What's the difference between idiosyncratic and mannerist?

Idiosyncratic


Definition:

  • (a.) Alt. of Idiosyncratical

Example Sentences:

  • (1) However, reliable discrimination between immunological and idiosyncratic pharmacological mechanism is difficult to obtain.
  • (2) What the film does, though, is use these incidents to build an idiosyncratic but insightful picture of Lawrence, played indelibly by Peter O'Toole in his debut role: a complicated, egomaniacal and physically masochistic man, at once god-like and all too flawed, with a tenuous grip both on reality and on sanity.
  • (3) There are two distinct types of toxicity with differing pathogenic mechanisms--a dose-related reversible marrow aplasia and a dose-independent idiosyncratic aplasia with a high mortality.
  • (4) The author suggests that if the concept is to be retained, psychiatrists utilize where possible the term "alcohol idiosyncratic reaction" in accord with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) III guidelines, particularly in view of the medicolegal implications discussed in Part II, which follows as a separate paper.
  • (5) The seemingly idiosyncratic genesis of fatty tissue is discussed with reference to one of the patients in this series.
  • (6) His idiosyncratic taxonomy – Glasman has called David Cameron a socialist in charge of a liberal-led government – means he can confuse as often as he clarifies.
  • (7) In general, the rest of the sector have found Kids Company to be pretty idiosyncratic,” they said.
  • (8) Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is an adverse reaction of an idiosyncratic nature to drugs having antidopaminergic activity.
  • (9) Monotherapy can improve seizure control as well as reduce the risk of serious idiosyncratic reactions, dose-related side effects, and complex drug interactions.
  • (10) Persistent ataxia may represent a previously unrecognized idiosyncratic reaction to griseofulvin in cats.
  • (11) NMS is a rare and idiosyncratic reaction that occurs with the use of dopamine antagonists or the withdrawal of dopamine agonists from patients with IP.
  • (12) Thus, if immune mechanisms are involved in the pathogenesis of halothane hepatitis, other factors, probably related to idiosyncratic host immune responses, must be implicated.
  • (13) Because halothane causes an idiosyncratic, and sometimes fatal, hepatitis that is associated with an immune response against several trifluoroacetylated liver proteins, the present findings raise the possibility that humans exposed to HCFC-123 or structurally related HCFCs may be at risk of developing an immunologically mediated hepatitis.
  • (14) Beyond that, MSNBC devotes three hours each morning to a show hosted by a former rightwing GOP congressman and his cavalcade of vapid "centrist" establishment journalists such as Mark Halperin (then again, Fox features the idiosyncratic and unpredictable Shepard Smith each night).
  • (15) Ketoconazole is indicated in emergency situations, but chronic use is prevented by serious idiosyncratic toxicity and by long term complications.
  • (16) Many of the formulation-related changes in theophylline concentrations appeared to be idiosyncratic and could not be predicted by the overall bioavailability differences between the drugs.
  • (17) The most important toxic effect of chloramphenicol is bone marrow suppression, which can be dose related or idiosyncratic.
  • (18) The low power of the regression model in explaining variation in the decision to take bitewings indicates an idiosyncratic use of bitewing radiographs for caries diagnosis.
  • (19) Open daily noon-1am The Hudson Bar Facebook Twitter Pinterest Idiosyncratically decked out in antique bric-a-brac, this busy, multistorey cafe-bar and music venue has one of Belfast’s most comprehensive craft beer ranges.
  • (20) In these patterns can be identified: (a) conspicuous behaviors, idiosyncratic for the individual, which often yield to psychoanalytic inquiry to reveal their dynamic-historical antecedents; and (b) inconspicuous background kinesics, habitual to the individual, which ordinarily are opaque to analytic exploration, yet hold rich meaning.

Mannerist


Definition:

  • (n.) One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The eccentric Habsburg Emperor Rudolph II, who filled his palace in Prague with curiosities, lured many Dutch and Flemish mannerists to his mad court.
  • (2) So much about him – his short hair, finely clad form, those hints of depravity – echoes the mannerist genius Bronzino .
  • (3) Boy with Apple is a quintessential product of the Czech mannerist, Habsburg high Renaissance, Budapest neo-humanist style.
  • (4) The patient was evaluated at the age of 10 years for manneristic behavior, a speech disorder, and violence.
  • (5) Photograph: The National Gallery, London So this portrait is a study in temptation, and as such it is inflected with a sensuality typical of mannerist art.

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