(n.) A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
Example Sentences:
(1) Allergic photocontact dermatitis developed in a patient to a commercial sunscreen preparation containing para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) in an alcohol base.
(2) There was also a significant increase in the mitochondrial proton conductance pathway of brown adipose tissue, assessed from the binding of guanosine diphosphate (GDP) to mitochondria isolated from the interscapular (89% above control) and perirenal and para-aortic depots (130%).
(3) This stimulation is mediated by one receptor with an apparent affinity of 3.3 X 10(-6) M. The hydroxyl group in the para position on phenylethanolamine was absolutely necessary to obtain an agonist whereas the meta hydroxyl group or the presence of a catechol almost suppressed the activity.
(4) A case of alcoholic ketoacidosis in a 23-year-old chronic alcoholic, gravada V, para IV, is reported.
(5) También puedes usar la aplicación para smartphones GuardianWitness o entrar en la nueva app del Guardian y buscar “GuardianWitness assignments”.
(6) Following the acquisition of stable baseline decremental bar-pressing performance, animals were given injections of either the serotonin-depleting drug, para-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA), or the catecholamine-depleting drug, alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine (AMPT).
(7) Bis-para-nitrophenyl phosphate, an inhibitor of esterase and amidase enzymes, prevented the necrosis caused by iproniazid but had no effect on the necrosis caused by isopropylhydrazine.
(8) Review of the results of treatment of 275 patients with testicular teratomas indicates that the size of para-aortic node metastases as defined by lymphography is closely related to prognosis, and that accurate definition of these metastases is essential in planning treatment.
(9) Substitution of para-ethoxyamphetamine (PEA), para-methoxyamphetamine (PMA), or saline produced similar results; in all cases responding decreased substantially.
(10) Intraoperative assessment of the depth of myometrial invasion is a simple, inexpensive, and useful technique for selecting those patients with stage I endometrial adenocarcinoma who might benefit from selective para-aortic lymphadenectomy.
(11) A defined germination medium (DGM) comprised of L-alanine, L-glutamic acid, adenosine, para-aminobenzoic acid, and calcium and magnesium ions provided a germination rate nearly equal to that of complex media.
(12) Transformation by PARA particles followed one-hit kinetics with a ratio of 1 focus-forming unit per 250 plaque-forming units.
(13) Introduction of a carboxy group to the para position of their aglycone yielded derivatives with far lower initiator activity.
(14) For mustards linked to the acridine by a short alkyl chain through a para O- or S-link group, 5'-GT sequences are the most preferred sites at which N7-guanine alkylation occurs.
(15) Several positive (in the ortho- and meta-position of the phenyl group) and negative (in the para-position of the phenyl group; beyond the N-methyl group) interaction regions were identified.
(16) Agglutination tests demonstrated that the promastigotes of human Leishmania reacted only with the neoglycoproteins N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-para-aminophenyl-bovine serum albumin (gal-NAc-BSA) and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-para-amino-phenyl-bovine serum albumin (glcNAc-BSA), whereas the amastigote forms failed to react with the neoglycoproteins.
(17) The ability of the various inhibitors to suppress alkaline phosphatase-promoted receptor transformation does not correspond well with their potencies for inhibiting para-nitrophenyl phosphate hydrolysis.
(18) The case is described of a 26-year olf woman, gravida 2, para 1, who presented with failure to conceive 18 months after revomal of a Lippes Loop IUD worn for 12 months.
(19) Inulin clearance was minimally enhanced, and para-aminohippuran clearance was slightly decreased by candoxatril in both groups.
(20) The average patient was 26 years of age, gravida 4, para 2, abortion 1.
Primipara
Definition:
(n.) A woman who bears a child for the first time.
Example Sentences:
(1) The second stage of delivery in primiparas was 1 hour and 20 minutes and in multiparas 40 minutes.
(2) There was a relatively high frequency of EPH-gestoses among both groups, due to the fact that all were primiparae.
(3) Preeclampsia and hypertension were more common among primiparas than multiparas (P0.001).
(4) In primiparae and multiparae there was a steady rise in umbilical artery lactate levels, with duration of second stage of labour, P less than 0.025 and P = 0.023, respectively.
(5) This paper describes a prospective study of 50 primiparae and 50 multiparae, whose duration of cervical dilatation in the active phase has been investigated.
(6) This study was conducted to determine if a nursing intervention designed to teach primiparas about their infants' behaviours and abilities would ease their transition to the maternal role.
(7) A group of 23 mothers, 17 multiparae and six primiparae aged from 17 to 39 years, were included in a 6-month longitudinal study.
(8) Anemia was common among primipara (16%), gravida 2-6 (16%, and gravida 7 (38%).
(9) Breastfeeding outcomes of 121 primiparas enrolled in a larger study were examined to determine the impact of cesarean delivery on time of first breastfeeding.
(10) In 193 primiparas with spontaneous vaginal delivery, postpartum perineal pain and insufficiency symptoms and their duration were evaluated by means of a questionnaire, 15-24 months post partum.
(11) It comprised of 125 subjects with 93 primiparae and 32 multiparae.
(12) We analysed 98 consecutive instrumental rotational deliveries of babies weighing > 2,500 grams in primiparae.
(13) Breast-feeding, supplementary feeding and weaning practices as well as nutrition during the second year of life were studied in 210 black primiparas, who had cared for their own children through the first year, in a poor, one-crop (maize) rural area in Bophuthatswana.
(14) These age groups are being compared to a collective of primiparae, by whom the delivery took place at an age between 17 and 34 years (Group II).
(15) The cesarean section rate was separately analysed for primiparas, and multiparas with and without previous cesarean section.
(16) Fifty primiparas and 88 multiparas were assessed for pain when the cervix was dilated 2-4 cm, 5-7 cm, and 8-10 cm.
(17) In a study of immunological factors in colostrum, we detected an 18-year old primipara with selective IgA deficiency and with a history of 3 previous hospitalizations for bronchopneumonia.
(18) Multiparas were older and had shorter ritodrine initiation-delivery intervals, but these were the only significant differences when compared to primiparas.
(19) In a series of 26,209 patiens, the incidence of pre-eclampsia was 9.3%, being significantly higher in primiparae (14.1%) than multiparae (5.7%) (P less than 0.001).
(20) With a mean frequency 1.75% of elderly primiparae, the operation took place in 60% of the cases in the year 1984 and in creased up to 80.95% during 1987.