(n.) The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.
(n.) Obscurity; want of clearness.
Example Sentences:
(1) Only seven films (or 0.7 percent of the entire cohort) showed nodular or rounded opacities of the type typically seen in uncomplicated silicosis.
(2) The results showed that dogfish lenses developed superficial opacities due to near-UV exposure.
(3) We examined 84 eyes with different lens opacities, the visual acuity was analysed in relation to the axial, cortical and capsular cataract.
(4) Presence of aspecific lens opacities also did not correlate with the risk of having inherited the DM gene.
(5) The opacity changes resulting from storage in water can be reduced by increasing the polymerization time.
(6) Correlation with high-resolution computed tomography in two patients indicated that this opacity represented a sagittal orientation of the anterior minor fissure, with resultant inferomedial curving of the right upper lobe of the lung along the right border of the heart.
(7) Complications of trachoma (trichiasis and opacities) were common in this age group compared to those under 6 years of age.
(8) In conclusion, obliteration of the inner margin of the central vein and the opacity that decreased the radiolucency extending to the peripheral side of the upper lobe bronchus are strongly suggestive of interlobar lymph node enlargement.
(9) Experiences with surgical treatment of chronic endogenous uveitis in human patients have shown that vision-impairing axial opacities in the vitreous body can be removed by pars plana vitrectomy, and that a considerable decrease in the frequency and severity of uveitic relapses results.
(10) There is all sorts of opacity which makes it easy for an employee to suffer retaliation.” Despite recent reforms to improve transparency and accountability, the organisation remains impervious to public scrutiny, with no established mechanism for freedom of information – a right which more than 100 governments around the world have enshrined in law, and is openly advocated by UN bodies such as Unesco.
(11) These include fibrosis with or without consolidation (n = 12), ground-glass opacities (n = 7), widespread bilateral consolidation (n = 2), and bronchial wall thickening with areas of decreased attenuation (n = 2).
(12) Breaks responsible for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments in 78 eyes could not be seen preoperatively owing to opacities in the media, previous buckling or other causes.
(13) Opacities increased with increasing concentrations of NaLS from 5 X 10(-4) M to 5 X 10(-2) M, but at 5 X 10(-1) M all corneal preparations showed a decrease in opacity.
(14) In an increasingly digital society, the justification for opacity in trade negotiations has met its demise, and it's time that we see modern legal instruments negotiated in a transparent and inclusive manner in order to get the best outcome for our country.
(15) However, liver function tests and eye examinations for possible lens opacities are advised, and further long term studies in larger groups of patients are necessary before the side effect profile of lovastatin will be clearly established.
(16) Electron microscopy of L1210 cells exposed a short time (90 min) to 0.21-21 microM DHAQ reveals segregation of nucleoli; the segregated granular portion shows increased electron opacity.
(17) Lenticular lesions were present in all but two of the 18 patients with detailed ocular examination, whereas corneal opacities were found more often in type II than type I disease.
(18) Each control animal also developed a local lens opacity at the site of the capsular tear, as did half the animals treated with the discrete pattern.
(19) A critical discussion of the different opinions on the significance of histological findings in relation to pulp tolerance is presented, and finally the significance of water uptake and radiological opacity is discussed.
(20) Concomitantly there were opacities seen on chest X-rays.
Translucency
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being translucent; clearness; partial transparency.
Example Sentences:
(1) Inexperienced physicians are often unable to immediately identify these translucencies as air enclosures in the intracranial cavity.
(2) An area of translucence around a dense zone, appearing more clearly with traction, is suspicious.
(3) The pearly skin of these subjects becomes more translucent and the detail extra-perfect.
(4) It was concluded that the CPC coating is superior to the PPG coating since no cracking surface develops, it is translucent, and it provides a more effective athrombogenic surface.
(5) The performance capabilities of the instruments were tested on various shades of opaque and translucent dental porcelain surfaces.
(6) With the translucent occluder, retest threshold variability was 18.8% less and sensitivity was increased by 0.7 dB.
(7) Ifind it hard to get excited about slimy, translucent, near‑flavourless egg whites, but I can't bear to throw them away.
(8) Because of its low filler particle percentage, microfilled composite resins--traditionally recommended for anterior restorations--are extremely translucent.
(9) The cell bodies were surrounded by a basal lamina, while the cytoplasmic extensions investing the nerve endings were surrounded by an envelope consisting of alternating electron dense and electron translucent layers containing material that stained with PAS and Alcian Blue.
(10) Formation of neointima and transformation of mesenchymal cells into the endothelial ones are studied using scanning and translucent electron microscopy and autoradiography.
(11) The parent conidium and later the proximal germ tube showed progressive vacuolation and the cytoplasm became largely occupied by electron-translucent material.
(12) To examine the significance of fetal nuchal translucency at 10-14 weeks' gestation in the prediction of abnormal fetal karyotype.
(13) Clinically, cytomegalovirus retinitis is characterized by lesions, usually in the posterior pole, that take the form of fluffy white infiltrates with irregular, translucent, granular appearing margins.
(14) Through dexterous operation of the Shinkai6500's mechanical arms by pilot Sasaki-san, we quickly began collecting samples of rocks, the hot fluids from the vents, and the creatures thriving around them: speckled anemones with almost-translucent tentacles, and the orange-tinted shrimp scurrying among them.
(15) In contrast, the flat-mound and translucent-mound mutants, which aggregate normally, produced very few spores.
(16) The mature resting sporangium (RS) wall of Coelomomyces dodgei (Chytridiomycetes; Blastocladiales) consists of three principal layers: (I) an outer pigmented layer (1.8-2.2 microns) that contains polysaccharide, (II) a middle electron translucent layer (1.3-1.6 microns) comparatively free of polysaccharide, and (III) an inner layer (125 nm) rich in polysaccharide that surrounds the meiospores.
(17) Zone I consisted of osteoblasts adjacent to the bone surface and a supraosteoblast layer of smaller, compact cells, Zone II was a relatively translucent zone with numerous capillaries and Zone III consisted of cells intermingled with collagen fibrils.
(18) Within these small translucent colonies, mutational events occur which give rise to the normal resistant type colonies.
(19) Films are presented for tracking on a translucent screen after reflection from a galvanometer driven mirror.
(20) The plaques were translucent to opaque and varied in size and shape, from multiple isolated islands to bizarre patterns involving more than half the corneal surface.