(a.) Effected by, or referable to, divine direction or superintendence; as, the providential contrivance of thing; a providential escape.
Example Sentences:
(1) And thus, with regard to the human process of self-discovery in the natural world, medicine plays a decisive role--for providential nature displays herself most clearly in the production of healing substances.
(2) In the light of the repeated, politically unacceptable demands for Megrahi's release from Gaddafi, the illness at first seemed providential for Britain.
(3) "That we deplore the Irish policy of Mr. Gladstone, foreseeing that if carried out it will be the deathblow to the prosperity of Ireland, and a signal for the renewal of those scenes of anarchy and bloodshed from which we were providentially delivered by William III and the heirs of his principles."
(4) With the severe shortage of Western psychiatrists who are prepared to undertake this work, it is providential that black traditional healers address themselves to the latter group of mental abnormalities with a measure of success comparable to psychotherapy in First-World practice.
(5) The fact that he does not have the bluster, charisma and showmanship that the French expect from their "providential" leader may, however, work in Hollande's favour.
(6) Providentially, now that parliament is in recess, they have time to help by visiting their local food bank – there is bound to be one nearby.
(7) The "providential" double ureter made it possible to combine excision of the pathological ureter with a termino-lateral anastomosis between the lower renal pelvis and the ureter of the upper renal pelvis.
(8) For example, the onset of ninus with its multiple and important consequences, the indirect interaction of the fetus in the birth process throught the amniotic liquid which is its ring-like annex, the internal and external rotating mechanism of fetal presentation, and above all the providential protective or self-protective action of the fetus during the process of birth.
(9) Vena cava is a providential material for the transplant surgeon.
Serendipitous
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The inappropriate placement of a patient's central venous catheter in the pleural space by the serendipitous injection of Tc-99m labeled red blood cells through the catheter during a GI bleeding study was discovered.
(2) Furthermore, serendipitly we found that PIP2-PLC activity was increased in liver membranes from obese patients with type II diabetes when compared to obese and lean controls.
(3) This serendipitous observation antedates clinical signs and symptoms of dysphagia.
(4) Surprisingly and serendipitously, these studies also revealed genetic heterogeneity of the fibrillin proteins and established linkage between one of these loci and a Marfan-related disorder, congenital contractural arachnodactyly.
(5) Finally, the history of the development of understanding of the disease has been a fascinating mixture of parental concern, serendipitous discovery, and correlation of clinical syndromes and serological evaluations across continents.
(6) None of us would be here, though, if it wasn't for one serendipitous night four years ago in Stockholm.
(7) His charmed team, on salaries of about £350,000, are all getting bonuses: there's Paul Plummer, the strategy director, landing a serendipitous £59,759; Robin "fluky" Gisby, the operations director, and Simon "butter side up" Kirby, the infrastructure projects managing director, who are getting £63,708 each; and, last but not least, group finance director Patrick "the scratchcard wonder" Butcher whose Thank You for Turning Up to Work present this year is £67,658.
(8) New compounds can be discovered by screening, modification of existing compounds, rational drug design, and serendipitous basic research observations.
(9) Serendipitous findings were especially important in finding fetal anomalies.
(10) Included are one case of a "false negative" ABR in a patient with an intracanalicular acoustic neuroma, a case of a "false positive" CT scan in a patient with Meniere's disease, and a case of a patient with normal hearing in whom an acoustic neuroma was discovered serendipitously.
(11) Although the diagnosis can be made on physical examination and on plain radiography, it is important to recognize its appearance on CT since it may constitute a serendipitous finding that should be differentiated from more serious diseases that have a similar appearance.
(12) The patient serendipitously illustrates a multimodality approach to aortic dissection imaging.
(13) The major advantage of electrophysiologic studies over other forms of arrhythmia evaluation, particularly passive monitoring techniques, is the ability to detect the arrhythmia by provocative stimulation techniques, eliminating the need for serendipitous recording of a sporadic event.
(14) A serendipitous finding of tonus changes in the frog skin during nerve stimulation is also described.
(15) Every brain is different – the serendipitous product of evolution and personal experience.
(16) An additional serendipitous finding was a dissociation between two types of tongue movement: licking from a ventrally-located surface survived cortical removal but tongue protrusion did not.
(17) Sheehan's syndrome was not produced with massive hypovolemic shock but failure to obtain true pregnancy has given serendipitous information on the long-term action of norlestrin on the pituitary and its target organs.
(18) Its origin relates to a serendipitous substitution of water in the London laboratory of Sydney Ringer in the 1880s.
(19) We report a completely asymptomatic patient with normal hepatic function whose cyst was discovered serendipitously during sonogram to determine renal size.
(20) A serendipitous finding was the dissociation in time between synthesis of anti-GBM antibodies and development of proteinuria, suggesting a role for cellular effector mechanisms in the induction of proteinuria.