(n.) The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.
(n.) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.
(n.) A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.
(n.) Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.
(v. t.) To draw the outline of.
(v. t.) Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.
Example Sentences:
(1) That means deciding what job they’d like to have and outlining the steps they’ll need to take to achieve it.
(2) The present status of percutaneous coronary angioplasty is presented, with a brief outline of current technique, the technical and clinical indications for the method, and the results being obtained.
(3) In this article it is outlined the medical biopsychosocial approach with particular emphasis on the family viewed as the primary health care agency.
(4) For consistent identification of the normal pancreas, preliminary longitudinal scanning at, or near, the mid-line and subsequent oblique scanning in the long axis are necessary prerequisites in delineating the anatomic outline of the pancreas.
(5) Factors which have influenced the number of samples received are outlined.
(6) We outline a protocol for presenting the diagnosis of pseudoseizure with the goal of conveying to the patient the importance of knowing the nonepileptic nature of the spells and the need for psychiatric follow-up.
(7) Besides, it showed a high number of plasma cells secreting IgA in the stroma of the 2 tumours, the ultrastructural study performed on the epithelioma also demonstrated some similarities between epitheliomatous cells and epithelial cells of cystadenolymphomas (outlined epidermoid or glandular differentiation, numerous mitochondria).
(8) Impediments to the necessary growth of this subspecialty for the needs of clinical practice and research are outlined and criteria for certification are reviewed.
(9) This technique is compared with calculated outline and ring source attenuation correction techniques in a pie phantom.
(10) Clearly, it is impossible to combine the diverse information briefly outlined in this review to provide a coherent model of the regulation of globin gene expression during development.
(11) A theory which includes the individual's activity as an essential mediator between the individual and the context is outlined.
(12) The purpose of this paper is to outline procedures that will facilitate the integration of microcomputers into the clinical milieu by (a) identifying the reasons why and how these devices are used improperly; (b) proposing ways to correct these problems; (c) providing recommendations concerning the acquisition of major microcomputer hardware, software, and adaptations; and (d) providing an annotated list of resources for further information.
(13) It led to general outline of the structural organisation of the alpha-subunit hydrophilic regions exposed from membrane.
(14) The procedure for using the batch stainer with Wright's stain is outlined.
(15) Its association with other systemic abnormalities is reviewed; the distinctions among distichiasis, trichiasis, entropion, and epiblepharon are outlined; and methods of treatment for distichiasis are described.
(16) In conclusion, a zipper technique has been outlined that allows effective continuing drainage of the septic abdomen, permits early diagnosis of organ damage, is rapid and cost effective, minimizes ventilator dependency and gastrointestinal complications, is well tolerated by the patients, and has produced a modest 65 per cent survival rate in the first 34 critically ill patients in whom it was used.
(17) Emphasizing this trend, we present our current approaches to managing retinoblastoma based on our experience with 324 patients, outlining our indications and pointing out a number of misconceptions about the role of enucleation, photocoagulation, cryotherapy, and radiotherapy in treating this condition.
(18) Hypertrophy of the satellite cells with increase in the perineuronal intercellular spaces, often associated with irregular, scalloped nuclear and cell outlines, suggested that neuron shrinkage had occurred.
(19) Complex Physical Therapy (CPT) is discussed and its principles outlined.
(20) The protocol for a radioimmunoassay is outlined which permits the measurement of AFP in several fetal-maternal physiological compartments throughout gestation.
Preliminary
Definition:
(a.) Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations.
(n.) That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries the year before entering college.
Example Sentences:
(1) Results obtained from animal experiments have been confirmed by preliminary clinical investigations.
(2) Preliminary data also suggest that high-molecular-weight rearrangements of the duplicated region are present in all tissues.
(3) For consistent identification of the normal pancreas, preliminary longitudinal scanning at, or near, the mid-line and subsequent oblique scanning in the long axis are necessary prerequisites in delineating the anatomic outline of the pancreas.
(4) Preliminary rhythmic somatic stimulation has a predominantly facilitating effect on EPs appearing in response to tonal stimuli in the areas A1, S2, S1.
(5) Results of this study provide preliminary evidence that tracheal adherence and HA of B avium are closely related.
(6) These preliminary experiments suggest that oSm is similar to IGF-I in its binding characteristics and that primary cultures of skeletal muscle satellite cells possess type I and type II IGF receptors.
(7) Preliminary studies of different systems suggest several of them may have sensitivity to detect intraepithelial abnormalities in excess of 95%.
(8) This preliminary study compared the level of ego development, as measured by Loevinger's Washington University Sentence Completion Test (SCT), of 30 women with histories of childhood sexual victimization, and 30 women with no history of abuse.
(9) Our preliminary data from this study suggest that 85% trichloroacetic acid is effective treatment of human papillomavirus infection of the cervix without dysplasia.
(10) We present in this preliminary report the early results of therapy for refractory leukemia with an intensive preparative regimen for bone marrow transplantation including etoposide, cytosine arabinoside, cyclophosphamide, and fractionated total body irradiation.
(11) This preliminary study estimates the occurrence of concurrent helminth infection in Africa and Brazil to determine whether such an approach is justified epidemiologically.
(12) Preliminary hearing results of 45 cases show air-bone gap closure of 67% within 10 dB and 98% within 20 dB.
(13) Results in this preliminary study demonstrate the need to evaluate the hazard of microbial aerosols generated by sewage treatment plants similar to the one studied.
(14) These preliminary results suggest that IGIV may be more beneficial and less expensive than plasmapheresis in treatment of GBS.
(15) The preliminary one-time administration of DSIP to animals subjected to a stressor influence also increases the SP content in the hypothalamus.
(16) The resultant scales were administered to a small sample for preliminary empirical testing.
(17) A preliminary study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of therapeutic patient groups in a rehabilitation setting.
(18) To test this hypothesis 30 Wistar rats were subjected to laparotomy and colonic resection and treated with 5-Fluorouracil or Mitomycin C. The bursting strength of the abdominal scars and the colonic anastomotic bursting pressure revealed some interference in the rats treated with 5-Fluorouracil (Student's t test P less than 0.05) but none in the case of Mitomycin C. This preliminary study deserves to be followed up.
(19) A preliminary "profile" of the patient with low back pain who would likely benefit from manual therapy included acute symptom onset with less than a 1-month duration of symptoms, central or paravertebral pain distribution, no previous exposure to spinal manipulation, and no pending litigation or workers' compensation.
(20) Preliminary studies suggested that inhibition of aggregation was not attributable to inhibition of prostanoid synthesis or to raised levels of cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate.