(a.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.
(n.) The genitive case.
Example Sentences:
(1) In the past, the interpretation of the medical findings was hampered by a lack of knowledge of normal anatomy and genital flora in the nonabused prepubertal child.
(2) There were 101 unwanted pregnancies, and 1 child was born with intersexual genitals.
(3) Groups of inbred female mice of strains CBA or C3H were infected genitally with a pathogenic human strain of Chlamydia trachomatis (N.I.1, serovar F) known to produce salpingitis and infertility in mice.
(4) By using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), we have developed a system for type-specific as well as universal detection of genital human papillomaviruses (HPVs).
(5) IgM antibody titres were not elevated in patients with non-genital herpes simplex, but in patients with herpes genitalis IgM antibodies to HSV type 2 increased to 4 times the normal values 2-4 weeks after infection.
(6) A very important point to consider in this context is the immunological situation in the female genital tract which is a target organ for sex hormones.
(7) We come to see that some traditions keep us grounded, but that, in our modern world, other traditions set us back.” Female genital mutilation (FGM) affects more than 130 million girls and women around the world.
(8) Patients suffering from genital disorders possess HSV type 2 antibodies at a rate significantly higher (p less than 0.001) than in the control group.
(9) Acyclovir is commonly used for suppression and treatment of recurrent genital herpes simplex virus and may be indicated for pregnant women with disseminated herpes.
(10) Tuberculosis of the cervix of the uterus is a rare form of genital tuberculosis.
(11) The IUD is contraindicated for women at increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases; sexual habits and especially occasional multiple partners are the single most important risk in the increased frequency of upper genital tract infections in IUD users.
(12) We present a patient whose genital warts were recalcitrant to treatment.
(13) The uterine osteosarcoma is the seventh case reported in the world, while it is the second case of synchronous triple primary tumors of the upper female genital tract.
(14) A total of 161 samples from genital sources were evaluated using two different methods for genital Mycoplasma isolation: inoculation to urea broth, arginine broth and A7 solid media (standard method) and a new enzymatic method (Mycoscreen Oxoid).
(15) The syndrome initially described by Behçet in 1937 comprised the triad of ocular inflammation, oral and genital ulcers.
(16) In 240 cases of genital ulcer disease among mineworkers in Carletonville, South Africa, this study endeavored to correlate the clinical diagnosis with laboratory findings.
(17) However, after the exclusion of cases with congenital abnormality association of low birth weight newborn infants and with genital anomalies of the male, the twin birth rate was 1.8 per cent.
(18) This paper has outlined the etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of genital herpes.
(19) Seven pregnant patients with genital carcinoma were treated with high voltage irradiation in combination with operation.
(20) UK Border Force officers have warned of an emerging trend of "cutters" flying into Britain to practise female genital mutilation (FGM).
Inflection
Definition:
(n.) The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
(n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
(n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.
(n.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.
(n.) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
(n.) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.
(n.) Same as Diffraction.
Example Sentences:
(1) An initial complex-soma inflection was observed on the rising phase of the action potential of some cells.
(2) When she speaks, it is in a quiet, clear voice that is middle-class but also flat and London-inflected enough to seem almost classless: it is the voice of the modern southern English professional.
(3) We conclude from these six studies that: (a) BN presents a counter-example to the claim that non-fluent patients have particular difficulty with those aspects of morphology which have a syntactic function; (b) BN processes both derived and inflected words by mapping the sensory input onto the entire full-form of a complex word, but the semantic and syntactic content of the stem alone is accessed and integrated into the context.
(4) The Hill plots of all resonances of the imidazole rings, including the 15N resonances, show a small inflection in the pH range 5.8-6.4.
(5) Two of the three inflection points occurring in the voltammograms are invariant with changes in scan rate, pH, CO2, O2, and glucose.
(6) With prose that takes the English language and infuses it with inflections and a history that is uniquely Igbo, discernibly Nigerian and unmistakably African, Achebe's is a realism that ensures the enduring relevance of his fiction.
(7) We measured the pressure-volume curves (PV curves) of the lung simultaneously at three levels in the esophagus below the tracheal bifurcation using the three-short-balloon-catheter system in 11 normal seated men and compared the inflection points (IP's) of three PV curves with the closing volume (CV) on the single-breath nitrogen washout curve.
(8) Stimulation of secretion of preloaded 125I-mannose-N-acetyl-poly-D-lysine by mannose-BSA was more pronounced at lower temperatures with a sharp inflection point at 10 degrees C. These findings suggest that endosomes containing newly internalized mannose-BSA interact with the exocytosis pathway and enhance secretion of 125I-mannose-N-acetyl-poly-D-lysine from lysosomes.
(9) The inflection in plasma epinephrine shifted in an identical manner and occurred simultaneously with that of TLa (r = 0.97) regardless of the testing protocol or training status.
(10) As the Big Dog waltzed through a thicket of policy points, dropping drawl-inflected catchphrases, the teleprompter stuttered.
(11) The contours of the major components of the far-field CMAPs were frequently interrupted by a series of small amplitude negative and positive peaks or inflections.
(12) Surface tension graphs were similar to those of conventional surfactants, showing apparent critical micelle concentrations (cmc) at distinct inflection points.
(13) The absence of an inflection point show that surface EMG does not provide an indication of Tlac.
(14) The clear inflection point at 3 x 10(-6) M (25 degrees C) observed in the surface tension-concentration curve may not represent the CMC for the formation of multimolecular aggregates.
(15) Thermotolerance was identified from the appearance of an inflection in the survival curve or from the loss of heat resistance in the presence of chloramphenicol (CAM) or rifampicin.
(16) The use of the inflection point is discussed thoroughly, concluding that although it does not allow exclusion of the existence of genotypically different subgroups, the limitations of the data do not permit its use to determine the number of heterozygotes and thus the existence of polymorphism.
(17) On the other hand, the number of groups corresponding to the second inflection is slightly increased.
(18) Parameter estimates are obtained from estimates of the size and time at the point of inflection, the size and time at any other arbitrarily selected point, and the maximum size.
(19) The conversational features within the transcript included the interruptions, pauses, overlaps, inflections, and turn shapes as structured by the participants.
(20) Type II is a spike of short duration (mean 2.0 msec) with only an inflection on the falling phase.