What's the difference between fulguration and globule?

Fulguration


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of lightening.
  • (n.) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface; -- also called blick.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We studied the influence of energy level on the one hand and of the physical properties of the catheter (Ct) on the other hand on the cardiac effects of right endoventricular fulguration in the dog.
  • (2) Interruption of the His bundle was performed by means of fulguration.
  • (3) Operative errors such as round ligament fulguration were also more common than expected.
  • (4) A total of 29 shocks were delivered with an Odam fulgurator, using a distal electrode connected to the positive pole of a selected catheter.
  • (5) The advantages of this method compared with electrical fulguration are better control of delivered energy and reduction of complications (catheter perforation, thromboembolism).
  • (6) This report is a review of 49 patients who, after careful selection, were considered ideal candidates for curative fulguration in the period 1959-1982.
  • (7) One nurse endoscopist, under supervision by a physician mentor, has carried out more than 6,000 sigmoidoscopies in a recent 1-year period and has fulgurated one or more diminutive polyps in almost 500 patients.
  • (8) One hundred fifty patients were included in a double-blind study to evaluate whether they were more comfortable being sterilized by fulguration or by Falope-Ring banding.
  • (9) The use of the resectoscope has several advantages in treating the patient with inoperable obstructive carcinoma of the rectum, particularly when compared with fulguration.
  • (10) To evaluate the effect of fulguration of endometriotic implants in patients with mild endometriosis, we divided 123 patients into two groups: (A) patients whose endometriotic implants were coagulated, and (B) patients whose implants were left intact.
  • (11) The regenerative response to the fulgurative ulcer within a given species was similar to the early response previously observed by others following administration of known bladder carcinogens.
  • (12) Two cases are reported of functionally significant bladder neck obstruction following urethral valve fulguration which resulted in inability to void.
  • (13) Circumcision, electric fulguration and excision of urethral tumor were performed.
  • (14) To show our first experiments with the treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome through endocavitary fulguration of accessory pathway.
  • (15) We performed transurethral fulguration of the diverticular mucosa and incision of the diverticular neck in combination with transurethral prostatectomy or bladder neck resection to treat all aspects of diverticula in 9 patients.
  • (16) Endocardial fulguration per se induced severe but transient (less than 5 minutes) hemodynamic changes and was sometimes complicated by myocardial ischemia and conduction disorders.
  • (17) Three cases of auricular fulguration are described and used as a basis for a review of physical characteristics and histopathologic consequences of lightning strikes.
  • (18) This allowed definitive treatment in a single session by local excision and fulguration in 48 patients.
  • (19) In group A, 42 of 69 (60.8%) patients achieved a pregnancy within eight cycles following laparoscopic fulguration, in comparison with 10 of 54 (18.5%) patients from group B.
  • (20) A few seconds after fulguration, each VT was terminated and additional radiofrequency currents were given near these sites.

Globule


Definition:

  • (n.) A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form.
  • (n.) A minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc.
  • (n.) A little pill or pellet used by homeopathists.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The values obtained are shown to be lower than those calculated for arigid pepsin globule.
  • (2) Histologically, foci strongly resembling hepatocellular carcinoma with hyaline globules were noted.
  • (3) A large portion of the N-terminal globule of human collagen VI was prepared from the culture medium of stably transfected human embryonic kidney cell clones.
  • (4) Ultrastructurally, the globules measured 0.5-1.5 mu in diameter and they were usually not membrane bound.
  • (5) Calcification initially occurs in maxtrix vesicles (or calcifying globules) which are very numerous between the collagen fibrils of the osteoid tissue, and successively spreads into the surrounding interfibrillar matrix.
  • (6) This early rejection was associated with local appearance of globule leucocytes and increased concentration of T. colubriformis-specific IgG1 and IgG2 in intestinal mucus.
  • (7) Eosinophilic globules were found in 17% of the 34 nevi, and congenital features in 8.8%.
  • (8) In some areas, the tumor shows a striking resemblance to Kaposi's sarcoma; criss-crossing fascicles of spindle cells are interspersed with narrow vascular spaces, but PAS-positive hyaline globules are absent.
  • (9) Kamino's eosinophilic globules could be considered another important sign for the differential diagnosis between pigmented spindle cell nevus and malignant melanoma.
  • (10) Deposits of reaction product were found in varying amounts on the membranes of primary vesicles in the globules.
  • (11) Double immunofluorescence microscopy revealed that hsp70 codistributed with the c-myc protein in distinct globules in the nucleus of many but not all myc-positive cells.
  • (12) Lipids associated with fat globule membrane components increased during the dry period.
  • (13) Examination of possibility of AAT deficiency should be performed in every case, where the cause of liver disease is unsolved; this examination is especially indicated by the presence of typical PAS positive, diastase-resistant, AAT immunreactive globules in hepatocytes.
  • (14) In addition to exposing the underlying filamentous substructure of the matrix, protease treatment also revealed large, straight fiber bundles and globules of amorphous material suspended in the filamentous web.
  • (15) Cow, goat, and human globules were subjected to varying concentrations of the bile salt taurodeoxycholate at 37 degrees C for 2 min, and the released material was obtained by centrifugation at 2 degrees C and 50,000 g for 1 h. Sedimented pellets were analyzed for phospholipid and protein and were characterized further by sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
  • (16) The examination of the data leads to the conclusion on the existence of two possible mechanisms: the variation of properties of surface tryptophan residues environment and paramagnetic orientation of protein globule under the influence of a magnetic field.
  • (17) Myxoglobulosis is a rare morphologic variant of appendiceal mucocele characterized by intraluminal mucinous globules of the appendix.
  • (18) A remarkable array of filaments, approximately 0.5 micron in length, was seen on human, but not bovine, globules.
  • (19) In 10 of 56 patients with primary liver carcinoma the nontumorous hepatocytes contained diastase resistant, periodic acid-Schiff positive and alpha-1-antitrypsin positive (immunoperoxidase technique) globules.
  • (20) The antigenic relationship between the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and the hydrophobic fraction of proteose-peptone (HFPP) was demonstrated, using a mono-specific anti-HFPP antibody.

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