What's the difference between neer and peer?

Neer


Definition:

  • (adv. & a.) Nearer.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Satisfactory results (according to Neer) were found in 94.3%.
  • (2) Although almost 100 cases of osteolysis of the distal clavicle have been reported in the literature, none have occurred in females (Neer and Rockwood, 1984).
  • (3) The best results regarding function and pain reduction have been obtained by the Neer prosthesis, but the lack of cranial support ("fornix humeri") and the ovalization of the head seem to be responsible for some cases of upward migration of the head of the prosthesis.
  • (4) Ten Designed After Natural Anatomy (DANA) and five Neer prostheses were implanted.
  • (5) In 51 patients (27-67 years) with subacromial impingement syndrome, an acromioplasty according to Neer was performed.
  • (6) As a therapeutic procedure, it constitutes a more sensitive test than Neer's test.
  • (7) There were a few complications, but on the whole we feel that the Neer total shoulder arthroplasty is a valuable procedure for a patient with polyarthritis.
  • (8) The cross-linked G protein is functional, and its alpha subunit can change conformation upon binding GTP gamma S. GTP gamma S stabilizes alpha o to digestion by trypsin (Winslow, J.W., Van Amsterdam, J.R., and Neer, E.J.
  • (9) Neer's classification of humeral fractures was proved on 657 patients.
  • (10) Twenty-nine Neer-type total shoulder arthroplasties were performed in 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
  • (11) Surgical treatment consisting of implantation of two Neer total replacements was successful: the functional result was good, and within 12 weeks the patient was free of pain and able to resume work.
  • (12) A carbon fiber tow application combined with Neer's anterior acromioplasty seems useful in the reconstruction of large tears of the rotator cuff.
  • (13) A Neer prosthesis and allogeneic bone grafts were used to reconstruct the shoulder joint.
  • (14) Fixation objectives are evaluated in light of Neer's four segment classification.
  • (15) Analysis of twelve studies performed by Neer et al.
  • (16) Since 1981 the simpler approach of Neer without resection of acromion has been used (for synovectomy as well as for prosthetic replacement) with an easier postoperative management and equally good results.
  • (17) Four patients required replacement of five humeral heads with Neer's prostheses.
  • (18) The Neer anterior acromioplasty served as comparison in the evaluation to arthroscopic technique.
  • (19) The two methods commonly applied are the resection of the coracoacromial ligament and Neer's anterior acromioplasty.
  • (20) The results were assessed using the point system of Neer.

Peer


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To come in sight; to appear.
  • (v. i.) To look narrowly or curiously or intently; to peep; as, the peering day.
  • (n.) One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate.
  • (n.) A comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate.
  • (n.) A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron; as, a peer of the realm.
  • (v. t.) To make equal in rank.
  • (v. t.) To be, or to assume to be, equal.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In a climate in which medical staffs are being sued as a result of their decisions in peer review activities, hospitals' administrative and medical staffs are becoming more cautious in their approach to medical staff privileging.
  • (2) A dozen peers hold ministerial positions and Westminster officials are expecting them to keep the paperwork to run the country flowing and the ministerial seats warm while their elected colleagues fight for votes.
  • (3) There is a gradual loosening of the adolescent's emotional dependence on her parents and a transfer of dependency ties to peers.
  • (4) In Study 4, attributional biases and deficits were found to be positively correlated with the rate of reactive aggression (but not proactive aggression) displayed in free play with peers (N = 127).
  • (5) Wharton feared that if his bill had not cleared the Commons on this occasion, it would have failed as there are only three sitting Fridays in the Commons next year when the legislation could be heard again should peers in the House of Lords successfully pass amendments.
  • (6) Three Labour MPs and a Tory peer will be charged with false accounting in relation to their parliamentary expenses, it was announced today.
  • (7) The DRG principle, however, is feasible and has important management benefits; it is recommended that locally determined DRG weightings be developed, and that other hospitals explore their use in peer review of resource management, costing and pricing.
  • (8) Level of care (I, accepted practice; II, may have managed differently; and III, would have managed differently) was assessed for each complication at M & M conference and by peer review of the medical record for occurrence screening.
  • (9) Data were collected during three conditions: baseline, modeling, and peer tutoring.
  • (10) All organisms inherit parents' genes, but many also inherit parents, peers, and the places they inhabit as well.
  • (11) Lord Thomson of Monifieth , the now deceased chairman of the political honours scrutiny committee, was a former Labour minister but then sat in the Lords as a Liberal Democrat peer.
  • (12) A college sample of 66 women and 34 men was assessed on both positive and negative affect using 4 measurement methods: self-report, peer report, daily report, and memory performance.
  • (13) The government's civil partnership bill to sanction same-sex unions was thrown into confusion last night after a cross-party coalition of peers and bishops voted to extend the bill's benefits to a wide range of people who live together in a caring family relationship.
  • (14) I agree with Sheryl's lean in advice around setting career goals (18 months and life-long) and also how to work with peers and those in more senior positions.
  • (15) A system for detecting such cases was established through liaison with other hospital peer review committees or any physician or nurse who was privy to specific information and willing to submit it in writing.
  • (16) These teenagers were classified as heavy drinkers; the males knew less about alcohol, and had different attitudes to its use than their peers.
  • (17) Neuropsychological functioning in 90 male and female alcoholics and 65 peer controls was examined using both accuracy and time measures for four basic types of neuropsychological functioning: verbal skills, learning and memory, problem-solving and abstracting, and perceptual-motor skills.
  • (18) Case abstract data are routinely collected by hospital abstracting services, peer review organizations, and some state agencies.
  • (19) Secrecy was encouraged and bribery, threats, and peer pressure used to induce participation in sexual activities.
  • (20) Asked what form the arrangements could take, the peer replied: "Wherever we think that there's something happening that is undesirable and we're looking very carefully at how to draw up those protections."