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Flicked


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Flick

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Nitrous oxide produced a dose-related analgesic response in rats (ED50, 67%) as measured by the tail-flick method.
  • (2) To test the hypothesis that EAA agonists are involved in transmission of nociceptive information in the spinal cord, we tested the effect of various opioid, sigma and phencyclidine compounds on the action of NMDA in the tail-flick, hot-plate and biting and scratching nociceptive tests.
  • (3) Antinociception was studied by measuring tail-flick response to hot (55 degrees C) water.
  • (4) Looping the tail of a "g", flicking the line up from the end of an "m", arcing it over an "a" or an "o".
  • (5) His first ball reaches Ali at hip height and he flicks him to fine leg for a boundary that takes him to a quite epic century.
  • (6) Three types of behavior of the compound eye of Daphnia magna are characterized: 'flick', a transient rotation elicited by a brief flash of light; 'fixation', a maintained eye orientation in response to a stationary light stimulus of long-duration; 'tracking', the smooth pursuit of a moving stimulus.
  • (7) On the tail flick method of rats, tolerance to the action of eptazocine was observed, similar to morphine, but not cross-tolerance between eptazocine and morphine.
  • (8) The CCK 8-induced analgesia or hyperalgesia was not seen in the tail flick test and was not associated with motor incapacitation or any other noticeable side effects.
  • (9) When Version came out, featuring covers sung by Winehouse, Allen et al, it was again assumed by some that Ronson had simply flicked through his diamanté-encrusted contacts book and got his friends to rehash a few old songs written by other people.
  • (10) The off-cell exhibits an abrupt pause just prior to the occurrence of the tail flick reflex (TF).
  • (11) Focal electrical stimulation and glutamate microinjection in the nuclei reticularis gigantocellularis (NGC) and gigantocellularis pars alpha (NGC alpha) both inhibit the nociceptive tail-flick (TF) reflex in rats.
  • (12) It has been shown that under all types of stimulation the latent periods (LP) of nociceptive reactions of paw licking and tail flick were significantly increased, as compared to baseline level, thus suggesting suppression of the pain sensitivity.
  • (13) administered DPDYN were determined in two nociceptive tests, involving thermal cutaneous (tail-flick) and chemical visceral (AcOH-induced writhing) stimuli, in which mu and kappa receptors are known to be activated differentially.
  • (14) The antinociceptive properties, as measured by the tail-flick and hot-plate tests, and the motor effects of an intrathecally-administered benzodiazepine agonist midazolam, alone, and in combination with morphine, was examined in rats.
  • (15) Suppression of the tail flick response to noxious heat and paw withdrawal response to noxious pressure were produced by electrical stimulation of arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARH) in pentobarbital anesthetized rats.
  • (16) These results indicate that noxious cutaneous stimulation may release an agent in the spinal cord which facilitates the tail flick reflex, and that this agent is antagonized by a substance P antagonist.
  • (17) The effects of altering sensory input on the motoneuronal activity underlying antennular flicking have been tested.
  • (18) Irrespective of treatment history, mice showed a retest EPM profile of enhanced anxiety, with tail-flick data suggesting a major contribution of anticipatory factors.
  • (19) Analgesic potency was evaluated by prolongation of the time required to induce tail-flick.
  • (20) They were slightly more potent in the formalin test but had no or negligible effects in the tail-flick test.

Flicker


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
  • (v. i.) To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
  • (n.) The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.
  • (n.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Indirect blood pressure measurement techniques included automated oscillometry, manual auscultation, visual onset of oscillation (flicker) and return-to-flow methods.
  • (2) The flickers, similar in nature to the flickers observed for physiological channels, were of the order of 1 ms and the interval between flickers was of the order of 50 ms.
  • (3) I watched as she made the briefest eye contact with me on their way back, the flicker of hurt and sadness in her eyes reflecting mine, before the shutters came down.
  • (4) The characteristics of pattern and flicker (movement) detection are compared to electrophysiological studies on X (sustained) and Y (transient) neurones respectively, and correlations are described for studies of temporal frequency response, non-linearity, width of receptive field, strength of the inhibitory surround and motion sensitivity.
  • (5) The performance tests included tracking, choice reaction, flicker fusion, exophoria, nystagmus, digit symbol substitution and the subjective assessment of mood.
  • (6) Psychometric performance parameters and the critical flicker-fusion frequency are studied in various groups and in patients with chronic cerebral circulation trouble.
  • (7) It caused alpha-adrenergic stimulation (blood pressure and pupil diameter) and central nervous system excitation (critical flicker frequency), both of which were more marked in males than in females.
  • (8) Only two eyes showed a definite alteration in optic disc anatomy without the development of field loss, and field defects appeared in only one of 109 eyes in which there was no change or suspected change on flicker comparison.
  • (9) There were flickers for Alberto Moreno and Origi straight away, Lallana looped a header off target and Jordan Henderson got the better of Aké before seeing Heurelho Gomes tip over his shot.
  • (10) Twenty-four male graduate volunteers were administered a battery of psychological tests--critical flicker fusion (CFF; alternate and simultaneous), reaction time (simple and choice), memory (forward and backward), and associative recall--to ascertain their performance capability during the different times of day.
  • (11) At positive applied voltages, TeTx channels flicker continuously between a closed state and the various distinct open states.
  • (12) The luminance threshold for the detection of 25 Hz flicker was measured in nine patients with retinal disorders under stimulus conditions that have been shown previously to involve an interaction between rod and cone systems.
  • (13) The results obtained by flicker were compared with those reported on the responses evoked by different visual stimuli.
  • (14) The future development of perimetry will be characterized by a refinement of measured value statistics and the testing of perimetric procedures that test more complex physiological functions than sensitivity to differences (e.g., analysis of temporal transmission characteristics in flicker perimetry.
  • (15) For patients sensitive at normal viewing distances, where 50 Hz diffuse flicker appeared to be responsible for the induction of paroxysmal activity, the probability with which paroxysmal activity was induced was closely related to the subtense of the screen.
  • (16) Fourteen patients with symptoms of acute unilateral optic neuritis were examined with the Pulfrich test and the Aulhorn flicker test.
  • (17) Visual discomfort has been related to 1) the presence of flicker; the possibility to regulate, 2) brightness, 3) height; and 4) inclination of monitor.
  • (18) High ambient temperature had no significant effect on critical flicker fusion frequency.
  • (19) (1) Annular stimulation of rods slightly facilitated rod-mediated flicker sensitivity to frequencies less than 10 Hz.
  • (20) The result was good news for the north-east generally as Newcastle’s flickering hopes of escaping the drop were also given the faintest breath of oxygen.

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