(n.) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
(n.) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
(n.) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Example Sentences:
(1) These included bringing in the A* grade, reducing the number of modules from six to four, and a greater attempt to assess the whole course at the end.
(2) Low birth weight, short stature, and mental retardation were common features in the four known patients with r(8).
(3) It was shown in experiments on four dogs by the conditioned method that the period of recovery of conditioned activity after one hour ether anaesthesia tested 7 to 7.5 days.
(4) However, four of ten young adult outer arm (relatively sun-exposed) and one of ten young adult inner arm (relatively sun-protected) fibroblasts lines increased their saturation density in response to retinoic acid.
(5) A 61-year-old man experienced four bouts of pancreatitis in 1 year.
(6) The promoters of the adenovirus 2 major late gene, the mouse beta-globin gene, the mouse immunoglobulin VH gene and the LTR of the human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type I were tested for their transcription activities in cell-free extracts of four cell lines; HeLa, CESS (Epstein-Barr virus-transformed human B cell line), MT-1 (HTLV-I-infected human T cell line without viral protein synthesis), and MT-2 (HTLV-I-infected human T cell line producing viral proteins).
(7) In each study, all subjects underwent four replications (over two days) of one of the six permutations of the three experimental conditions; each condition lasted 5 min.
(8) Four cytotoxic antibiotics, bikaverin, duclauxine, PSX-1 and vermiculine, were examined with respect to their interference with glycolysis and respiration and their possible ionophoric or cytolytic activity.
(9) The invaginations were classified into four easily recognized types: regular, chunky, filigree, and ridge (present only in axon hillock regions).
(10) During the study period four family outbreaks and seven recurrences of infection were observed.
(11) These four antigens consisted of S of MNSs blood group, Lua of Lutheran blood group, and K and Kpa of Kell-Cellano blood group.
(12) Binding data for both ligands to the enzyme yielded nonlinear Scatchard plots that analyze in terms of four negatively cooperative binding sites per enzyme tetramer.
(13) Even so, amputation of fifteen extremities and four other major excisions were required in twelve patients.
(14) Four of the 39 ticks in our colony were infected with a spirochete; presumably, Borrelia crocidurae.
(15) Four other independent LCMV-GP2(275-289) specific H-2Db-restricted CTL clones also expressed V alpha 4 and V beta 10 gene elements.
(16) The hospital whose A&E unit has been threatened with closure on safety grounds has admitted that four patients died after errors by staff in the emergency department and other areas.
(17) Maximal covalent binding of [4,5-14C]ronidazole to DNA also required four-electron reduction, consistent with previous studies of the covalent binding of this agent to immobilized sulfhydryl groups [Kedderis et al.
(18) We investigated whether these peptides also affect the sleep EEG in humans when given intravenously by comparing polysomnographically the effects of four boluses of (1) placebo, (2) 50 micrograms GHRH or (3) 50 micrograms SRIF administered at 22.00, 23.00, 24.00 and 1.00 h to 7 male controls.
(19) Since the start of this week, markets have been more cautious, with bond yields in Spain reaching their highest levels in four months on Tuesday amid concern about the scale of the austerity measures being imposed by the government and fears that the country might need a bailout.
(20) In 14 of the patients the imaging results were checked against the histological findings of a subsequent thymectomy, which revealed four thymomas and (with the exception of one normal thymus) hyperplastic changes in all the others.
Trimonthly
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The seven patients were monitored trimonthly by cystoscopy, multiple biopsies and cytopreparations.
(2) Because of the reported association of breast cancer with bloody nipple discharge, close follow-up of these women at monthly intervals during pregnancy and trimonthly during the postpartum period was carried out.
(3) Detailed clinical evaluation was performed trimonthly.
(4) During a period of 7 years this program was carried out with 4 items: the motivation of the children; a daily teeth brushing; a weekly mouth rinsing with a 0.2% NaF solution; a trimonthly clinical examination.
(5) In sudden deafness, very slight but statistically significant differences were found, when the numbers of patients and the onsets were analyzed by monthly basis, trimonthly basis (Nov-Jan, Feb-Apr, May-July and Aug-Oct) and quarterly basis.
(6) His serum IgG has remained at this level for the past 12 months with trimonthly booster doses of transfer factor.
(7) However, the difference in slopes of regression lines obtained from trimonthly determinations was nonsignificant.
(8) A total of 98 adults previously treated for moderate to advanced periodontitis and on a trimonthly recall schedule were screened for the presence of critical levels of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Prevotella (Bacteroides) intermedia, and Porphyromonas (Bacteroides) gingivalis.
(9) The treatment consisted of placement of two 10 F gauge straight endoprostheses with elective exchange trimonthly, for a 1-year period.
(10) During pregnancy, no change of ST was noted on lateral and frontal skull x-ray performed in every patient at trimonthly intervals.
(11) With the exception of P. gingivalis, for which insufficient data were available, the results indicate that the presence or absence of the above bacterial species cannot of itself serve as a reliable predictor of future episodes of recurrent disease in a population of treated patients on a regular trimonthly recall schedule.
(12) Trimonthly injections of medroxyprogesterone acetate of norethindrone enanthate provide contraception through a long lasting antigonadotropic effect.
(13) Use of trimonthly injections of medroxyprogesterone acetate (150 mg) as a contraceptive in 110 women and for medical indications in 62 women is reported.
(14) The 95% confidence interval for the difference in slopes of regression lines obtained from trimonthly manual muscle tests on all subjects was markedly asymmetric in favor of the diltiazem group, but this difference was also not significant.
(15) Hormonal contraception (including combined, sequential, and "minipill" preparations and trimonthly depot-progesterone injections), IUDs, and tubal ligation are briefly described and the social, psychological, and ethical aspects of family planning are discussed.