(n.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.
(n.) Main support; principal dependence.
Example Sentences:
(1) Diuretics remain the mainstay of therapy for most hypertensive black patients.
(2) Surgery must be considered the mainstay of therapy for fibrosarcoma, but there is a need for adjunctive therapy.
(3) Although Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) can be treated by surgery, radiotherapy and immunotherapy, chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment.
(4) Aggressive therapy with intravenous fluids and potassium and the judicious use of insulin, in conjunction with careful monitoring of central venous pressure and urine output, form the mainstays of treatment.
(5) CT is now the mainstay of diagnosis for stable patients with blunt hepatic injuries.
(6) Lubricants, anthralin, and corticosteroids form the mainstay of therapy in mild and moderate psoriasis of the palms and soles.
(7) Lithium remains the mainstay of pharmacologic therapy for the majority of patients with bipolar disorder; however, significant numbers of patients with both classical bipolar disorder and syndromal variants fail to respond to lithium therapy.
(8) Consequently, digoxin remains the mainstay for chronic inotropic support of the heart.
(9) Heparin is the mainstay of treatment for deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, with an important role played by warfarin therapy.
(10) Plain radiography remains the mainstay of diagnosis of vertebral injuries.
(11) Radiation rather than surgery has been the mainstay of treatment for intracranial tumors of the optic pathway.
(12) The mainstay of pain relief is effective use of analgetics which should be given orally if possible, on a regular schedule and on an individualized basis according with the WHO guidelines.
(13) The mainstays of therapy include motivation, meticulous physical and laboratory evaluation, abstinence, and support during withdrawal.
(14) Although combination antibiotic therapy and correct postoperative wound management are potentially successful, the mainstay of treatment is complete excision of all necrotic tissue.
(15) Pelviscopy, along with the entire concept of minimally invasive surgery through endoscopically guided intra-abdominal surgery, has become a mainstay in gynecologic surgery.
(16) Contact was made with a ‘mystical-religious’ group that used the gas to accelerate arriving at their transcendental-meditative state of choice.” It increased in popularity with the rise of festival culture – it’s been a mainstay of Glastonbury’s stone circle and squat parties in Bristol and south London for at least a decade – but the equipment needed to dispense it remained relatively expensive.
(17) Antipsychotic medication remains a mainstay of treatment in both acute and chronic schizophrenia.
(18) In all cases, even when corticosteroids are the mainstay of maintenance treatment, bronchodilators must be used simultaneously.
(19) For many centuries antacids have been the mainstay of treatment of peptic disorders.
(20) The mainstays of treatment are life-style changes to avoid overexertion and use of light-weight orthoses and assistive aids to unload the extremities.
Sinew
Definition:
(n.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.
(n.) Muscle; nerve.
(n.) Fig.: That which supplies strength or power.
(v. t.) To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews.
Example Sentences:
(1) In the "Bergmannsheil" Hospital in Gelsenkirchen-Buer, 11 distal ruptures of the biceps sinew in 10 patients were operatively treated during 1985 and 1989.
(2) It means a fundamentally more unstable Middle East, with the prospect of a nuclear arms race in the region.” The foreign secretary called on the western powers at the talks to “strain every sinew to get a deal over the finishing line”.
(3) Suture was with cotton or human hair, acacia and other thorns, ant jaws, and sinew, with or without a drain.
(4) There were fat cats, but there were many more lawyers working long hours and straining every sinew for their clients.
(5) Abuse is being continued, perpetuated, right under the noses of judges and police – the very institutions that should be protecting the vulnerable with every sinew of state power.” Labour MPs repeatedly pressed Heald for a timetable for the introduction of the amending legislation to implement the ban but he could only promise to do so “shortly”.
(6) I think it very likely that artists north and south of the border will strain every sinew to keep cultural relationships strong and thriving, but I fear that the upheaval of moving towards independence for Scotland may unintentionally break or damage a great many cultural links and ties.
(7) The clothes – a wedding headdress like an amphibian mating display, scarlet armour striated with sinews – were certainly more dramatic than the actors, and won Ishioka an Oscar.
(8) The trick is often to cook them slowly, taking advantage of their bones, sinew and fat to keep them moist and juicy.
(9) Furthermore a syntropy with the cervicobrachial syndrome, the humeroscapular periarthritis, calcifications of bursa and insertions of the sinews, the gout and the carpal tunnel syndrome were found.
(10) He was a fiercely patriotic Belgian poet – it could be said, the Rupert Brooke of the the Belgians – who, after the German invasion of his country, had written deeply felt and stirring poems, to summon up Belgian blood, to stiffen Belgian sinews.
(11) Partly also in tribute to Penderecki's love of trees, Greenwood found an oak leaf in his garden, and transformed the contours of its veins and sinews into musical material.
(12) Stripping of animal sinews between the clenched posterior teeth has been recorded on film as a common task activity in traditional aboriginal society.
(13) "We recognise that, as a government, we have to strain every sinew to do things that help support the economy to grow, and capital spending is a very important part of that.
(14) The prince told senior figures - including the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and US secretary of state, Hilary Clinton - that they must "strain every sinew" to find ways to halt the destruction of forests across the world.
(15) But when reshaping services and making efficiencies, councils must stretch every sinew to protect the vital frontline services that families rely on."
(16) The same two City players combined later in the first half but Weidenfeller thwarted Agüero in similar fashion and he made it a hat-trick of saves when he stretched every sinew to tip the striker's dipping 20-yard effort over the bar in the 35th minute.
(17) What I’m saying is that party members and increasingly the country want to see us oppose these airstrikes, which are not the solution, with every sinew of our being.
(18) The endless heavy traffic drains them psychologically and the struggle to make a living … strains the sinews of their bodies.” It’s a depressing portrait of life in Egypt’s bustling capital.
(19) In 3 cases the rupture of the biceps sinew was not caused by any outward influence.
(20) McFall, who also sat on the commission, said banks needed to ensure “they are straining every sinew to put customers back at the heart of retail banking.