(adv.) In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent.
Example Sentences:
(1) The newborn with critical AS typically presents with severe cardiac failure and the infant with moderate failure, whereas children may be asymptomatic.
(2) One hour after direct mechanical cardiomassage (DMCM) a moderately pronounced edema of the intercellular spaces in the basal compartment of the seminiferous epithelium, normal content of lactate and succinate dehydrogenases, and a certain decrease in the activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenases and NAD- and NADP-diaphorases were noted.
(3) In the surface epithelial cells, the basolateral cell surface showed moderate enzymatic activity.
(4) Histological studies showed that the resulting pancreatitis was usually mild to moderate, being severe only in association with sepsis.
(5) Systemic corticosteroids (i.e., prednisone, prednisolone or methylprednisolone) have improved the survival rate of patients with moderate and severe ulcerative colitis.
(6) We report the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of acitretin (Soriatane) in 15 patients with moderate to severe psoriasis.
(7) Furthermore echography revealed a collateral subperiosteal edema and a moderate thickening of extraocular muscles and bone periostitis, a massive swelling of muscles and bone defects in subperiosteal abscesses as well as encapsulated abscesses of the orbit and a concomitant retrobulbar neuritis in orbital cellulitis.
(8) TR was classified as follows: severe (massive systolic opacification and persistence of the microbubbles in the IVC for at least 20 seconds); moderate (moderate systolic opacification lasting less than 20 seconds); mild (slight systolic opacification lasting less than 10 seconds); insignificant TR (sporadic appearance of the contrast medium into the IVC).
(9) Mild swallowing difficulties occurred in 18 patients (39%), moderate dysfunction in 23 (50%), and severe dysfunction in five (11%).
(10) The radius is estimated to be around 1.7 nm, which shows a moderate degree of hydration.
(11) The deep cerebellar nuclei were moderately labeled at birth and gradually decreased in density thereafter.
(12) The epithelium of Brunner's gland stained intensely with Ricinus communis agglutinin-I (RCA-I), succinylated-WGA (S-WGA) and wheat-germ agglutinin (WGA), moderately with Bandeirea simplicifolia agglutinin-I (BS-I), Concanavalia ensiformis agglutinin (Con A) peanut agglutinin (PNA) and Ulex europaeus agglutinin-I (UEA-I) and occasionally with Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA), Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA) and soybean agglutinin (SBA).
(13) 2-(4'-Isobutylphenyl)propionic acid, ibuprofen, is an antiinflammatory agent which possesses moderate platelet aggregation inhibitory activity.
(14) Electroretinographic (ERG), morphometric and biochemical studies on retinas from monkeys or rats reveal that moderate level developmental lead (Pb) exposure produces long-term selective rod deficits and degeneration.
(15) The remaining 33 sera (13.3 per cent) were classified as low, moderate or strong positives.
(16) The agriculture ministry raised the risk level of the virus spreading from moderate to high on Tuesday across the country, at a crucial time for the industry.
(17) The role of blood acetylcholinesterase in moderating the effects of organophosphate challenge in rats was tested.
(18) C. tropicalis was grown in a medium containing Brij 35, resulting in the induction of a moderate number of medium-sized peroxisomes.
(19) Data from 579 medical students from the classes of 1979-80 through 1983-84 attending a midwestern medical college were analyzed via moderated multiple regression.
(20) Altering the time of PMA exposure demonstrated that PMA inhibited chondrocyte phenotypic expression, rather than cell commitment: early (0-48 h) exposure to PMA (during chondrocytic commitment in vitro) had little inhibitory effect on the staining index, whereas, exposure from 49-96 h (presumably post-commitment) and 0-96 h had moderate and strong inhibitory effects, respectively, on cartilage synthesis.
Passably
Definition:
(adv.) Tolerably; moderately.
Example Sentences:
(1) These results were compared with perceptual judgments of "passability" under static and moving viewing conditions.
(2) After computing admission rates by district per 1000 population, these were plotted against distance from the hospital by the only passable roads.
(3) In 40.9% the therapeutic results are satisfactory with normalization of blood pressure, whereas in 27.1%, are only passable.
(4) Of 28 renal units 25 (89%) were rendered free of stones or had passable calculi of less than 3 mm.
(5) Out of the root canals which were apically not passable and coronally closed the first traces of the instilled 5% hydrogen peroxide appeared after 14 min 45 sec on the root surface.
(6) Failures were due to upward dislodgement of the stone in 5 cases, to grasp or disintegrate the stone in 2, perforation of the ureter in 2, bleeding from the ureteral wall in 2 cases, to reintroduce guidewire in the ureter and to non-passable stricture below the stone in 1 case each.
(7) Out of the patients who underwent EPCN before SWL 13% were stone free and without drainage at discharge, 77% had passable stone fragments at discharge and drainage has been taken out at 15-30 days check up, 10% had unbroken stone and underwent with drainage to ureterolithotripsy.
(8) Even presented with a more than passable opportunity to snatch a point at the death, when Daniel Sturridge played a pass over the Southampton defence to allow Raheem Sterling to run clear on goal, the substitute came up with a wretched first touch to practically pass the ball to Artur Boruc.
(9) Photograph: PR company handout Creatively, it’s all a bit uninspiring, but there are passable moments.
(10) At the second hearing, the stern judge who had been doing a passable impression of Anne Robinson for much of the hearing appeared visibly troubled by Harris's emotional plea to be set free.She told the translator to tell Harris to "be calm", and asked if she would like a break in proceedings to compose herself.
(11) The cumulative analysis within 10 years after operations have shown 27% of endarectomized arteries to remain passable.
(12) With this form of pathology 68% of arteries are found to be passable within 10 postoperative years.
(13) In addition, the CSA was filtratable (0.45 mu), dialyzable, and passable through an Amicon PM10 filter, which indicated a molecular weight less than 10,000.
(14) Seventy percent of the patients with renal stones and 95% of those with ureteral stones were stone-free over the one-month follow-up, while about 15% had small and asymptomatic fragments believed to be passable spontaneously.
(15) At more increasing mean temperature rises 0.49 degrees C and 0.58 degrees C, increasing pyrogenic and decreasing 'passable' qualifications were obtained.
(16) The Howards method of anastomosis was used with prolene thread under fourfold magnification along with a spermiogram and a test of passability of the sperm duct.
(17) We have five special engineering trains out checking that lines are passable, and in the Highlands we have a helicopter out inspecting lines.
(18) The relatively well documented transcellular route is passable for compounds with a low molecular mass (up to about 2000 Da) and sufficient lipid as well as water solubility.
(19) Being a good dad and being a passable, decent husband is something that weighs on me."
(20) France has long claimed Rwanda as part of its francophone fold even though there is only one language common to all citizens of the tiny central African nation — the indigenous Kinyarwanda — and only a minority of the population speak passable French.