(n.) One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.
(n.) One who spurs forward; a light horseman.
(n.) A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery.
(n.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking.
Example Sentences:
(1) In conclusion, the results obtained clearly indicate that the highest degree of reproducibility is obtained with the Allergy Pricker.
(2) With the Allergy Pricker, no differences were observed among results obtained by the same tester, nor when the results of the three testers were compared.
(3) The total prick tests per individual was 27 with each of the needles employed (Allergy Pricker, the Morrow-Brown needle and Insulin needle in accordance with Pepy's procedure).
(4) The variation coefficient is 41% with the Allergy Pricker, and 115% and 64% with the Morrow-Brown and Pepys method, respectively.
(5) Pricker is satisfactory since it has no subject effect and a reproducibility similar to that of modified prick tests.
(6) Trademarks: Controversial use of microwaves, home-made gadgets (cake guillotine, biscuit-pricker) and amusing tendency to give lip to Paul Hollywood .
(7) Seven puncture tests (Allerprick, Morrow Brown standardized needle, Phazer, Pricker, Stallerpointe, Stallerkit, and Wyeth bifucated needle) were compared with the modified prick test performed with hypodermic or intradermal needles in eight carefully selected normal volunteers.
Ricker
Definition:
(n.) A stout pole for use in making a rick, or for a spar to a boat.
Example Sentences:
(1) A brief reminder is given of the antagonism between cellular pathology (Virchow) and the pathology of relation (Ricker), as well as a reference to the American paper on the "Systems of material transport in nerve fibers" by Sidney Ochs.
(2) The results are applied to a stochastic two-species Ricker model, and to Chesson's "lottery model with vacant space", to illustrate how the assumptions can be checked in specific models.
(3) Pok Pok PDX on Division Street is chef Andy Ricker’s take on Thai street food, and has spawned branches across the city.
(4) I began to take things seriously then, researched all I could, even corralled Michelin-starred chef Andy Ricker , the US champion of Lanna (northern Thai) food into having coffee with me.