(n.) The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones.
(n.) A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.
Example Sentences:
(1) The area of juncture of the ventral and dorsal divisions of the equine large colon was characterized, in 13 chronic unanesthetized animals and in 25 in vitro preparations, as an area of resistance to aboral flow.
(2) Melanocytes are cells of neural crest origin residing at the dermal-epidermal juncture.
(3) The in vitro breaking force of a braided nylon looped-suture tendon juncture designed to decrease tying time was compared with the breaking force of the modified Kessler and Bunnell techniques.
(4) The Farage adviser said he looked back on many people within Ukip as “a bunch of rag-tag, unprofessional, embarrassing people who let Nigel down at every juncture.” He told the Guardian: “Someone needs to go in there with a big stick.
(5) At such a juncture a writer can inject their own imagination to isolate them from the real world or maybe they can exaggerate the situation – making sure it is bold, vivid and has the signature of our real world.
(6) A technique is described to protect a tendon juncture on the back of the hand following tendon disruption.
(7) "I ask for a vote of confidence because we are at a critical juncture," said Papandreou in a speech opening a marathon parliamentary debate which will culminate with the crucial vote on Tuesday.
(8) It’s best not to think at what junctures his advice to “choose a partner, trust your instincts; the next generation will be your legacy” might unexpectedly and unwelcomely spring to mind, but I hope he looks away if there are happy hour shots involved.
(9) At this juncture, it appears that both of these phenomena might occur only in cells of neural origin.
(10) Our work shows that the morphological modifications of the vitreoretinal juncture during the aging process vary following location.
(11) At this perilous juncture, there's not much to be gained from saying that monetary union was always a daft idea.
(12) • A longer version of this essay will appear in the forthcoming issue of Juncture, the journal of the IPPR
(13) The intraoperative phase was found to be the most dangerous juncture for the development of thrombi, with 36 per cent of all thrombi emerging on the day of surgery and another 22 per cent on the first and second postoperative days.
(14) It is painted all in black, save for three steel roller shutters that each represent a juncture of White's life: one is yellow, a nod to the livery of the upholstery business he started when he was 21; the second is red, the signature colour of his blues-rock band, the White Stripes; the last is blue, the colour he has latterly adopted for his solo career.
(15) Sangin assault is sign of Taliban confidence and warning to Kabul Read more Sangin has for years been the scene of fierce fighting between the Taliban and Nato forces, and and sits at the juncture in the biggest poppy-growing region in the world.
(16) "We have now reached a critical juncture at these negotiations," Clinton told a press conference.
(17) Were the US and Europe to lead such an effort at this crucial juncture, Hezbollah would find itself facing a vastly more complicated spider web of domestic, regional and international constraints than it already does when it comes to its desire and ability to exercise violence – an outcome that would undoubtedly be welcomed by a great number of citizens, both here and beyond.
(18) At this juncture I received a tremendous outpouring of sympathy from my British friends.
(19) Juncture with abundant connective tissue rich in small-cell infiltrates was noted in intestinal anastomoses between outbreds, followed by dehiscence or incomplte junction.
(20) Rapid emptying of the peritoneal cavity permitted two laparoscopies, which revealed the tumoral origin of the ascites in two cases, and one laparotomy for porto-caval shunt in bleeding esophageal varices at the earliest possible juncture.
Puncture
Definition:
(n.) The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
(n.) A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
(v. t.) To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
Example Sentences:
(1) A simple method of selective catheterization of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) following antegrade puncture of the common femoral artery is described.
(2) Transthoracic puncture for peripheral pulmonary lesions not diagnosed by fibroscopy were performed on 70 patients under computed tomographic (CT) control.
(3) Thirty-seven patients with retinoblastoma were evaluated prospectively by clinical examination, lumbar puncture, and CT.
(4) The subjects underwent a lumbar puncture and three nights of polysomnography.
(5) In one of them, who sustained a complete membranous disruption 5 weeks ago, transluminal puncture failed because of the movable proximal urethra.
(6) Nine among 21 patients (42%) who were initially treated by percutaneous puncture were definitively cured: all pseudocysts were smaller than 55 mm.
(7) The hemodynamic measurements and mitral valve area calculations were performed with and without balloon occlusion of the atrial septal puncture site.
(8) A specific central vein catheter for puncture of the brachiocephalic vein has been developed which is provided with a valve by which air-embolism and unwanted bleeding from the catheter are eliminated.
(9) The excellent comparability of paired platelet counts, at variance to that found in some previous studies, indicates that skin puncture blood can be used for platelet estimation providing an appropriate counting method is used.
(10) A case of epidermoid tumor of the sacral area with S3 root irritation resulting in bladder dysfunction is presented and its possible relationship to spinal puncture is discussed.
(11) At the end of the study, blood was collected by cardiac puncture.
(12) Transthoracic puncture is the most effective and common diagnostic method.
(13) The authors wrote about the technics particularly of the percutaneous puncture or drainage.
(14) Consequently the puncture site becomes small (a balloon-catheter may be introduced through a 16 G catheter needle) allowing punctures proximal to lesions (e.g.
(15) 29 punctures were practiced on 19 patients, 9 women and 10 men of ages comprised between 34 and 94 years, with lesions in different organs of the abdominal cavity diagnosed by ultrasonography with real time equipment and lineal 3.5 and 5 MHz transducers.
(16) Wound infections were more likely to develop in patients with lower extremity wounds who did not receive prophylactic oral antibiotics (P = .071) and those with puncture wounds who did not receive prophylactic oral antibiotics (P = .085).
(17) The earliest increase in LI (180% above control) occurred 12 hrs after needle puncture, peaked at 24 hrs (ca.
(18) Two conditions must be fulfilled: a lesion of a non collapsible vein; and a pressure gradient from outside to inside the vein, as occurs for instance during puncture of a large vein in a hypovolemic patient.
(19) In conclusion, CSF spectrophotometry is a simple, fast, and extremely sensitive method, which in our opinion should be used routinely in the diagnosis of suspected subdural haematomas, if lumbar puncture is not contraindicated.
(20) Healthy volunteers had two lumbar punctures, at least 3 weeks apart, to assess reproducibility within subjects.