(n.) A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.
(n.) A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
(v. t.) To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
(v. t.) To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Notch locus in Drosophila encodes a transmembrane protein required for the determination of cell fate in ectodermal cells.
(2) Recent reports have indicated the usefulness of nuclear grooves (clefts or notches) as an additional criterion for the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma in fine needle aspirates; most of these studies were carried out on alcohol-fixed material stained with the Papanicolaou stain or with hematoxylin and eosin, which yield good nuclear details.
(3) For histometric evaluation, the radicular notches were used as reference points.
(4) Conversely, in 66 of 80 pregnancies the absence of a notch was associated with the livebirth of an infant beyond 32 weeks gestation, with a birthweight above the 5th centile.
(5) The left subclavian artery was prominent in 33 cases, signs indicating a collateral circulation (rib notching, internal mammary artery) were present in 26 cases.
(6) Notched tympanograms were typical of neonatal ears for a 220-Hz probe tone.
(7) Radiographic manifestations include endosteal sclerosis of the neurocranium with loss of the diploë, osteosclerosis and hyperostosis of the mandible with absence of the normal antegonial notches, endosteal sclerosis of the diaphyses of long bones (including metacarpals and metatarsals), and osteosclerosis of the pelvis.
(8) For the experimental studies, fractures of the jaw bone in terms of oblique osteotomies from angle to sigmoid notch of the mandible of the Malaysian monkeys were made by using #700 fissure bur and reduced and fixed them in terms of interosseous wiring.
(9) Lymphadenopathies were classified by the criteria proposed by Yoshinaka et al., type I: poorly-defined borders, diffuse internal echoes; type II: well-defined borders, diffuse internal echoes; type III: well-defined borders, notchings, strong internal echoes.
(10) Here, we examine a group of six recessive mutations, the facets (fa, fa3, fag, fag-2, fafx and fasw), which affect eye and optic lobe morphology and have been previously shown to be associated with the insertion of transposable elements into an intronic region of Notch.
(11) Another frequent finding was partial or total obstruction at the tentorial notch, often in combination with reduced or absent activity along the superior sagittal sinus.
(12) In one patient, the fibrous band extended from the distal pole of the patella to the intracondylar notch, tethering the patella inferiorly.
(13) This thin flap, usually extending from the hyoid bone to the sternal notch at the central part of the anterior neck, provides a skin island of about 4 by 8 cm.
(14) The chest roentgenographic findings in Takayasu's arteritis include widening of the ascending aorta, contour irregularities of the descending aorta, arotic calcifications, pulmonary arterial changes, rib notching, and hilar lymphadenopathy.
(15) In two cases the epidermoid, located mainly in the cerebello-pontine angle, spread into the middle cranial fossa; in three the epidermoid extended from the parasellar cisterns to the posterior cranial fossa; in six patients the epidermoid, enlarging the tentorial notch, occupied extensively both cranial fossae.
(16) This post-transcriptional regulation is suppressed in embryos mutant for the genes Notch and Delta; where all cells expressing RNA accumulate protein.
(17) The femoral intercondylar notch width was measured in 93 patients with chronic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insufficiency (Group 1), in 62 patients with an acute tear of the ACL (Group 2), and in 38 fresh anatomic specimen knees (Group 3).
(18) Deep notch cases had more retrusive mandibles with a shorter corpus, smaller ramus height, and a greater gonial angle than did shallow notch cases.
(19) The acicular alpha structure has been shown to exhibit the best fatigue properties for Ti-6A1-4V alloy in the notched condition.
(20) The anatomical relations of the semilunar notch of the ulna were studied in radiographs, taken in a strict lateral view, from 100 patients with elbow dislocations.
Serration
Definition:
(n.) Condition of being serrate; formation in the shape of a saw.
(n.) One of the teeth in a serrate or serrulate margin.
Example Sentences:
(1) Concurrently the pointed spines become scale-like and serrated.
(2) Compared with conventional mechanical lithotripsy with serrated, jawed instruments, electrohydraulic lithotripsy is a safe, easy to learn and effective technique for treating bladder stones.
(3) When it's serving time, use a good serrated knife to saw cleanly through the rhubarb.
(4) AD evoked by stimulation of the hippocampus (long duration discharges of slow serrated waves) differed characteristically from AD following stimulation of the VMD (short duration spike and wave complexes).
(5) The cemented pins were serrated and plain and the cements used were: (1) ZOE, (2) zinc phosphate, (3) glass ionomer, and (4) polycarboxylate.
(6) The lumen of the cisterna contains a serrated layer of dense material referred to as the intracisternal lamina.
(7) The innermost layer is characterized by numerous serrations, the tips of which project into the lumen of the capsule.
(8) Esophageal radiologic findings showed a serrated type shadow defect 6 cm in diameter at the middle thoracic esophagus.
(9) Specially designed threaded and serrated posts were machined in precious metal.
(10) Comparison of a first group of 23 patients submitted to venous thrombectomy alone with 102 patients protected by filters or serrated clips shows a drastic decrease in lethal pulmonary embolism postoperatively.
(11) Vented parallel-sided, serrated posts cemented into matching precision channels provide excellent retentive strength; however, they do not offer significant resistance to rotational forces.
(12) A serrated suction tip with a variety of diameters and serrations has been developed for the microsurgical removal of tumors.
(13) The InS is formed in four steps; cell aggregation (19 days postconception and one day postpartum), formation of bone extensions and collagen fiber bundles (4 and 7 days postpartum), modification of the orientation of these fiber bundles (14 days postpartum), and formation of the serrated suture and fiber bundles with regular orientation (21, 30 and 60 days postpartum).
(14) Klein has now worked her serrated humor into a debut collection of autobiographical essays, titled You’ll Grow Out Of It , published in the US this week.
(15) Cast gold, parallel-sided, serrated post and cores were cemented in extracted teeth.
(16) Microscopically, the thickened areas consisted of abundant acellular collagen fibers containing numerous elastinophilic, thick, serrated fibers and globules, identical with the elastofibroma fibers seen in elastofibroma dorsi.
(17) A serrated, "corkscrew" pattern was present and corresponded well to the perivascular fibrosis noted histologically.
(18) Class 3 units responded maximally to pinch with serrated forceps but also were activated by light touch and pressure.
(19) The sinuses of smooth contour are usually smaller than those with serrated contour, and in case of the first ones, the left one is missing.
(20) Nociceptive stimulus was applied to the skin of adult cats by pinching with a serrated forceps or by radiant heat with Pain meter.