What's the difference between outward and ward?

Outward


Definition:

  • (adv.) Alt. of Outwards
  • (a.) Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public.
  • (a.) Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.
  • (a.) Tending to the exterior or outside.
  • (n.) External form; exterior.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The outward currents are sensitive to TEA and their reversal potentials differ.
  • (2) In electrophysiological studies with neurons of Lymnaea stagnalis, THA inhibited the slow outward K+ current and consequently increased the duration of the action potentials.
  • (3) The whole-cell outward currents develop in a characteristic sequence.
  • (4) In the presence of high external Cl, a component of outward current that was inhibited by the anion channel blocker diphenylamine-2-carboxylate (DPC) appeared in 70% of the cells.
  • (5) From this proliferating layer, precursor cells migrate outwards to reach the developing neostriatum in a sequential fashion according to two gradients of histogenesis.
  • (6) As early as E-28 many growth cones have lamellipodia that extend outward from the core region as far as 10 microns.
  • (7) Outward Na+ cotransport fluxes significantly rose (p less than 0.05) after acetate hemodialysis and decreased (p less than 0.05) after bicarbonate hemodialysis.
  • (8) Outwardly, his life was successful, happy, on course.
  • (9) The delayed outward current was initially depressed but later augmented epecially in case of ATP and ADP where Ica was enhanced.
  • (10) The effects of capsaicin (CAP) on membrane properties, action potentials (APs) and outward membrane currents were investigated using the single electrode current and voltage clamp.
  • (11) The results also demonstrate the effect of an outward current to prolong the action potential and the effect of an outward current blocker to abbreviate the action potential.
  • (12) The outward current decays exponentially with an early and late phase.
  • (13) We propose that OXO-M induces a novel outward K+ current that can be slowly de-activated by Ca(2+)-entry during a depolarizing stimulus.
  • (14) With the same protocol a diminished transient outward current was measured.
  • (15) The top of the fence can also be manipulated in certain ways such as including curvature outward at the top of the fence to make scaling it much more difficult for most.” Some critics, including Washington DC congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, have warned against excessive fortification, but the report argues: “We recognise all the competing considerations that may go into questions regarding the fence, but believe that protection of the President and the White House must be the higher priority.” “Every additional second of response time provided by a fence that is more difficult to climb makes a material difference in ensuring the President’s safety and protecting the symbol that is the White House.” The panel also urges that a new head of secret service, to replace ousted head Julia Pierson, be brought in from outside the agency, ensuring it is better staffed and trained in future.
  • (16) Divalent cations (2 mM-Ni2+, 1 mM-Ba2+ or 2 mM-Ca2+) reduced only the outward current in the Tris Na(+)-free solution, while in the 150 mM-Na+ solution, they reduced both the inward and outward components of the current which had a reversal potential of around -10 mV.
  • (17) In the absence of Ca2+ (but with Mg2+ present) the inward current disappeared but a large, inactivating outward current appeared when V greater than 0 mV.
  • (18) A voltage-dependent, fast inactivating outward current may underlie these responses.
  • (19) One valve displayed a fixed outward eversion of the free margin of two leaflets.
  • (20) Five of 20 ambulatory patients and 8 of 10 patients in acute respiratory failure showed inward abdominal motion coincident with outward rib cage motion during inspiration, suggesting ineffective diaphragmatic function.

Ward


Definition:

  • (a.) The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., 1.
  • (n.) One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.
  • (n.) The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.
  • (n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard.
  • (n.) One who, or that which, is guarded.
  • (n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery.
  • (n.) A division of a county.
  • (n.) A division, district, or quarter of a town or city.
  • (n.) A division of a forest.
  • (n.) A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward.
  • (n.) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it.
  • (n.) A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.
  • (n.) To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time.
  • (n.) To defend; to protect.
  • (n.) To defend by walls, fortifications, etc.
  • (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.
  • (v. i.) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
  • (v. i.) To act on the defensive with a weapon.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The program met with continued support and enthusiasm from nurse administrators, nursing unit managers, clinical educators, ward staff and course participants.
  • (2) A total of 1,268 patients admitted to hospital wards were kept under surveillance by one observer throughout their stay in hospital.
  • (3) We propose that the results mainly reflect a variable local impact of infection control and that a much more restrictive use of IUTCs is possible in many wards.
  • (4) Pharmaceutical services were provided from a large tent near the hospital, which consisted of an emergency treatment facility, two operating rooms, and a small medical-surgical ward.
  • (5) Paul Doyle Kick-off Sunday midday Venue St Mary’s Stadium Last season Southampton 2 Leicester City 2 Live Sky Sports 1 Referee Michael Oliver This season G 18, Y 60, R 1, 3.44 cards per game Odds H 5-6 A 4-1 D 5-2 Southampton Subs from Taylor, Martina, Stephens, Davis, Rodriguez, Sims, Ward-Prowse Doubtful Bertrand, Davis, Van Dijk (all match fitness) Injured Boufal (knee, Jan), Hesketh (ankle, Feb), Targett (hamstring, Feb), Austin (shoulder, Mar), Pied (knee, Jun), Gardos (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form DWLLLL Discipline Y37 R2 Leading scorer Austin 6 Leicester City Subs from Zieler, Hamer, Wasilewski, Gray, Fuchs, James, Okazaki, Hernández, Kapustka, King Doubtful None Injured None Suspended None Unavailable Amartey, Mahrez, Slimani (Africa Cup of Nations) Form LDLWDL Discipline Y44 R1 Leading scorers Slimani, Vardy 5
  • (6) Transfer between different hospital wards or death were variables found to increase the probability of error.
  • (7) This has shown that, in spite of higher dose rates in the corridor areas because of the use of an MDR system and the increase in interstitial techniques, the doses to ward nurses have been significantly reduced by encouraging staff to comply with the ALARA principle and the introduction of afterloading systems.
  • (8) Refractory ischemia developed in the remaining patients while on the ward or in the intensive care unit.
  • (9) Ethological methods were employed to gather normative data on social behavior in long stay male inpatients in the ward environment.
  • (10) They were subsequently admitted to a research ward, and 4 days later their BPs were measured at resting baseline and in response to a series of stressful tasks.
  • (11) The only thing Michael Fabricant could reasonably be vice-chairman of is the steering committee of Nurse Ratched 's ward fete.
  • (12) The winter vomiting bug norovirus, which also puts strain on the NHS every winter because it leads to wards having to close, has not yet become a major problem, the latest evidence indicates.
  • (13) The revelations did not alter the huge body of evidence from a variety of scientific fields that supports the conclusion that modern climate change is caused largely by human activity, Ward said.
  • (14) The kit was also used on the ward by junior medical staff, who showed that after minimal training reproducible serum C reactive protein results could be obtained.
  • (15) A Hospital Stress Rating Scale questionnaire of 40 items tested for reliability and validity was used to elicit responses from 100 patients from the medical and surgical wards of the selected health care institutions.
  • (16) In the present study, an attempt was made to isolate and identify pathogenic bacteria, fungi and parasites from the housefly Musca domestica collected in the surgical ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital and also in a remote residential area located 5 km from the hospital.
  • (17) Many child analytic patients use defenses to ward off feelings, many have not even reached the developmental level of experiencing feelings.
  • (18) (4) Symptoms are exacerbated by a research ward that is disruptive to the community.
  • (19) We reviewed the routines for providing information on drugs, and for training in the use of drugs and aids to medication in hospital and nursing homes by interviewing 11 ward supervisors.
  • (20) You couldn’t walk into the ward in your own clothes.