(n.) A luminous circle, usually prismatically colored, round the sun or moon, and supposed to be caused by the refraction of light through crystals of ice in the atmosphere. Connected with halos there are often white bands, crosses, or arches, resulting from the same atmospheric conditions.
(n.) A circle of light; especially, the bright ring represented in painting as surrounding the heads of saints and other holy persons; a glory; a nimbus.
(n.) An ideal glory investing, or affecting one's perception of, an object.
(n.) A colored circle around a nipple; an areola.
(v. t. & i.) To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as with, a halo.
Example Sentences:
(1) Sec-alpha-halo-nitro compounds are active antibacterial and antifungal agents, and the sec-bromo derivatives are the most active and stable.
(2) For conservative treatment of injuries of the cervical spine, two different methods are available: The HALO fixator and the collar.
(3) Thickening of the gallbladder wall, a subserosal "halo" of edema, pericholecystic abscess, and marked gallbladder distention were consistent findings in AAC.
(4) An Mr 15,000 protein was produced at higher levels by halo variants than by nonhalo-producing cells.
(5) Management intervention was identified as the cause of deterioration in four of 134 patients undergoing operative intervention, in three of 60 with skeletal traction application, in two of 68 with halo vest application, in two of 56 undergoing Stryker frame rotation, and in one of 57 undergoing rotobed rotation.
(6) PRL or its solvent were administered at different time points (0, 4, 8, and 12 hours after light onset = HALO) during 5 consecutive days.
(7) A peripheral halo with delayed enhancement was noticed in 12 patients (42.8%) Histologic correlation in hepatocellular carcinomas showed that the degree of contrast enhancement corresponded to tumor vascularity and that the peripheral halo corresponded to fibrous capsular structure.
(8) 1) small elevation, 2) spotty barium fleck, 3) ill defined barium fleck and 4) barium fleck with halo were suggested the possibility of inflammatory bowel diseases.
(9) These cases suggest that a halo sign does not guarantee a benign process.
(10) The correction by halo-up-Extension runs on an average of 35% of the total correction.
(11) When cultures were overlaid with an acridine orangedeoxyribonucleate-agar (ADA) mixture, incubated for 1 to 3 hr, and observed under ultraviolet light, clear halos developed around colonies that produced deoxyribonuclease.
(12) In the light of these results and of recently published reports a rational diagnostic approach to hypoechoic lesions without halo in echogenic livers varies, depending on such factors as known primary malignancy or site of the lesion.
(13) Subsequent treatments are given using skin tattoos and laser alignment for target placement within the isocenter of the linear accelerator, and a modified portable halo-ring device is used for skull immobilization.
(14) A significant number of Alzheimer patients exhibited a more extensive smooth "halo" of periventricular hyperintensity when compared with controls (p = .024).
(15) (b) Positioning of patients for operation, including those with a halo vest, is efficiently carried out with safety and ease.
(16) Based on a personal series of 47 cases of aberrant papillae and a review of the literature, the authors stress the relative frequency of this anomaly and the almost constant possibility of making the diagnosis by means of intravenous pyelography on the basis of the following signs: regular, round or oval filling defect, surrounded by a fine opaque halo which separates it from the surrounding urine; or a notch with a regular arc-shaped border prolonged towards the exterior at its two extremities by a small spur.
(17) 2) A halo peak appeared in group II and showed the trend of disappearance in group III, however, no peak shift was observed in all groups.
(18) The halo brace has presented the neuroscience nurse with a new challenge in the care of victims of cervical spine trauma.
(19) Skull traction and a halo-vest were intermediate in patients with loss of motion, and the degree of loss of range was essentially equal.
(20) At the end of the third reperfusion day, an atypical form of bouton degeneration was found, consisting of massive occurrence of enlarged (greater than 4 microns) boutons encircled by a clear halo.
Nimbus
Definition:
(n.) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See Aureola, and Glory, n., 5.
(n.) A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
Example Sentences:
(1) Two such systems (emphasized in this article) are under development here at CCF in joint efforts with Nimbus Corporation and the University of Washington, respectively.
(2) The development effort, which began separately in 1977 and has been conducted jointly by Nimbus and the Cleveland Clinic since 1980, has demonstrated that the above features can be incorporated in a reliable LVAS.
(3) Others showed the seated Buddha surrounded by a body halo and nimbus , the Bodhisattva Maitreya in a cape or the evil child-devouring yaksha Atavika who the Buddha miraculously converted to his dharma .
(4) Revascularization was accomplished on beating, nonworking hearts, with right (40 of 43) and left (43 of 43) ventricles supported by Nimbus Hemopumps (4 of 43) or Bio-Medicus centrifugal ventricular assist devices for an average of 112 minutes.
(5) Nimbus, Inc., (Rancho Cordova, CA) and the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) are collaborating to develop an implantable rotary blood pump that can be used as a left ventricular assist system (LVAS).
(6) The Nimbus pump is an indwelling, electromagnetic powered left ventricular (LV) assist device inserted transfemorally.
(7) One in particular, the CCF-Nimbus system, consisting of a biolized surface blood pump, an electrohydraulic energy converter, and a compliance chamber to handle the variable volume behind the PP, is described in depth in this discussion.
(8) The pumping unit consists of two CCF biolized pusher plate pumps, and a Nimbus electrohydraulic energy converter.
(9) The courses of 10 patients (nine men and one woman; mean age, 54 years) were reviewed to determine the long-term results of treatment with the Hemopump (Nimbus Medical, Inc., Rancho Cordova, CA) left ventricular assist device.
(10) A completely implantable total artificial heart (TAH) is being developed based on many years of research performed at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Nimbus, Inc.
(11) Twelve patients underwent the attempt at surgical insertion of the Nimbus pump.
(12) The E4T is a totally implantable total artificial heart (TAH) resulting from many years of research work at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF) and Nimbus, Inc.
(13) This will be essential as the cumulo-nimbus clouds of concern gather over the entire banking sector.
(14) The most characteristic features of HCMP were as follows: 1) muscle fiber hypertrophy, 2) hypertrophy of cardiomyocyte nuclei, 3) perinuclear cardiomyocyte nimbus, 4) disorganization of muscle fibers, 5) the decrease of the nucleus-cytoplasmic ration.
(15) The kits examined included immunoenzymometric assays (Tandem Icon hCG, Model Plus, Diapreg-25, Pregnastick, Nimbus) and reverse hemagglutination inhibition assays (NeoPregnosticon 75 Duoclon, Pregtest).