two ewes with persistent CLs failed to induced luteolysis, it did stimulate a large release of OT into the UOV.
  • (12) Seven lactating Lacaune ewes underwent either a total luteectomy on day 19 of pregnancy (D19) (compensated from that stage by a daily progesterone supplementation of 25 mg to ensure embryonic survival; group 1:4 animals) or a control laparotomy (group 2: 3 animals).
  • (13) Faecal samples of the Romanov ewes more often harboured Nematodirus eggs while the larvae recovered from cultures of these samples contained a higher percentage of Teladorsagia.
  • (14) In experiment 2, antibodies (Ab) were extracted from sera obtained from experiment 1 ewes and then were injected i.v.
  • (15) Serologically the aborted ewes were positive for brucellosis by one or more tests.
  • (16) Children with osteosarcoma or Ewing's sarcoma rarely have bone disease distant from the site of their primary bone lesion at presentation.
  • (17) The androgenized ewes showed poorer oestrous responses to each hormone although rams showed interest in the ewes.
  • (18) Plasma melatonin concentrations were higher during the hours of darkness in the ewes and fetuses in both the normal and altered groups; i.e.
  • (19) Four of these ewes received a second increase in GnRH pulse frequency, every 2 h and hourly on the subsequent 2 days.
  • (20) Ewing's sarcoma is considered a primary malignant tumor of bone.

Ewer


Definition:

  • (n.) A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug; esp., one used to hold water for the toilet.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) An anthropometric study in the Asmat population, a coastal group of Papua living in the south-western part of Irian Jaya (Indonesian New Guinea) covered 318 subjects of both sexes, belonging to four different villages (Basim, Senggo, Ewer and Piramanak) of the Asmat region.
  • (2) An initial report of some of these results has been published previously (Ewer et al., 1988).
  • (3) Landon Ewers, chief information officer at Amalgamated Bank, said: “Donald Trump has personally attacked federal judges and a disturbing portion of Americans appear to think he should be able to override the courts.

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