(a.) Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as, an obvious meaning; an obvious remark.
Example Sentences:
(1) The obvious need for highly effective contraception in women with existing disorders of glucose metabolism has led to a search for oral contraceptive (OC) regimens for such women that are efficient but without unacceptable metabolic side effects.
(2) The usefulness of the proposed method is obvious in cases where the composition of a precipitate on LM scale is to be compared with the LM appearance of the surrounding tissue.
(3) They could go out and trade for a pitcher such as the New York Mets’ Bartolo Colón , an obvious choice despite his 41 years, but he would come with an $11m price tag for next season and have to pass through the waiver wires process first – considering the wily mood Billy Beane is in this year, the A’s could be the team that blocks such a move.
(4) This difference becomes more obvious in women on HRT with less than three children compared to a similar group not taking HRT.
(5) Thus, it is obvious that new measures will have to be taken if lives are to be saved in future events of this nature.
(6) Some women have clinically obvious cervical incompetence and may benefit from a cerclage operation, but criteria for early diagnosis are not universally agreed upon.
(7) Much less obvious – except in the fictional domain of the C Thomas Howell film Soul Man – is why someone would want to “pass” in the other direction and voluntarily take on the weight of racial oppression.
(8) Obviously it’s good to have all voices on the field.
(9) "This will obviously be a sensitive topic for the US administration, but partners in the transatlantic alliance must be clear on common rules of engagement in times of conflict if we are to retain any moral standing in the world," Verhofstadt said.
(10) Obvious restitution of the thymic medulla was evident about 14 days after withdrawal of FK506.
(11) The content and design of the treatment obviously had a positive influence on patient satisfaction.
(12) Symmetrical cases (the so-called siamese twins) have an obvious predominance (92.3%).
(13) He said: "While the strike on 30 November will obviously cause disruption, the figures suggested by ministers are fantasy economics.
(14) Uterine lavage affords the potential for non-invasive human blastocyst recovery, with obvious potential for preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
(15) Gallium-67 imaging is useful in the management of patients with malignant lymphoma, despite its obvious limitations.
(16) Future increasing segments of females addicted to tobacco smoking will obviously markedly influence sex difference in morbidity.
(17) Successful treatment of hypertriglyceridemic states obviously normalizes the changed composition of the lipoprotein fractions and in consequence effects also the atherogenicity.
(18) The thigh and hip manifestations can obscure the primary intra-abdominal process either due to the obvious emphysema or to the obtunded abdominal signs secondary to associated neuropathy.
(19) He praised the obvious disgust of local people in parts of south and west Manchester, where gang problems have been concentrated.
(20) The most obvious observation was a higher early mortality.
Underlying
Definition:
(a.) Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.
Example Sentences:
(1) The resulting dose distribution is displayed using traditional 2-dimensional displays or as an isodose surface composited with underlying anatomy and the target volume.
(2) Because of the short detachment interval, and the absence of underlying pathology or trauma, the recovery process described here probably represents an example of optimum recovery after retinal reattachment.
(3) Steroids are not recommended because they may compromise defenses against an underlying disease process.
(4) The results obtained further knowledge of the anatomy of the nuclei, specifically the areas used for the prosthesis implantation and the underlying tissue.
(5) The final model has a probability 0.08 of underlying survival time being zero and, given non-zero survival time, takes the form of an exponential distribution with mean of 14.95 months.
(6) Certain underlying factors in several types of retinal degeneration are first discussed, followed by characteristics of diabetic maculopathy and of other types of macular degeneration including that due to aging.
(7) Contributing factors could include advanced age and underlying clinical or subclinical brain disease.
(8) In all cases, the evaluation depends on the continuous observance of the patients, taking into account any underlying primary illness (alcoholism, cerebral vascular disease, conditions following brain surgery or trauma).
(9) Recent rapid developments in molecular biology have started to clarify the underlying pathophysiology of various neurological diseases.
(10) The aim of this study was clarify the physiopathological mechanisms underlying atrial pauses as well as to evaluate the sensitivity of sinoatrial conduction time (SACT) directly measured on SNE and of SACT estimated with the indirect Strauss method with respect to the detection of SSS.
(11) The second has various underlying diseases, such as chronic hypertension or renal disease, etc..
(12) Skeletal muscle mtDNA of three patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, characterized clinically by myoclonic epilepsy and ragged-red fiber (MERRF) syndrome, has been sequenced to determine the underlying molecular defect(s).
(13) Alveoli underlying the plasma membrane sometimes contain binding sites, particularly on their outer membranes.
(14) Predictions were comparatively poor for the underlying disorder category (10%).
(15) Both IGF-I and growth hormone have the potential to improve muscle mass and function in patients who are catabolic due to the severity of their underlying disease state.
(16) The mechanisms underlying the three types of Cd effects on the frog skin were discussed in relation to the Na, K-ATPase activity.
(17) The median age of patients with bacteremia of unknown origin was 65 years, and their most common underlying disorders were solid malignancy (28% of patients) and diabetes mellitus (18%).
(18) We postulate that an abnormality in retinal dopaminergic neurons, which are known to reduce light responsiveness of horizontal and ganglion cells, is the underlying pathophysiology of this clinical finding.
(19) The development of renal insufficiency during enalapril therapy may be exacerbated by concomitant diuretic therapy and should raise the suspicion of underlying transplant renal-artery stenosis.
(20) In each case the finding of anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA) strongly suggested an underlying vasculitic pathology, Wegener's granulomatosis.