(a.) The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.
(a.) A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural.
(a.) The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk.
(a.) A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.
(a.) Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.
(a.) Distance.
(v. t.) To lengthen.
Example Sentences:
(1) The cross sectional area of the aortic lumen was gradually decreased while the length of the stenotic lesion gradually increased by using strips with different width.
(2) A full-length cDNA encoding porcine heart aconitase was derived from lambda gt10 recombinant clones and by amplification of the 5' end of the mRNA.
(3) However, there was no correlation between the length of time PN was administered to onset of cholestasis and the gestational age or birth weight of the infants.
(4) Using the oocyte system to express size-fractionated mRNA, we have also determined that the mRNA coding for this protein is between 1.9-2.4 kilobases in length.
(5) Their contour lengths varied from 0.28 to 51 micron, but unlike in the case of maize, a large difference was not observed in the distribution of molecular classes greater than 1.0 micron between N and S cytoplasms of sugar beet.
(6) In view of reports of the reduction of telomeric repeats in human malignant tumors, we measured the lengths of telomeric repeats in 55 primary neuroblastomas.
(7) Overall length of stay found in this study (14.02 days) is considerably higher than Indian optimum.
(8) A cytogenetic and anatomopathologic study of an embryo of 24 mm crown-rump length showing pure triploidy (69,XXY) is reported.
(9) Both systems indicated that the Kupffer cell modified endotoxin by enriching the lipid content of the molecule and shortening the length of the O-antigen.
(10) The method used in connection with the well known autoplastic reimplantation not only presents an alternative to the traditional apicoectomy but also provides additional stabilization of the tooth by lengthing the root with cocotostabile and biocompatible A1203 ceramic.
(11) Expressed per centimeter of gut length, total DAO activity was also enhanced by +141% in segment B (P less than 0.05 vs controls) and by +87% in segment C (P less than 0.01 vs controls) of resected rats.
(12) Northern hybridization analysis of R. toruloides RNA with a restriction fragment encoding part of the PAL gene indicates that PAL mRNA is 2.5 kilobases in length.
(13) The polymerization of dATP, dCTP, and dGTP onto the defined length initiator, d(pA)10, has been carried out in four buffers.
(14) The scleral arc length is slightly longer than the chord length (caliper setting).
(15) lengths with the subjects equally divided into these four groups: distributed trials, distributed sessions; distributed trials, massed sessions; massed trials, distributed sessions; and massed trials, massed sessions.
(16) The lengths and heights of the scalae tympani in ten pairs of serially sectioned temporal bones were measured by an adaptation of the serial section method of cochlear reconstruction.
(17) The diastolic sarcomere length was not affected by the changes in thyroid state.
(18) All 3 drugs increased the basic cycle length of pacing at which VT was induced and the cycle time of the resulting VT.
(19) Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) were studied in a large Algerian family which includes 6 haemophiliacs and a previously described case of female haemophilia A.
(20) The mean length of the seminal vesicles was 2.98 cm.
Mallet
Definition:
(n.) A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet.
Example Sentences:
(1) We describe a new technique to treat the mallet finger deformity.
(2) Of 35 patients with mallet thumb, 25 received conservative coil-splint immobilization treatment.
(3) Report on 35 cases of mallet finger treated conservatively: a circular plaster cast was modeled in hyperextension of the distal interphalangeal joint.
(4) The wizened fish is hammered with a mallet to soften it so you can pull it off in strips to eat.
(5) The use of Fowler's central slip release is reported in five patients considered to be failures of closed management in a personal series of 100 consecutive "mallet fingers" seen over a period of 3 years.
(6) The functional status of the upper extremity was recorded 1 to 14 years after the operation using a modified Mallet's classification: 6 were good, 17 fair and 3 poor.
(7) When a mallet finger deformity results from an intra-articular fracture of the distal phalanx comprising more than one third of the articular surface, an accurate reduction of this fracture is necessary to prevent secondary degenerative arthritis.
(8) A discussion of hammertoe, mallet toe, and clawtoe has been presented.
(9) Twelve months ago, Chris Hemsworth, the actor who plays Kevin, was in every multiplex as Thor , he of the unreconstructed chivalry and massive mallet.
(10) This study revealed that the mallet fingers with chip fractures and those without fractures showed satisfactory results in 85% of cases in the long term (32 months) with conservative treatment.
(11) Mallet finger injuries are commonly seen in the emergency room and the treatment is usually simple, consisting of extension splinting of the DIP joint.
(12) In mallet finger with avulsion fracture conservative treatment appears to be the treatment of choice.
(13) The indications for conservative and operative treatment in the five different types of mallet finger are discussed.
(14) One-hundred and thirty-five patients with mallet finger were treated and followed up at least 1 year after injury.
(15) Tenotomy of the central slip of the extensor retinaculum over the proximal interphalangeal region was performed in 8 cases longstanding, flexible mallet fingers.
(16) An experimental study was undertaken to investigate the rate of decay of heat from standard orthopaedic mallets post-autoclaving.
(17) This article presents 21 cases of mallet finger deformities with fracture of the distal phalanx, of which 17 received surgical treatment.
(18) Treatment of tendon ruptures includes tenorrhaphy, tendon grafting and arthrodesis in the case of mallet finger deformity.
(19) Because the truth about cancer treatment in our time is that it’s often extraordinarily heavy-handed: a bit like killing a flea with a mallet.
(20) The hyperextension mallet finger is a rare variant.