(n.) The science which treats of the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.
Example Sentences:
(1) The power and versatility of these computer-imaging techniques are demonstrated by examining living subjects with major craniofacial dysmorphology (Treacher-Collins syndrome and unilateral coronal synostosis); an anthropoid osteological specimen (Gorilla); and a fossil mammal skull.
(2) Sex diagnosis of skeletal remains represents one of the main problems in the forensic osteological practice.
(3) The osteologic findings are discussed in relation to hospital craniotomy and ancient trephination, and the forensic practitioner is offered a set of criteria to differentiate properly between trephination and craniotomy.
(4) An opportunity to examine BGP levels would be a great asset for osteological departments, among others also for the classification of osteoporosis with regard to the rate of the metabolic turnover or remodelling activity and would provide doctors with valuable information for decision taking on rational therapy.
(5) A survey of the tumors found in the remains of the Ancient Egyptians shows the occurrence of all the kinds of tumors which would be expected to be preserved in the osteological evidence.
(6) Results support the concept of a generalized stress response, and suggestions are offered for human osteological application.
(7) To assess prognosis and indications for allografting articular surfaces, osteological examination is of increasing importance.
(8) African apes also share several osteological features related to plantigrady and terrestrial locomotion with early hominids.
(9) The shared taxeopody of hyracoids and proboscideans, along with other osteological characters and similarities in hemoglobin, eye lens proteins, and other molecules, all suggest that Hyracoidea belongs within Paenungulata.
(10) Correlative osteology is discussed and clinical experiences are reviewed.
(11) Most of the dental and osteological resemblances between Oligopithecus and the Protoadapis group are derived features, thus favoring the hypothesis that Oligopithecus and other Anthropoidea are descended from Adapidae.
(12) The results demonstrate the individual osteologic status of patients before hip alloarthroplasty.
(13) For these investigations, use was made of 356 human femurs of unknown sex, which were obtained from the bone collection of the Institute of Anatomy (Kurp 1979), and 70 human humeri of known sex (Kropf 1979), which were obtained from the Institute of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, Karl Marx University at Leipzig, and which had already been measured in connection with problems of forensic osteology.
(14) Previous experiences in human osteological analysis was shown to have no effect on accuracy in this test, confirming Phenice's assertion that the technique does not require extensive experience to yield accurate results.
(15) They are rather fit for differential diagnosis of other osteological diseases.
(16) Four documented cases from the Hamann-Todd osteological collection are presented with a description of the associated skeletal changes.
(17) The osteology, arthrology and myology of the cervical column in the chicken (Gallus gallus L.) are described.
(18) The functional morphological study of the jaw muscles of 2 species of Imperial Pigeons, Ducula aenea nicobarica and Ducula badia insignis has revealed that the structural variations of the bill, osteological and connective tissue elements, and muscles of the jaw apparatus may be correlated to functional diversity in the fruit-eating adaptation of these birds.
(19) Interarticular distances, midsagittal diameters, and pedicular lengths were, on average, 1 mm greater and foraminal anteroposterior measurements 1 mm less than the osteologic ones.
(20) Comparative osteology has shown that almost 70% of patients survived the procedure.
Pathology
Definition:
(n.) The science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Pathological and immunocytochemical data supported the diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma.
(2) Among the pathological or abnormal ECGs (25.6%) prevailed the vegetative-functional heart diseases with 92%.
(3) We conclude that chronic emphysema produced in dogs by aerosol administration of papain results in elevated pulmonary artery pressure, which is characterized pathologically by medial hypertrophy of small pulmonary arteries.
(4) Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are frequently accompanied by deteriorated renal functions and by pathological lesions in the glomeruli.
(5) In addition, pathological dexamethasone-tests may indicate an increased suicide-risk in these patients.
(6) These same molecules may be equally responsible for the pathologic characteristics of the immune response seen, for example, in inflammatory bowel diseases.
(7) Periosteal chondroma is an uncommon benign cartilagenous lesion, and its importance lies primarily in its characteristic radiographic and pathologic appearance which should be of assistance in the differential diagnosis of eccentric lesions of bones.
(8) The pathology resulting from a missense mutation at residue 403 further suggests that a critical function of myosin is disrupted by this mutation.
(9) 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.
(10) A review is made from literature and an inventory of psychological and organic factors implicated in this pathology.
(11) SD is shown to have therapeutic and differential diagnostic significance in varying pathological conditions of cerebral dopaminergic systems.
(12) Four of the five ectopic pregnancies occurred in patients with previously documented tubal pathology.
(13) It is concluded that fibroblast replication is an important mechanism leading to the pathologic fibrosis seen in graft versus host disease and, by analogy, probably other types of immunologically mediated fibrosis.
(14) In one of the cirrhotic patients, postmortem correlation of sonographic, angiographic, and pathological findings showed that the dilated vessels seen on sonography were cystic veins draining normally into the portal vein rather than portosystemic anastomoses.
(15) In a control scheme for enzootic-pneumonia-free herds, 43 herds developed enzootic pneumonia, as judged by non-specific clinical and pathological criteria over 10 years.
(16) This series of tests included tests for pathologic nystagmus, saccades, smooth pursuit, and optokinetic nystagmus, as well as bithermal caloric testing and rotational testing.
(17) Schistosomal obstructive uropathy was studied by clinical, laboratory epidemiologic and pathologic analysis in 155 Egyptian patients treated surgically.
(18) Internal fixation of these pathological fractures appeared to be the best treatment.
(19) These findings suggest that Sch 40120 is a potent anti-inflammatory agent that may be particularly useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis in which leukotrienes appear to be major mediators of the pathological symptoms that characterize the disease state.
(20) Based upon the analysis of 1015 case records of patients, aged 16-70, with different hip joint pathology types, carried out during 1985-1990, there were revealed mistakes and complications after reconstructive-restorative operations.