(v. t.) To make drunk; to inebriate; to excite or to stupefy by strong drink or by a narcotic substance.
(v. t.) To excite to a transport of enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness; to elate unduly or excessively.
Example Sentences:
(1) Intoxicating concentrations of ethanol also inhibit excitatory synaptic transmission mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in hippocampal slices from adult rodents.
(2) Agarose-albumin beads may be useful for removing protein-bound substances from the blood of patients with liver failure, intoxication with protein-bound drugs, or specific metabolic deficits.
(3) Survival and healing of "extremely severe" grade intoxication can only be obtained through a surgical intervention within the first hours; a laparotomy will indicate the depth of the lesions, which is not determined by endoscopy, and will consist of Celerier's stripping method and if necessary a gastrectomy, more seldom a cephalic duodeno-pancreatectomy.
(4) Intoxications arising from therapeutic activities pertaining to this cult are of the same kind as those encountered in the practice of Modern Medicine.
(5) Intoxication produces a constellation of symptoms, with paresthesias and generalized muscle weakness being common complaints.
(6) Dietary pretreatment of Cr(VI)-intoxicated rats with ascorbic acid or alpha-tocopherol normalized vitamin C levels in lungs but not in kidneys.
(7) The onset of the symptoms usually occurs within a few minutes after ingestion of the implicated food, and the duration of symptoms ranges from a few hours to 24 h. Antihistamines can be used effectively to treat this intoxication.
(8) CNS excitation and seizures, manifestations of organochlorine intoxication, can occur following ingestion or inappropriate application of the 1 per cent topical formulation of lindane used to treat scabies and lice.
(9) The alterations might rather be attributed to unspecific disorders in the energy balance or to the effect of "stress" during intoxication.
(10) Al hepatocytes overload appeared only in nuclei and not in nuclei and not in lysosomes, contrarily to chronic intoxications.
(11) The addition of isoproterenol corrected partially or completely all bupivacaine-induced abnormalities, and decreased sinus cycle length, suggesting a potential therapeutic value in the treatment of bupivacaine intoxication.
(12) Quality of anaesthesia and risk of intoxication are competing principles in IVRA.
(13) The maximal density of [3H] 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n- propylamino)tetralin [( 3H] 8-OH-DPAT) binding (Bmax) to 5-HT1a receptors was decreased by 25 and 17% in the hippocampus during chronic ethanol intoxication and withdrawal, respectively.
(14) Thus, in cases of methyl alcohol intoxication, as in other clinical situations, hyperamylasemia, even when striking, should not be equated with pancreatitis.
(15) A 51-year-old manic woman who developed acute severe lithium intoxication with neurotoxicity and nephrotoxicity during rapid abatement of manic episode was reported.
(16) The inhibition of cholinesterase and carboxylesterase activities in the diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP) intoxication, and the inducibility of organophosphate (OP) detoxicating enzymes was studied in rats.
(17) Disorders of tissue respiration can be caused by two factors: inflammatory intoxication of organs and tissues and chronic oxygen insufficiency in tissues.
(18) There was no evidence of either myocardial infarction, abnormal electrolyte state, or digitalis intoxication.
(19) It is found that acute ethanol intoxication is accompanied by a decrease in the ascorbic acid content in the brain, liver and kidneys.
(20) Slight cerebral intoxication could be seen in four patients, with no correlation with possibly high lidocaine concentrations.
Uplift
Definition:
(v. t.) To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock.
(n.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
Example Sentences:
(1) Even if one accepts these claims as true, and understands them as important, they're a long way from the uplifting message of four years ago.
(2) That 60% uplift will be seen in the clubs’ accounts for the 2016-2017 season when they are published next year, with a similar rise expected in the money paid to players.
(3) "Within a week, we mobilised to being in place where we could make the case on behalf of everyone in sport and ask for a significant uplift," says Keen.
(4) They fought back and, in a rare uplifting moment in these dismal times, won.
(5) He does not have the ingenuity of Diego Maradona or the lawless wit of Luis Suárez, so does not cast spells over opponents, but he has shown that he can certainly help subdue them and uplift his team.
(6) But political will to uplift the lot of women substantively was lacking.
(7) Neighbouring Tower Hamlets and Hackney also enjoyed a big uplift, with prices up 146% and 143% respectively.
(8) Ionophore A23187 and EGTA both counter this effect promoting a rapid cellular constriction which results in the formation of neural ridges and folds as individual cells become uplifted and ruffled.
(9) "I decided quite some time ago to give at least half of the funds generated by our family assets to uplift poor and other disadvantaged and marginalised South Africans, but was also duty-bound and committed to ensuring that it would be done in a way that protects the interests and retains the confidence of our shareholders and investors," Motsepe said.
(10) These emotional states – not often explored with such precision in popular music – were uplifted and dramatised by Marr's abilities as a guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer.
(11) Facebook Twitter Pinterest With a year of expensive sequels ahead (Avengers: Age of Ultron and Star Wars: The Force Awakens are both budgeted at more than $200m), it’s a vital time for a dramatic uplift in both US and international box office, which has seen a reduced rate of growth in the past three years.
(12) Roots Manuva, an artist we admire and whose opinion we trust, has declared that "her works are truly of upliftment and betterment", as though she were a religious deity sent here to heal the sick and solve society's ills.
(13) Chris Keates, the general secretary of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers, said: “Had the review body not been constrained by the arbitrary pay cap imposed by the government, there is no doubt that it would have been recommending a pay uplift higher than 1% for teachers.” Kevin Courtney, acting general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), said it was “shameful” that Morgan had failed to address the STRB’s concerns over staff shortages.
(14) The rejection of contentious themes resulted in a domestic drama in which Ellida's sexual rejection of her husband and her obsession with the lost sailor is steered towards an uplifting conclusion.
(15) He says the ISC has receiveed a 30% uplift in its resources.
(16) The NHS has never seen such a deep financial crisis, receiving an average 0.8% funding increase over the years since 2010 , compared with an average 4% uplift since 1948 .
(17) The aim of fostering solidarity and forging common values across a continent that has so often been riven with conflict is an inspiring and uplifting one: count me in.
(18) However, once in the uplifted position, curling over of neural folds and closure of the neural tube is driven largely by apical constriction-mediated (intrinsic) forces that are generated by cells in the midlateral walls of the forming neural tube.
(19) Out of darkness something uplifting and beautiful happened.
(20) The entire problem is very closely linked with education and socio-economic uplift of the people.