What's the difference between pinched and punched?
Pinched
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Pinch
Example Sentences:
(1) produced a strong analgesic effect in the formalin test and in the tail pinch test.
(2) The observed clinical findings include scarring of the face and hands (83.7%), hyperpigmentation (65%), hypertrichosis (44.8%), pinched facies (40.1%), painless arthritis (70.2%), small hands (66.6%), sensory shading (60.6%), myotonia (37.9%), cogwheeling (41.9%), enlarged thyroid (34.9%), and enlarged liver (4.8%).
(3) Results indicate substantial postoperative improvement in tip prehension and grasp, while performance remained essentially unchanged for lateral prehension, pinch force, and power grip.
(4) To mimic physiological conditions, synaptosomes, which are pinched off presynaptic nerve termini, were used.
(5) Comparison with other pinch strength studies established that although force magnitudes may be strongly influenced by specific experimental conditions, empirical relationships among different pinch forces are fairly stable and predictable.
(6) Anyone still imagining that it was only the defender’s recovery from injury rather than his form that was preventing him from starting (and it’s been clear for a while that’s not the case) might have noted the coach’s instructions to Gonzalez to be ready to play a few minutes when needed, either as an extra defender or even in a pinch as an extra forward.
(7) He has just performed a skit now about his bicycle scheme, which included a swipe at the French (because their scheme resulted in many more cycles being pinched, apparently.)
(8) Other small endocytic vesicles pinch off from the surface, move deeper into the cytoplasm and fuse with the lateral plasmalemma; their protein content is emptied into the intercellular space by exocytosis.
(9) It is suggested that the optimal way to diagnose microsporidiosis is by light microscopical examination of duodenal pinch biopsy specimens.
(10) Numerous 70-mmicro diameter vesicles apparently pinch off from the Golgi systems, transport this material through the egg, and probably then fuse to form a crenate, membrane-limited yolk droplet.
(11) Analysis of the rate of functional recovery as measured by total active motion, gross grip strength, and pinch grip strength showed no significant difference between the two groups.
(12) Which is another reason why, independent of talent, an Argentine is more likely to make a successful go of life in Madrid, Milan, Manchester or at a pinch (as with the case of the winger Carlos Marinelli) Middlesbrough.
(13) The term "barons" hasn't really had any meaning since the Combination Act of 1799 ; at a pinch 1825 , when the legislation to prevent the activity of unions was passed again, in the Combination of Workmen Act.
(14) A temporary pinching off of the spermatic cord was carried out in 100 male Wistar rats in order to evaluate the effect of a limited period of ischaemia on the testicular parenchyma.
(15) It involved bringing in Kyle Beckerman alongside Jermaine Jones in the base of midfield and asking Jones to pinch in when necessary and get forward when possible.
(16) Neurons were first classified as on-cells if they fired faster during noxious pinch or as off-cells if they fired slower.
(17) The pinch technique has been found to be useful in repairing cosmetic eyelid deformities.
(18) It is proposed that pinch-induced immobility is mediated by both dopaminergic and cholinergic systems.
(19) In this article the concept of utilizing a pinched inlet channel for field-flow fractionation (FFF), in which the channel thickness is reduced over a substantial inlet segment to reduce relaxation effects and avoid stopflow, is evaluated for steric FFF using one conventional channel and two pinched inlet channels.
(20) Pharmacological analysis of the involvement of the brain catecholamines in tail-pinch behavior suggests that it is critically dependent on the nigrostriatal dopamine system.
Punched
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Punch
Example Sentences:
(1) Lebedev punched Polonsky during a heated early recording of NTVshniki.
(2) Histologic diagnosis of the disease was done by punch cervical biopsy and diagnostic curettage.
(3) We give a survey on the present situation regarding the methods and indications of punch biopsy as well as similar operations, including the design, orientation, and execution for the repair of small skin defects.
(4) In 16 of these patients skin slices from the alopecic areas were punch biopsied under local anaesthesia for determination of cytosol- and nuclear androgen receptor (AR).
(5) During powder compaction on a Manesty Betapress, peak pressures, Pmax, are reached before the punches are vertically aligned with the centres of the upper and lower compression roll support pins.
(6) Here was a bit of magic to light up any semi-final and it had Roberto Martínez punching the air.
(7) Incisional slit grafting utilizes larger numbers of smaller grafts than does traditional punch grafting.
(8) Allardyce told an entertaining story about seeing José Mourinho punch the air at a Soccer Aid match when Chelsea’s manager realised he had convinced Fàbregas to sign for the club.
(9) In the current study, 70 endometrial cancer patients with suspected cervical involvement based on a positive endocervical curettage or punch biopsy were treated with initial surgery followed by tailored radiation or chemotherapy.
(10) In 2003 Mayweather allegedly punched two friends of his then-partner (and the mother of several of his children) Josie Harris in a nightclub and shook a female security guard.
(11) On that occasion, she related how Manning had punched her during a violent outburst that led to him being demoted to the rank of private.
(12) Two months after stopping therapy, the rhinitis changes had returned in all 10 patients from whom posttreatment punch biopsies were taken.
(13) Punch biopsy specimens of skin, obtained from the scalp and back of adult men, were minced and incubated with [3H]testosterone.
(14) But Spurs built up a final head of steam and after Gomes punched clear Trippier’s initial cross, a second fell to Son at the near post and he back-heeled the ball past Gomes.
(15) The defendants punched their air with their fists and shouted "peacefully" as their sentences were handed down, according to relatives.
(16) All patients had punch biopsies taken from (1) a lesion containing Sarcoptes scabiei, (2) an inflammatory papule which did not contain a mite, and (3) normal skin.
(17) It’s just been a catalogue of disasters – the late nomination, when his party membership lapsed , the [alleged] punch-up.
(18) At the completion of sample dissolution, raw dissolution profile data are on the punched paper tape ready for computer processing via a time-sharing system.
(19) Individual hypothalamic nuclei were removed from 17-day-old rat embryos with 300 microns punches and maintained in suspension culture.
(20) And if you're really funny, then provided you're not punching people when you come off, or stealing people's belongings, then you'll get a gig.