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Pad


Definition:

  • (n.) A footpath; a road.
  • (n.) An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
  • (n.) A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.
  • (n.) The act of robbing on the highway.
  • (v. t.) To travel upon foot; to tread.
  • (v. i.) To travel heavily or slowly.
  • (v. i.) To rob on foot.
  • (v. i.) To wear a path by walking.
  • (n.) A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
  • (n.) A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper.
  • (n.) A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
  • (n.) A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
  • (n.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
  • (n.) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
  • (n.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
  • (n.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
  • (n.) A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles.
  • (v. t.) To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
  • (v. t.) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We describe an enzymatic fluorometric method for determining glucose concentrations in blood samples by analysis on a semi-solid surface (silicone-rubber pads).
  • (2) Specific antisera prepared in rabbits or in foot-pad-inoculated chickens were adequate for culture typing.
  • (3) The remaining fat pad was used for calculations of cell numbers in the fat cell and connective tissue cell compartment.
  • (4) A peculiar emphasis is given to the microarchitecture and functional significance of longitudinal muscle columns as a prevalent structural component of branch pads.
  • (5) The superficial bacterial flora were sampled by velvet pad imprints, and the deep flora were determined from whole skin biopsies.
  • (6) Lymphocytes obtained from lymph nodes draining foot pads infected with R. conorii or R. akari demonstrated cross-reactivity similar to that found with immune spleen cells.
  • (7) It is suggested that this is due to the fact that the small animals have discrete, elevated volar pads.
  • (8) We present our results with 8 free transfers of the toe pulp and demonstrate the successful restoration of a well-padded and sensitive fingertip.
  • (9) Some foot-pad dermatitis was still observed in poults fed levels of methionine more than adequate to meet the requirements for optimum growth and feed efficiency.
  • (10) Minor amounts were deposited in liver, kidneys and epididymal fat pads.
  • (11) Moontain Hostel is a new pad for skiers on a budget, with dorm beds from just €20 and private rooms from €60.
  • (12) Human chorionic somatomammotropin extracted and purified from placenta at term was proved to have a lipolytic action in the epididymal fat pad of rats.
  • (13) Many pharmacy departments in Michigan hospitals can substantially improve their adherence to ASHP and OSHA recommendations related to PADs.
  • (14) A foot-pad oedema model was used to investigate the presence of free radicals using a chemiluminescence method.
  • (15) Therefore, the plantar forces acting under the metatarsal heads of the 1st, 2nd and 5th rays and under the pads of the 1st and 2nd toes were measured during walking, so that with the aid of anthropometric information pertaining to the forefoot, reaction forces in the flexor tendons and in the joints could be estimated.
  • (16) Infections of mice with Mycobacterium leprae in one rear foot pad immunized them against a second infection in the other rear foot pad.
  • (17) Incorporation of glucose into fat pad glycogen and CO2 was decreased.
  • (18) In vitro attempts to demonstrate local activated macrophages in the foot pads of M. leprae infected mice failed, but, because of the technical problems encountered, do not preclude their presence.
  • (19) We performed comprehensive electrophysiologic studies and skeletal muscle histologic analysis in six patients with unilateral PAD and five control subjects matched for age and activity level.
  • (20) The fat pads were stimulated with continuous-pulse trains for 15 seconds via a hand-held bipolar electrode using constant current (10-15 mA), constant pulse width (0.02-0.05 msec), and at 6.6, 10, 20, 25, and 30 Hz.

Random


Definition:

  • (n.) Force; violence.
  • (n.) A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard.
  • (n.) Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball.
  • (n.) The direction of a rake-vein.
  • (a.) Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Multiple stored energy levels were randomly tested and the percent successful defibrillation was plotted against the stored energy, and the raw data were fit by logistic regression.
  • (2) Twenty-seven patients were randomized to receive either 50 mg stanozolol or placebo intramuscularly 24 h before operation, followed by a 6 week course of either 5 mg stanozolol or placebo orally, twice daily.
  • (3) The effects of sessions, individual characteristics, group behavior, sedative medications, and pharmacological anticipation, on simple visual and auditory reaction time were evaluated with a randomized block design.
  • (4) We have addressed the effect of late intensification with autologous bone marrow transplantation on SCLC through a randomized clinical trial.
  • (5) However, survival was closely related to the severity of the illness at the time of randomization and was not altered by shunting.
  • (6) Statistically significant differences were found mainly in the randomized trial, where during the first and second years, respectively, adenoidectomy subjects had 47% and 37% less time with otitis media than control subjects and 28% and 35% fewer suppurative (acute) episodes than control subjects.
  • (7) In a random sample of 1,000 neonates from a Delhi Hospital the incidence of jaundice was 53% and of hyperbilirubinaemia (HB) 6%.
  • (8) Febrile reactions were not distributed randomly among the patients; those with respiratory tract infection experienced more febrile reactions during periods with infection than during periods without.
  • (9) Five days later, the animals were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups: Group 1 received intracranial implantation of controlled-release polymers containing dexamethasone; Group 2 received intraperitoneal implantation of controlled-release polymers containing dexamethasone; Group 3 received serial intraperitoneal injections of dexamethasone; and Group 4 received sham treatment.
  • (10) In a randomized double-blind study, 40 patients with coronary heart disease received intravenously either 0.025 mg nitroglycerin or placebo.
  • (11) A prospective randomized trial was conducted at Srinagarind and Khon Kaen hospitals.
  • (12) Quantitative measurements of image contrast were carried out for B-mode images of anechoic spheres (cysts) embedded in a random scattering medium.
  • (13) The distribution of the amino acid pairs, i, i + 1 in alpha-helical configurations does not differ from the random pairing.
  • (14) The authors studied 84 randomly selected participants who live in retirement communities to discover factors leading to successful completion of a wellness enhancing program.
  • (15) In 290 patients with untreated carcinoma of the bladder the deoxyribonucleic acid properties, as measured by flow cytometry, of 3 random mucosal biopsies were studied and compared to those of the exophytic tumors.
  • (16) A prospective randomized trial involving 64 patients with bleeding peptic ulcers was performed to assess the efficacy of two modalities of injection therapy.
  • (17) The relationship between technique of obtaining Papanicolaou smears, presence of endocervical cells, and rate of cervical neoplasia was studied by comparing an endocervical and ectocervical nylon brush (Bayne brush), Ayre spatula plus endocervical brush, and spatula plus cotton-tipped swab in a randomized, prospective trial involving 11,061 patients.
  • (18) One hundred and sixteen patients with advanced and metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas were randomized to treatment with combined Streptozotocin and 5-fluorouracil or combined Streptozotocin and cyclophosphamide.
  • (19) The government has blamed a clumsily worded press release for the furore, denying there would be random checks of the public.
  • (20) The haemodynamics and affecting factors of the acute random skin flap and the methods for monitoring its viability were studied.

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