What's the difference between goniometry and measurement?
Goniometry
Definition:
(n.) The art of measuring angles; trigonometry.
Example Sentences:
(1) In this work, the method of orthodontic goniometry is used, which is a simple technique and not expensive, that allows us to determine the apical expansion in the studied models.
(2) Tangential goniometry based on the principle of mechanical strain measurement is proposed for evaluating human body deformities or mobility.
(3) ROM was measured by standardized goniometry after a warm-up on a cycle-ergometer.
(4) The secretory cycle of the antral G cell in the golden hamster and in the Wistar rat has been investigated, using classical techniques of optical and electron microscopy associated with special methods (such as goniometry, densitometry, immunohistology, morphometry) and with radioimmunoassay for gastrin.
(5) Manual goniometry and tensiometry were used to evaluate knee active extension range of motion and quadriceps strength.
(6) Complex recording methods involving clinical evaluations (graded), patient self-ratings, goniometry, motion analysis by computer, electromyography of controlled motions and detailed statistical analysis were used.
(7) Polarised light goniometry demonstrated a two to three-fold reduction of tremor in these patients when standard methods of clinical assessment showed only marginal improvement.
(8) The study was carried out in conventionally prepared material, using individual and serial sections, goniometry, and quantitative analysis of montages, and also in material stained by the E-PTA and BIUL methods.
(9) Topics covered include pressure treatment of hypertrophic scars, laser eradication of tattoos, amputation stump and artificial limb interactions, elbow arthoplasty, disability rehabilitation and training for sports performance, functional electrical stimulation and joint goniometry.
(10) as well as completing the goniometry of the recurvatum, the dia-intercondylar angle makes it possible to draw up a correct pre-operative plan, enabling precise surgical correction to be carried out.
(11) The laser-derived measurements correlated well with contact angles measured by goniometry on contact lenses and a variety of other materials (r = 0.86; p less than 0.0001).
(12) Our discussion of validity encourages objective interpretation of the meaning of ROM measurements in light of the purposes and the limitations of goniometry.
(13) Roentgenographic measurements of flexion and extension and anteroposterior displacement of the cervical spine were compared to the measurements obtained by bubble goniometry.
(14) The wettability characteristics of the contact lens material, PHEMA, with respect to water have been determined by using the sessile drop, and the captive air bubble techniques of contact angle goniometry.
(15) This section discusses goniometry, muscle strength testing, and functional and disability evaluation.
(16) The affinity of various corneal boundary surfaces, such as mucus-coated epithelium, demucinized epithelium, denuded basement membrane, and keratectomized cornea, to water and hydrophobic liquids was determined by contact angle goniometry on enucleated rabbit eyes.
(17) Sagittal plane rotations of the thigh and shank when leading or trailing during forward or backward and during upward or downward stepping manoeuvres (one step, starting and finishing with erect stance) were recorded by polarized light goniometry in the form of thigh-knee angle diagrams.
(18) Radiographic examination was used to complete the goniometry of the recurvatum deformity by calculating the dia-intercondylar angle, measureable on lateral radiographs of the knee.
(19) The patients' gait was assessed using an instrumented walkway and polarized light goniometry.
(20) Standard goniometry was used to measure lateral flexion and extension.
Measurement
Definition:
(n.) The act or result of measuring; mensuration; as, measurement is required.
(n.) The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five acres.
Example Sentences:
(1) Indicators for evaluation and monitoring and outcome measures are described within the context of health service management to describe control measure output in terms of community effectiveness.
(2) Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, volumes, and temperatures of expired gas were measured from the tracheal and esophageal tubes.
(3) The results indicated that neuropsychological measures may serve to broaden the concept of intelligence and that a brain-related criterion may contribute to a fuller understanding of its nature.
(4) The measure destroyed the Justice Department’s plans to prosecute whatever Guantánamo detainees it could in federal courts.
(5) "We examined the reachability of social networking sites from our measurement infrastructure within Turkey, and found nothing unusual.
(6) However, when first trimester specimens were analyzed, the direct-product measurements were significantly larger than the corresponding 3H2O assay results.
(7) Activity of Na,K-ATPase activity was measured as a functional marker for synaptosomal membranes.
(8) Questionnaires were used and the respondent self-designation method measured leadership.
(9) Cantact placing reaction times were measured in cats which were either restrained in a hammock or supported in a conventional way.
(10) The rise of malaria despite of control measures involves several factors: the house spraying is no more accepted by a large percentage of house holders and the alternative larviciding has only a limited efficacy; the houses of American Indians have no walls to be sprayed; there is a continuous introduction of parasites by migrants.
(11) Theoretical findings on sterilization and disinfection measures are useless for the dental practice if their efficiency is put into question due to insufficient consideration of the special conditions of dental treatment.
(12) Heart rate (HR), pulmonary ventilation (V), oxygen consumption (VO2), carbon dioxide production (VCO2), and respiratory quotient (RQ) were measured.
(13) Participants (n=165) entering a week-long outpatient education program completed a protocol measuring self-care patterns, glycosylated hemoglobin levels, and emotional well-being.
(14) Measurement of the intraspinal monoamine level revealed a decrease in the intraspinal norepinephrine level in the treated animals.
(15) A progressively more precise approach to identifying affected individuals involves measuring body weight and height, then energy intake (or expenditure) and finally the basal metabolic rate (BMR).
(16) All subjects completed the Coping Strategies Questionnaire, which measures the use and perceived effectiveness of a variety of cognitive and behavioral coping strategies in controlling and decreasing pain.
(17) Although measurements are easily obtained with a tape measure, the validity of these measurements is not known.
(18) The goals in control patients were to attain normal values for all hemodynamic measurements.
(19) The fluctuations in [Ca2+]i measured with fura-2 were synchronized among the population of cells observed and were sensitive to extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o).
(20) The 14C-aminopyrine breath test was used to measure liver function in 14 normal subjects, 16 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, 14 alcoholics without cirrhosis, and 29 patients taking a variety of drugs.