(n.) A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by leaking.
(n.) An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking.
Example Sentences:
(1) The data suggest that slow injection with the high tourniquet inflation pressure is better, although the differences in leakage with an intact tourniquet were not statistically significant.
(2) Of 135 patients studied with erectile dysfunction, 40 had venous leakage, and these patients were classified into three groups according to findings on cavernosograms.
(3) To decrease the incidence of postoperative leakage, we used the Gambee's method of single layer anastomosis in cervical esophagogastrostomy for carcinoma of the hypopharynx and superior segment of the esophagus.
(4) Manual compression of the bladder elicited urine leakage from the urethra, and the urethral closure pressure was markedly low.
(5) Measurements of CL tissue progesterone content before and after in vitro perfusion indicated that the changes in progesterone secretion seen during pseudopregnancy resulted from differences in the synthesis and secretion of progesterone and not from leakage of progesterone already present in the CL prior to perfusion.
(6) The H1 histamine receptor antagonist, diphenhydramine, suppressed TPA-induced vascular leakage by 25 and 50% at topical doses of 0.342 mumol (100 micrograms) and 0.856 mumol (250 micrograms) respectively.
(7) We studied the effect of a specific 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, A-63162, on airway microvascular leakage and airflow obstruction following inhaled ovalbumin in actively sensitized guinea pigs.
(8) It is suggested that the initial decline in the force amplitude results from Ca2+ leakage from the SR which is further compensated for by an elevation of both the transmembrane Ca2+ entry and intracellular Ca2+ release.
(9) Surprisingly, whole-rat envenomation, using very large doses of venom, produced little dye leakage even though obvious symptoms of neurotoxic action were observed.
(10) The ratio of the total interface length to the penetration of leakage was calculated and compared.
(11) To test the hypothesis that reduced ATP production during anoxia was compensated partly by conserving energy through reduced ion leakage, the rate of K+ leakage was measured in normoxic and anoxic turtle brains in which Na(+)-K(+)-adenosinetriphosphatase was inhibited with ouabain.
(12) Arrhenius plots of the leakage rates showed breaks in the 20-25 degrees C temperature range, which correspond to the gel-liquid crystalline phase transition of the target liposomes.
(13) This presentation illustrates an additional case of bilateral chylothorax occurring after radical neck dissection, and the first case, to our knowledge, with no concurrent external lymph leakage.
(14) The incidence of leakage, fistula formation, luminal stricture, peristalsis disturbance, lining loss, the quality of surface restoration, bursting strength, and wound healing were evaluated.
(15) Retrospective review of computed tomographic scans taken two years before admission revealed the beginning of the leakage of the aneurysm.
(16) The evolution and characteristics of diabetic rubeosis were studied in 33 eyes, and the following vascular abnormalities were found: (1) Dilated leaking capillaries around the pupil; (2) irregular or slow filling of the radial arteries; (3) superficial arborising newly formed vessels, usually starting in the chamber angle; and (4) dilatation and leakage of the radial vessels either before or after the development of neovascular glaucoma.
(17) SP injection into the dental pulp and lip induced dye leakage.
(18) The incidence of clinical anastomotic leakage was 4.8 per cent.
(19) 1) Short term follow-up study: Perfusion of the limb with Fluosol-DA solution significantly minimized edema formation and leakage of skeletal muscle enzymes (GOT, CPK) into the serum 5.5 hours after revascularization as compared to Collins sol., lactated Ringer's sol.
(20) The extent of leakage varied over two orders of magnitude from condom to condom within each brand.
Washer
Definition:
(n.) Same as Washerwoman, 2.
(n.) One who, or that which, washes.
(n.) A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc.
(n.) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.
(n.) The common raccoon.
Example Sentences:
(1) The major advantage of this technic in comparison with the Gravlee Jet Washer is its low cost.
(2) During the first 19 months of use of the washer, nosocomial post-UGI endoscopy colonization or infections with P. aeruginosa increased 36%.
(3) Tests of effectiveness of disinfection of metal and polypropylene bedpans were made in a washer fitted with a steam generator.
(4) We must pay attention to contamination of endoscopes and endoscope washer at least once a month.
(5) Most train yards have a washer system, which we call the "buff", that takes about 10 minutes to clean the whole train, and that's it – it goes back into service.
(6) The current study aimed to examine sociodemographic and clinical variables between washer and checker subgroups of obsessive compulsive disorder.
(7) The point of contact was changed by the addition of a Belleville washer between the interface of the wing-nut clamp and the cheek.
(8) It has two Teflon-washered glass valves for filling, and two thermistors are supported at the center by glass capillary tubes.
(9) Physical cleaning and chemical sterilization of taps, and replacement of washers with 'approved' brands did not eradicate the organisms.
(10) Similar z values were obtained for the plastic and steel strip systems (z(D) = 21 C), but an unusually low z for spores on paper (z(D) = 12.9 C) and an unusually high z for spores on steel washers mated at 150 inch-lb of torque (z(D) = 32 C) were observed.
(11) When [1-(14)C]arachidonic acid (AA) was incubated with washer thrombocyte suspension, AA was mainly converted to PGF(2alpha), PGE2, and PGD2 in all species.
(12) Of these, two cell separators and the IBM cell washer are shown to be capable of producing YRBC suitable for clinical use.
(13) There was visible moisture remaining in the suction channel despite the use of the complete recommended automatic washer cycle.
(14) YRBC prepared from the IBM 2991 cell washer are recommended for clinical trials because of lower cost, greater convenience and lower white cell contamination compared to cell separator-derived YRBC.
(15) The findings are the following: (1) The 4.0-mm bolt with the 12-mm washer had greater pull-out resistance from thin (12-mm thick) cancellous bone than did the 6.5-mm cancellous screw.
(16) Patch tests with the GEIDC standard series of allergens, and with 8 washers made of copper, nickel, nickel-palladium, palladium, brass, bronze, gold and iron, were carried out in 964 consecutive patients who complained of intolerance to metals and in 200 controls who did not.
(17) The authors present a new technique utilizing a cancellous screw and polyacetal resin washer to attach the tendon to the navicular.
(18) Of 412 subjects seen during 1975-1984, there were 123 washers, 70 checkers and 89 washers and checkers (mixed group).
(19) The purpose of the present study was to determine the levels of solvent exposure of car washers and to evaluate the effectiveness of ventilation systems in car washing facilities.
(20) Since it requires no special equipment other than a microplate reader and washer it is particularly suitable for laboratories lacking the electrophoretic expertise or equipment required for EIA.