What's the difference between infrequence and infrequency?
Infrequence
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Infrequency
Example Sentences:
(1) Surgical repair of the rheumatologic should however, is performed rarely, and should be reserved for the infrequent cases that do not respond to medical therapy.
(2) Despite of the increasing diagnostic importance of the direct determination of the parathormone which is at first available only in special institutions in these cases methodical problems play a less important part than the still not infrequent appearing misunderstanding of the adequate basic disease.
(3) Significant side-effects occurred infrequently and only 2 children lost weight during the period of medication.
(4) At 7 days axonal swellings were infrequently observed and the main structural feature was a reduction in myelin thickness in affected nerve fibers.
(5) In view of its infrequent and vague presentation, care is required to avoid overlooking the diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis, particularly in the immigrant population.
(6) Allelic complementation was not observed, despite testing of a large number of allele pairs, and alleles suppressible by the ochre suppressor SUP11 were absent from a sample of 48 spontaneous mutants and occurred infrequently (7%) among a sample of ultraviolet-induced mutants.
(7) Social isolation, characterized by extremely infrequent contacts with other people, affects approximately one out of ten elderly people.
(8) This device is a possible improvement in the treatment of infants needing long term venous access, although doctors should be aware of the infrequent complications.
(9) This has been infrequently reported to occur during general anesthesia and to cause respiratory embarrassment, representing a significant hazard.
(10) Although runaway is infrequent with current generation pacemakers, it should be considered in addition to the more common causes of pacemaker malfunction in the patient with appropriate symptoms.
(11) Unequivocal interstitial deposits were infrequent and IgM was present in blood vessels in one patient only.
(12) In contrast, control Y79 cells not exposed to medium conditioned by RPE cells exhibit only infrequent neuronal phenotypes.
(13) In a series of over 200 patients, raised values were found frequently in hepatobiliary disease and infrequently in bone disease.
(14) Further, from the plateau values of the ratios, it follows that the substrates dissociate very infrequently from the ternary complex and that at a low substrate concentration 72% of the reaction follows the pathway in which ATP adds first to the enzyme.
(15) We conclude that this neuropathy, which is quite different from the infrequent peripheral nerve syndromes previously described in this illness, is commonly present in late Lyme disease.
(16) Biopsy of lymph nodes or brain and serologic tests needed for definitive diagnosis were done infrequently.
(17) Hematological side effects of neuroleptic drugs occur infrequently but remain a potential cause of serious toxicity.
(18) Four peaks (I, II, III, V) were present in all recordings, and a fifth (IV) was present infrequently.
(19) The gonadotrophin response to oestrogen levels was temporarily or permanently disordered in all but 3 patients in this series, whereas an ovarian refractoriness to gonadotrophins was only infrequently observed.
(20) Interhemispheric subdural hematoma (ISDH), although not infrequent in children, has been rarely encountered in adults.
Infrequency
Definition:
(n.) The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as, the infrquence of his visits.
(n.) The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion.
Example Sentences:
(1) Surgical repair of the rheumatologic should however, is performed rarely, and should be reserved for the infrequent cases that do not respond to medical therapy.
(2) Despite of the increasing diagnostic importance of the direct determination of the parathormone which is at first available only in special institutions in these cases methodical problems play a less important part than the still not infrequent appearing misunderstanding of the adequate basic disease.
(3) Significant side-effects occurred infrequently and only 2 children lost weight during the period of medication.
(4) At 7 days axonal swellings were infrequently observed and the main structural feature was a reduction in myelin thickness in affected nerve fibers.
(5) In view of its infrequent and vague presentation, care is required to avoid overlooking the diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis, particularly in the immigrant population.
(6) Allelic complementation was not observed, despite testing of a large number of allele pairs, and alleles suppressible by the ochre suppressor SUP11 were absent from a sample of 48 spontaneous mutants and occurred infrequently (7%) among a sample of ultraviolet-induced mutants.
(7) Social isolation, characterized by extremely infrequent contacts with other people, affects approximately one out of ten elderly people.
(8) This device is a possible improvement in the treatment of infants needing long term venous access, although doctors should be aware of the infrequent complications.
(9) This has been infrequently reported to occur during general anesthesia and to cause respiratory embarrassment, representing a significant hazard.
(10) Although runaway is infrequent with current generation pacemakers, it should be considered in addition to the more common causes of pacemaker malfunction in the patient with appropriate symptoms.
(11) Unequivocal interstitial deposits were infrequent and IgM was present in blood vessels in one patient only.
(12) In contrast, control Y79 cells not exposed to medium conditioned by RPE cells exhibit only infrequent neuronal phenotypes.
(13) In a series of over 200 patients, raised values were found frequently in hepatobiliary disease and infrequently in bone disease.
(14) Further, from the plateau values of the ratios, it follows that the substrates dissociate very infrequently from the ternary complex and that at a low substrate concentration 72% of the reaction follows the pathway in which ATP adds first to the enzyme.
(15) We conclude that this neuropathy, which is quite different from the infrequent peripheral nerve syndromes previously described in this illness, is commonly present in late Lyme disease.
(16) Biopsy of lymph nodes or brain and serologic tests needed for definitive diagnosis were done infrequently.
(17) Hematological side effects of neuroleptic drugs occur infrequently but remain a potential cause of serious toxicity.
(18) Four peaks (I, II, III, V) were present in all recordings, and a fifth (IV) was present infrequently.
(19) The gonadotrophin response to oestrogen levels was temporarily or permanently disordered in all but 3 patients in this series, whereas an ovarian refractoriness to gonadotrophins was only infrequently observed.
(20) Interhemispheric subdural hematoma (ISDH), although not infrequent in children, has been rarely encountered in adults.