What's the difference between keratome and surgical?
Keratome
Definition:
(n.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.
Example Sentences:
(1) Keratome biopsies were obtained from normal and psoriatic individuals.
(2) mRNA transcripts for the major mediator of GH actions, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), were detected by PCR in fibroblasts, melanocytes, and keratome biopsies, but not in keratinocytes.
(3) Blot hybridization analysis of total RNA extracted from keratome biopsies revealed that RAR-gamma was the predominant RAR species expressed in human epidermis, as RAR-alpha transcripts were detectable only at low levels and RAR-beta transcripts were undetectable.
(4) Northern analysis, using the cloned GH-R as probe, revealed relatively higher levels of GH-R transcripts in cultured human dermal fibroblasts compared to cultured keratinocytes or keratome biopsies.
(5) Keratome slices of human or animal skin release enzymes, show histochemical changes and demonstrate increased or decreased utilization of isotope-labelled amino acids when exposed to chemicals, including surfactants, or bacterial toxins (Clostridium perfringens).
(6) Protein kinase C activity was purified 30-fold from high speed supernatants prepared from homogenates of keratome biopsies obtained from healthy volunteers.
(7) The examination of keratome slices of skin for release of enzymes, for changed histochemistry and for utilization of radioisotope-labelled amino acids will detect weak irritants but is of doubtful value for moderate irritants and will detect corrosive substances only through their inhibition of all cell activities.
(8) Since the origin of 3-dehydroretinol in epidermis is unknown, we have investigated the possible conversion of all-trans-retinol to 3-dehydroretinol by organ cultured keratome slices (0.3 mm) of human breast skin.
(9) A new semi-automatic, electrically-driven keratome with very exact micrometer -- adjustment allows for the first time a continuous cut without changing the direction of movement of the knife.
(10) When keratomed psoriatic epidermal slices were incubated in 5 X 10(-4) M papaverine or Ro 20-1724 the tissue levels of cAMP were increased 343% or 1395% respectively (p less than .001) with no concomitant change in the levels of cGMP.
(11) Considering the potential importance of growth factor stimulated phosphoinositide metabolism in the genesis of abnormal growth, we measured PI kinase activity in epidermal keratome biopsies from normal skin and the lesional and nonlesional skin of psoriatic patients.
(12) In functional assays using both the thymocyte proliferation assay and the LBRM.33 cell line, IL-1 activity from psoriatic involved skin keratomes was markedly reduced relative to that of uninvolved psoriatic keratomes and normal skin.
(13) Treated areas were removed by a keratome and a microsomal fraction was isolated from each biopsy.
(14) Immunoreactive IL-1 beta was found to be elevated in cytosolic extracts derived from involved psoriatic keratomes relative to keratomes of normal skin.
(15) Three microkeratome systems (Automatic Corneal Shaper (Steinway Instrument Company, Inc, San Diego, Calif), Draeger Lamellar Keratome (Storz Instrument GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany), and Microprecision test model (Microprecision Instrument Company, Inc, Phoenix, Ariz) were subjected to a concurrent and independent evaluation.
(16) C-myc, c-fos, and c-jun transcripts were significantly induced over in vivo levels 2-4 h after organ culture of normal or psoriatic keratome biopsies, demonstrating that these genes can be highly expressed in the context of tissue injury.
(17) Desmoplakins I and II (DP1 and DP2), major cytoskeletal structural proteins concentrated in desmosomes, have been purified in milligram quantities from keratomed pig tongue epithelium.
(18) Keratomed epidermal tissue from normal individuals and from the lesional and non-lesional skin of psoriasis patients served as source materials for the extraction, separation, and quantitation of eicosanoids that may be important to cutaneous function and pathophysiology.
(19) Using the rotating lamellar keratome, a simplified method for nonfreeze shaping of corneal tissue was developed.
(20) When keratome-sliced pig epidermis was floated on Hank's balanced salt solution, we observed a rapid decrease in the intracellular level of cyclic GMP.
Surgical
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of surgery; used in surgery; as, a surgical operation; surgical instruments.
Example Sentences:
(1) A report is presented of 6 surgically-treated cases of recurrent cervical carcinoma.
(2) The Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator (CUSA) is a dissecting system that removes tissue by vibration, irrigation and suction; fluid and particulate matter from tumors are aspirated and subsquently deposited in a canister.
(3) However it is important to recognize these cysts so that correct surgical management is offered to the patient.
(4) All the women had vaginal ultrasound velocimetry studies in both mainstem uterine arteries through the parametrium before the surgical procedure and again after the procedure.
(5) 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.
(6) In 1 of the 3, anterior capsular detachment was also demonstrated radiographically and confirmed surgically.
(7) These authors, therefore, conclude that this modified surgical approach is a viable alternative to the previously described procedures for resistant metatarsus adductus.
(8) Cor triatriatum (CT) is a rare congenital defect, surgically correctable, and sometimes difficult to diagnose by cardiac catheterization.
(9) Differentiation between these two types of lesions is of utmost importance since the surgical approach will be different.
(10) Our experience indicates that lateral rhinotomy is a safe, repeatable and cosmetically sound procedure that provides and excellent surgical approach to the nasal cavity and sinuses.
(11) Compared with conservative management, better long-term success (determined by return of athletic soundness and less evidence of degenerative joint disease) was achieved with surgical curettage of elbow subchondral cystic lesions.
(12) We reviewed our 5-year surgical experience with undescended testes in 295 patients.
(13) Nine of the 12 long-term survivors showed lymph node metastasis and six of the 12 revealed cancer cells at the surgical margins.
(14) He also deals with the incidence, conservative and surgical treatment of osteo-arthrosis in old age and with the possibilities of its prevention.
(15) The successful treatment of the painful neuroma remains an elusive surgical goal.
(16) Wilder Penfield's development of surgical methods for treating focal cerebral seizures, beginning with his early work in Montreal in 1928, is reviewed.
(17) Surgical removal was avoided without complications by detaching it with a ring stripper.
(18) A new surgical procedure for idiopathic priapism has been used successfully in patients.
(19) Schistosomal obstructive uropathy was studied by clinical, laboratory epidemiologic and pathologic analysis in 155 Egyptian patients treated surgically.
(20) Renal arteriography is therefore alone capable of answering two primordial questions: "Must surgery be undertaken and when operating, what surgical tactics to adopt".