(a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; auditory.
Example Sentences:
(1) Previously-reported post antibiotic effect of OFLX was thought to be another property of OFLX otic solution.
(2) In osteogenesis imperfecta, the poor formation of collagen leads to abnormally thin bony trabeculae with a poorly formed otic capsule.
(3) Three days later selected areas of the brain, the trigeminal, superior cervical and otic ganglia were examined for retrogradely labelled fluorescent cells.
(4) The parietal, squamosal, and exoccipital bones, and the quadrate cartilage were displaced when otic capsule material was absent or oversized.
(5) The presence of otic fibers in the inferior alveolar, mylohyoid, buccal and motor branches of the trigeminal nerve has not hitherto been reported.
(6) If the anemia is severe, palpitations, otic pulsations, and cardiac decompensation are common.
(7) The fibers from the internal carotid and otic ganglia probably bridge to the internal carotid artery in the carotid canal, those from the otic ganglion after an initial course in the lesser superficial petrosal nerve.
(8) Primordia of the inner ear, the otic vesicle (OV) and cochleovestibular ganglion (CVG), were isolated from 72-hr (stage 19-20) quail embryos and examined for the presence of NGF receptors.
(9) The electrophysiological properties of the epithelium of the otic vesicle were studied in the chick embryo using conventional microelectrode techniques.
(10) With glutaraldehyde-tannic acid fixation, the basal lamina of the otic pit cells shows differences from that of the normal otic pit.
(11) Low concentrations of RA (1-50 nM) inhibited vesicular growth in stage 18 otic vesicles that were made quiescent and then reactivated by either serum or bombesin.
(12) Although the effects of propylene glycol in the human middle ear are yet to be investigated, we recommend the avoidance of otic preparations containing high concentrations of propylene glycol in patients with tympanic membrane perforations.
(13) Invagination of the otic placode was apparent as early as stage 12.
(14) POS, like insulin, potentiated the mitogenic effect of bombesin on the otic vesicle epithelium.
(15) The otic vesicle consists of a pseudostratified epithelium with some features of transporting epithelia.
(16) When the otic bulla was closed, the pressure was transmitted not only via the ossicular chain but also via the round window (RW) through the middle ear cavity.
(17) Cells which project to the middle cerebral artery and were also pBNPir were found in the trigeminal, pterygopalatine and superior cervical ganglia bilaterally but not in the geniculate or otic ganglia.
(18) In the seven contralateral ears treated with the otic suspension, middle ear adhesions were found in six, cholesteatoma was present in four, serous effusions were found in three, and one had a large tympanic membrane perforation.
(19) Preliminary results from a heterochronic series of SAG implants to common age otocysts suggest that these SAG neurones are capable of responding to the attractant fields which are produced by presumptive labyrinthine sensory epithelium over an extended period of otic development.
(20) The expression of the nuclear proto-oncogene c-fos in the developing otic vesicle was transient and stage-dependent.
Tic
Definition:
(n.) A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called also spasmodic tic.
Example Sentences:
(1) A case of epidermoid tumor presenting with a painful tic convulsif was reported.
(2) This treatment was given to 11 patients with Huntington's chorea (ChH), 4 with faciolingual dyskinesis (DFL), 3 with torticollis spasmodicus (TS), 3 with maladie des tics (MT) and 8 with dyskinesia following treatment with L-dopa (MP).
(3) The highest predictive values for the exclusion of TiC are shown by inconspicuous concentration capacity accompanied by normal ammonia excretion, total acid excretion, water diuresis, free water clearance or urine dilution capacity.
(4) In an effort to test this hypothesis, the relationships between organism concentrations and water chemistry parameters that have the potential to alter Cd availability including pH, calcium (Ca), total organic carbon (TOC) and total inorganic carbon (TIC) were examined.
(5) Tics are modified by multiple psychological contents (aggressive or sexual impulses, imitation of others) which tend to become independent of their origin.
(6) On the basis of the achieved results the author comes to the conclusion that in the pathogenesis of a pseudoneurotic tic an important role is being played by a premorbid insufficiency of the motor analyzer.
(7) The authors hypothesize that neurotransmitter abnormalities existing in Down's syndrome may predispose such individuals to basal ganglia dysfunction and the subsequent development of tics.
(8) All tics subsided before the age of 20 years, only to recur after the age of 60 years, once again including both motor and vocal tics that changed in location and severity slowly over time.
(9) The observation of a young north african afflicted with a tic disorder suggests an underlying meaning in the apparently confused motoric discharges, thanks to psychodrama and to ethnopsychoanalytic consultations with the family.
(10) Only PIP or TIC + SUL or TAZ were able to inhibit at least 90% of tested strains.
(11) Five of our 7 patients had a positive family history of tics, and 2 a confirmed family history of gout.
(12) When diagnostic criteria were broadened to include any tics in co-twins, concordance rates were 77% and 23% for MZ and DZ pairs, respectively.
(13) Associated psychopathology was common: 38% received an anxiety disorder diagnosis; 29% received a mood disorder diagnosis; tics were observed in 24%.
(14) Pharmacological intervention, using clonidine, also did not reduce tic frequency.
(15) Further there are associations between a family history of tics and obsessive compulsive disorder in the subsequent generation.
(16) The narrative drivers are pretty slack – improbable dialogue ("I'm a very wealthy man, Miss Steele, and I have expensive and absorbing hobbies"); lame characterisation; irritating tics (a constant war between Steele's "subconscious", which is always fainting or putting on half-moon glasses, and her "inner goddess", who is forever pouting and stamping); and an internal monologue that goes like this … "Holy hell, he's hot!
(17) The activity of TIC against Bacteroides fragilis was improved up to 64-fold by clavulanic acid, with a definite but less pronounced effect on the non-fragilis Bacteroides species.
(18) The tic occurred 40 to 50 times per minute on its peak at age 16.
(19) In a direct interview study, the perinatal experiences of 31 TS patients were compiled in an effort to identify risk factors associated with tic severity.
(20) The majority of patients with tic douloureux are successfully treated by pharmacotherapy with phenytoin or carbamazepine.