(a.) Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian.
(n.) A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece.
(n.) A swindler; a knave; a cheat.
(n.) Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me.
Example Sentences:
(1) In a separate exclusive interview , Alexis Tsipras, the increasingly powerful 37-year-old Greek politician now regarded by many as holding the future of the euro in his hands, told the Guardian that he was determined "to stop the experiment" with austerity policies imposed by Germany.
(2) Greek officials categorically denied the report with many describing it as a "joke".
(3) An unexpected result of the Greek crisis has been a flight of capital into British government bonds, which has seen gilt prices fall.
(4) Greek police have said the 45-year old man arrested over the attack has admitted being a member of the extremist Golden Dawn Party.
(5) Thus, the dental health and dietary habits of the Greek immigrant and the Swedish children were generally very similar, while the Greek rural children showed a less favourable cariological status.
(6) Portugal's slide towards a Greek-style second bailout accelerated after its principal private lenders indicated that they were growing weary of assurances from Lisbon that it could get on top of the country's debts.
(7) Far from securing the regime change they were seeking, the creditors now find that Syriza is being supported by all Greek political parties apart from the communists and the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn.
(8) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Columnist Jonathan Freedland and economics editor Larry Elliott discuss the late-night deal that the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has agreed to When it comes to the now-abandoned Thessaloniki Programme, the radical manifesto on which Alexis Tsipras came to power, there is always talk of implementing it “from below”: that is, demanding so many workers’ rights inside the industries designated for privatisation that it becomes impossible; or implementing the minimum wage through wildcat strikes.
(9) Would the Greek crisis have been avoided if Europe had stuck to fiscal discipline?
(10) Greece standoff over €86bn bailout eases after Brussels deal Read more But while the bailout chiefs are poised to agree on a route map, the journey for the Greek people seems no less long and arduous.
(11) "But if public opposition to further austerity measures hardens, the Greek government could find it even tougher to put the public finances back on a sustainable footing."
(12) Financial experts aren't immediately sure what to make of the report, but one theory is that the figure includes the 'profits' the European Central Bank has made by buying Greek debt at distressed levels since the crisis began: econhedge (@econhedge) suggestion that this is planned EUR31.5b+ECB profits.
(13) The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras welcomed the IMF’s intervention saying in a TV interview that what the IMF said was never put to him during negotiations.
(14) To leave the Euro, says Clarke, would be "disastrous" for the Greeks.
(15) The footballer, who plays for club side Gabala and the national team , had waved a Turkish flag during a Europa League match in Cyprus, and appeared to make an obscene gesture at a Greek journalist who asked why he had done so.
(16) In the context of a simplified diamond lattice model of a six-member, Greek key beta-barrel protein that is closely related in topology to plastocyanin, the nature of the folding and unfolding pathways have been investigated using dynamic Monte Carlo techniques.
(17) Greek debt crisis: What's in the proposals from Athens?
(18) The decision triggers a refusal by the EU and the IMF to forward new funds to pay interest on Greek debts.
(19) These include 250 pieces of Greek and Roman pottery and sculpture, and 1,500 Greek and Ottoman gold, silver and bronze coins.
(20) In Paris, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President François Hollande tried to plot a common strategy after Greeks returned a resounding no to five years of eurozone-scripted austerity.
Skene
Definition:
(n.) See Skean.
Example Sentences:
(1) Skene and Virag recently found that the cysteines in the N-terminus are fatty-acylated and that this post-translational modification correlates with membrane-binding ability.
(2) The diagnosis of a rare Skene's duct cyst in a newborn was made based on its location in relation to the urethra and the demonstration of transitional epithelium in the cyst wall.
(3) We report a case of calculi in a Skene's gland abscess produced by Ureaplasma urealyticum.
(4) Among the hypotheses to account for this failure is the proposition that certain axonal proteins necessary for axon growth are expressed in much greater abundance in developing than in mature neurons, and that these proteins are not reinduced after injury to mature axons (Skene and Willard, 1981b).
(5) A biphasic curve was also noted in one woman with a Skene duct cyst and in the one who had genuine stress incontinence only.
(6) The largest increase, to nearly 200 X normal with 6 hr labeling, was seen in a protein with a molecular weight of 45 kDa and a pl of about 4.5, resembling a protein that has previously been designated a "growth-associated protein" (GAP-43; Skene and Willard, 1981a).
(7) Nine of 12 patients had urethral diverticula, two had Skene duct cysts, and one had genuine stress incontinence.
(8) A provisional diagnosis of carcinoma of skene's duct or vaginal leiomyoma was entertained and an excisional biopsy performed.
(9) The cyst was thought to have derived from left Skene's duct and marsupialized.
(10) Previous studies have shown that increased amounts of pulse-labeled GAP-43 undergo fast axonal transport in regenerating neurons (Benowitz et al., 1981; Skene and Willard, 1981 a, b).
(11) The Skene's duct cyst, which presents as a cystic mass just around the urethral meatus, is a rare congenital abnormality in the female newborn.
(12) Therapy involves the submucosal injection of triamcinolone acetonide around Skene's glands to decrease inflammation and scarring.
(13) The histologic and immunohistological differences between adult prostate as seen in our cases and female paraurethral (Skene's) glands are discussed.
(14) Before axonal outgrowth, the growth-associated protein GAP-43 is distributed equally among the growth cones of the minor processes; it is preferentially concentrated in the axonal growth cone once polarity has been established (Goslin, K., D. Schreyer, J. Skene, and G. Banker.
(15) The morphological and embryological significance of the Skene's duct and related cysts are discussed.
(16) We describe such a lesion that arose secondary to an abscess of Skene's glands in a 14-year-old sexually active adolescent.
(17) Hopefully we’re moving to a place where it’s no big deal to be gay, on the sporting field or in any other part of life.” The courageous journey of Ian Roberts, rugby league's first openly gay player | Patrick Skene Read more One of the most respected names in international netball, former Australian captain turned commentator Liz Ellis, says Brazill’s unquestioned acceptance makes her proud of her sport.
(18) Development or regeneration of axons in several systems is accompanied by 20-100-fold increases in the synthesis of an acidic, axonally transported membrane protein with an apparent molecular weight of 43-50,000 (Benowitz and Lewis, 1983; Skene and Willard, 1981a, b), which we designate GAP-43.
(19) Following a search of available literature we have been able to find Skene's duct cyst reported in only 10 newborns.
(20) This case and previously published laboratory data suggest that intravaginal nonoxynol-9 deserves further study as a treatment for resistant trichomoniasis, though trichomonal coinfection of the patient's urethra, Skene glands, and sexual partner would not likely be resolved by such therapy.