(n.) A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.
(v. t.) To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.
(v. t.) To suggest; to dictate.
(v. t.) To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.
Example Sentences:
(1) Most thyroid hormone actions, however, appear in the perinatal period, and infants with thyroid agenesis appear normal at birth and develop normally with prompt neonatal diagnosis and treatment.
(2) There was prompt symptomatic relief and amelioration of signs of nephritis.
(3) Prompt diagnosis, in which timely diagnostic laparoscopy and ultrasound evaluation of the pelvis may be helpful, provides the opportunity for prompt laparotomy with untwisting of the torsion and stabilization of the adnexa by suture and cystectomy, if possible, extirpation if not.
(4) And perhaps it’s this longevity that accounts for her popularity: a single tweet from Williams (who has 750,000 followers) about the series will prompt a Game Of Thrones news story.
(5) Carotid artery injury seems to have a good prognosis if repaired promptly within 3 h.
(6) In a Caucasian woman with a history of ocular and pulmonary sarcoidosis, the occurrence of sclerosing peritonitis with exudative ascites but without any of the well-known causes of this syndrome prompts us to consider that sclerosing peritonitis is a manifestation of sarcoidosis.
(7) Water immersion (WI) to the neck induces prompt increases in central blood volume, central venous pressure, and atrial distension.
(8) Recognition and prompt treatment of this potentially fatal dermatological crisis is stressed.
(9) Exposure to whole cigarette smoke from reference cigarettes results in the prompt (peak activity is 6 hrs), but fairly weak (similar to 2 fold), induction of murine pulmonary microsomal monooxygenase activity.
(10) The importance of prompt diagnosis of torsion is emphasized.
(11) Russian anti-gay law prompts rise in homophobic violence Read more “The law against gay propaganda legitimised violence against LGBT people, and they now are banning street actions under it,” Klimova said.
(12) Extracellular Na+ depletion promptly decreased [Na+]i from 15.8 to 5.4 mM (P less than 0.01), which was closely related to the decrease in pHi (7.19 to 6.97; P less than 0.01).
(13) Analysis of official registers reveals the 38 companies in the first wave of the initiative – more than two-thirds of which are based overseas – have collectively had 698 face-to-face meetings with ministers under the current government, prompting accusations of an over-cosy relationship between corporations and ministers.
(14) A therapeutic approach is suggested which emphasizes specific antibiotic regimens appropriate to the primary site of infection and prompt neurosurgical intervention with evacuation of the subdural spaces bilaterally.
(15) A sequence of seven pairings of chili-flavored diet with prompt recovery from thiamine deficiency did significantly attenuate the innate aversion and may have induced a chili preference in at least one case.
(16) The authors have studied the different situations that prompt a request for genetic counseling if different members of the same family suffer from cancer.
(17) The left adrenalectomy revealed micronodular hyperplasia but resulted in a prompt and sustained reversal of hypertension and hyperaldosteronism.
(18) The notion of life-threatening dermatoses may seem to be a contradiction in terms, but in fact there are a number of serious dermatologic conditions that require prompt attention to prevent fatal consequences.
(19) injection of the tertiary amine cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine (17-70 micrograms kg-1) induced a prompt, sustained and dose-dependent improvement of cardiovascular and respiratory function, with marked increase in the volume of circulating blood and survival of all treated animals, at least for the 2 h of observation.
(20) The government’s increase in the discount offered to tenants has prompted a massive increase in purchases of local authority accommodation.
Timesaving
Definition:
(a.) Saving time; as, a timesaving expedient.
Example Sentences:
(1) In addition, an approximate 10-fold timesaving capacity was demonstrated compared to standard liquid-liquid extraction techniques.
(2) Subclavian vein catheterization, a timesaving, convenient and easy method of central venous access is not free of complications.
(3) Thus we find, on those occasions where template preparations are not of high purity, sequencing from linearized plasmids is desirable and timesaving because it avoids either reisolations of fresh template DNAs or further purifications.
(4) Moreover, we believe it to be considerably timesaving.
(5) After three years' experience with Proplast and two years with Plastipore, it is concluded that for ears which lack an incus and stapes arch, these materials provide results at least as good as those previously reported with homologous materials and have the advantage of easy manipulation, timesaving, and ready availability.
(6) Recent canine studies showed that LV mass may be determined accurately, with considerable timesavings, by use of sequential images throughout the cardiac cycle (single-phase MRI).
(7) The method is simple, inexpensive, and extremely timesaving.
(8) The times for cutting and ligating each vessel were recorded and the results show a 31-second timesavings by clipping the vessel as opposed to tying.
(9) A simple timesaving method for determining drug susceptibilities in vitro of isolates of Nocardia and Actinomadura is reported.
(10) We have found this new technique simple, inexpensive, and timesaving.
(11) The other advantages are the timesaving to the nursing staff, with its hidden savings in cost; the avoidance of a peripheral catheter solely for the infusion of lipid emulsion in addition to the central catheter for TPN in hospitalized patients; and the facility of use in home nutrition programs.
(12) A detailed protocol is described for obtaining 0.5 to 1.0 mg DNA from a 1-liter liquid lysate in less than 5 h. This procedure is simple, inexpensive, and timesaving, and is particularly suitable for large-scale isolation of lambda DNA.
(13) The plans need to be realistic, comprehensive, and timesaving, yet generic.
(14) Ultrasound offers a timesaving, non-invasive, and reproducible technique to detect insufficiencies concerning orifice or trunk of the great and lower saphenous veins as well as the perforating veins.
(15) The results of this study suggest that widespread use of such a program could prove timesaving and eliminate the problems of interobserver and intraobserver variation, which presently impair the reliability of the SB N2 test.
(16) To provide slight modifications in the performance of cosmetic upper and lower eyelid surgery that may be timesaving and outcome-enhancing.
(17) These morphologic studies suggest that these novel methods offer timesaving advantages over any presently available techniques, and allow for elucidation of temporal bone morphology with only a few specimens.