What's the difference between progged and pronged?
Progged
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Prog
Example Sentences:
(1) The interaction with these lipids, the rotational conformations of the 17-acetyl group, and invertible conformations of the cyclohexenone of PROG were discussed on the basis of the elliptical strength of the Cotton effect and energy estimation of the preferred conformers.
(2) Simultaneous determination of unconjugated 16 alpha-hydroxypregnenolone (16 alphaOH-Preg), 16 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (16 alphaOH-Prog) and 16 alpha-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone (16 alphaOH-DHEA) in fetal and neonatal plasma was performed utilizing a newly developed radioimmunoassay.
(3) Before or at 1 month after each treatment, tumor response was evaluated according to the following categories: (1) complete response (CR) (no visible abnormality, and negative biopsy specimen and cytology); (2) partial response (PR) (degree of obstruction or size of tumor reduced more than 50%); (3) some response (SR) (degree of obstruction or size of tumor reduced 20% to 50%); and (4) progression (PROG) (degree of obstruction or size of tumor reduced by less than 20%).
(4) PROG (P less than 0.025) was lower and E2 (P less than 0.025) and E3 (P less than 0.05) were higher in PCO pregnancies than in HA pregnancies.
(5) Large-scale clinical trials have established that lowering blood pressure in patients with mild to moderate diastolic hypertension results in a decreased incidence of stroke and, to a lesser extent, a reduction in incidence of coronary heart disease [MacMahon SW, Cutler JA, Furberg CD, et al: Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1986; 29 (suppl 1): 99-118].
(6) Morphological evidence suggests that approximately two thirds of the bipolar cells and most amacrine cells are destroyed by the kainic acid lesion (Ingham and Morgan, Neuroscience, 9 (1983) 165-181), and pharmacological logic (Morgan, Prog.
(7) Earlier this year we wrote about Gnod , Salford's finest purveyors of ambient sludge, prog-metal and murky motorik psych-drone space-rock.
(8) The model was generated assuming a finite time-course of cross-bridge attachment [Huxley, Prog.
(9) The Michaelis constants were not different for the pro-val and progly substrates in control and prolidase deficient fibroblasts.
(10) We evaluated the direct effect of 17 beta-estradiol (E2) and of progesterone (Prog) on secretion of PTH from bovine parathyroid tissue in vitro.
(11) Statistically highly significant circadian rhythms were found in plasma testosterone, 17-OH Prog and DHEA-S, concentrations in men and women of all three age groups with a phase advance of over 2 hours in DHEA-S with advancing age.
(12) Plasma progesterone (PROG), testosterone (TEST), oestrone (E1) and 17 beta-oestradiole (E2) concentrations were determined in collared doves living under natural conditions in young as well as sexually inactive animals further in different phases of the reproduction cycle; measurements were made by radioimmunoassay following Sephadex LH 20 chromatography.
(13) If one of these alterations had appeared with the toxic, the Prog action would have diminished it gradually until its disappearance.
(14) The interaction between the A-ring and the 17-acetyl groups of progesterone (PROG) and various concentrations of distearoyl-, dipalmitoyl-, dioleoyl- and diarachidoyl-L-alpha-phosphatidylcholines, and dipalmitoyl-L-alpha-phosphatidyl-DL glycerol in methanol and chloroform solutions and its preferred conformational assignments in the presence of those lipids were examined qualitatively by circular dichroism on the basis of PROG spectra in the wavelength regions of 260-400 nm.
(15) The adrenal venous PROG concentration and secretory rate of female hamsters infused with 10% dextran while collecting adrenal venous blood did not differ significantly from those of the non-infused animals, suggesting that this amount of blood loss (1 ml) does not influence PROG secretion.
(16) There were no consistent changes of plasma 17 alpha,20B PROG during this period.
(17) Conclusive evidence for the relation between cell type and hormone content was found only in one type: in type 6, stromal glandular cells show an extremely intensive PROG synthesizing activity.
(18) The ovarian, endometrial and pituitary effects of 300 micrograms norethisterone (NET) and 30 micrograms levonorgestrel (L-NOG) administered orally on cycle days 7-10 were investigated in two groups of 10 women each, by daily analysis of plasma estradiol (E2), progesterone (PROG), immunoreactive luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in a pretreatment control cycle and during NET or L-NOG administration.
(19) The present work tended to evaluate the effect of streptozotocin diabetes on estradiol (E2) stimulation of Prog.
(20) The amounts of 17 alpha-OH-Prog and F increased in all groups, especially in IL cells.
Pronged
Definition:
(a.) Having prongs or projections like the tines of a fork; as, a three-pronged fork.
Example Sentences:
(1) To determine if the type of mechanical ventilation used (ie, face mask, nasal prongs, or endotracheal tube) was associated with GPNN, a matched case-control analysis was performed.
(2) After amputation of the closed tip, a cap from a syringe was inserted via a slit made at the base into one prong of a pair of nasal cannulae.
(3) The system called PRONG (Parallel Recording Of Neural Groups) includes a microelectrode, a lightweight reusable connector, a 24-channel FET-hybrid preamplifier, a 3-band 24-channel amplifier, a 24-channel spike monitor, high-speed digital and analog interfaces and a computer.
(4) The studies were performed with a pneumotachograph applied to the upper airway by means of an inflatable face mask or latex nasal prongs.
(5) Twenty patients did not reach the target level of 8.6 kPa (65 mmHg) PaO2 with the nasal prongs, but the reservoir cannula allowed nine of these "refractory" patients to hit this therapeutic goal, a result indicating a clear trend towards improved immediate oxygen response.
(6) The reservoir cannula Oxymizer Pendant (Chad-Therapeutics Inc.) is a nasal prong system incorporating a pendant reservoir which stores oxygen during expiration and delivers it as a bolus at the onset of inspiration.
(7) Oxygen delivery using nasal prongs was assessed using a lung model for spontaneous ventilation.
(8) The surprise offer, described by one member of the audience as having an air of desperation, appeared to form part of a two-prong strategy.
(9) Based on a model successfully used in the US , the three-pronged Operation Shield combines community mobilisation and opportunities for young people to move away from crime with harsh collective punishment for those who remain in gangs.
(10) There was the doll's house-sized two-pronged fork, and the bivalves themselves, pale and ivory against the silvered shell.
(11) Stun gun torch Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Zap Light sends one million volts between six metal prongs at the front of its torch.
(12) In Britain, there has been a three-pronged approach: the bank rate has been cut from 5% to 0.5%, a lower level than at any time in the 316-year history of the Bank of England; public borrowing has risen to around 11% of GDP, a record for peacetime; and the Bank has pumped £200bn into the money supply through quantitative easing.
(13) Nasal prongs are the usual method for delivering O2 on long-term basis, and portable O2 supply systems permit patients to use O2 continuously without significant restriction of their activities.
(14) Coronary artery segments were mounted between two L-shaped prongs in tissue baths with buffer solution.
(15) The students collect fasting samples of expired air from each other using a simple nasal prong technique.
(16) Read more The official added: “Dedicated conduct and discipline personnel deployed in field missions continue to support each field mission with the implementation of the United Nations three-pronged strategy to address sexual exploitation and abuse through prevention, enforcement and remedial actions.
(17) After studying a group of countries including Brazil, Cambodia, Mali, Peru and Tanzania, the Bank said a six-pronged approach was needed to tackle inequality.
(18) It appeared that the multi-pronged formula would inexorably lead to Greece being deemed to be in sovereign default, at least temporarily.
(19) In his meeting with the 1922 committee of Tory backbenchers on Wednesday night, the prime minister echoed a two-pronged message he delivered in a recent interview with the Spectator .
(20) The treatment works by mounting a two-pronged attack on cancer.