(n.) The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially, diarrhea.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thus photosensitization using AISPc may be an effective method of purging marrow autografts in some cases of AML.
(2) Current investigations include the development of more effective cytoreductive regimens, use of recombinant hematopoietic growth factors, improvement of marrow purging techniques, and enhancement of cell-mediated anti-leukemic activity in patients receiving autologous marrow transplants.
(3) Direct detection of chromium in milk, using only argon as purge gas, was inferior.
(4) Indiana Indiana began to purge inactive voters in may 2014 by sending postcards to all registered voters.
(5) Sequential application of the two methods (immunorosette depletion with CD19 McAb followed by a complement lysis with CD9 and CD10 McAbs) led to superior results in causing a 4- to 5-log purging effect.
(6) Reduced caloric intake, a hallmark of both disorders, is manifested by self-induced starvation in anorexia and by binge eating and gastrointestinal purging in bulimia.
(7) Mafosfamide is presently used for the purging of bone marrow in autologous bone marrow transplantation in the treatment of acute leukemia.
(8) The two log difference in the surviving fraction of CFU-L and CFU-S after 120 min exposure to 42.5 degrees C suggests that hyperthermia ex vivo may be a suitable purging method for autologous bone marrow transplantation.
(9) There are already calls for large protests in Egypt this week demanding fair trials and retribution, as well as measures to purge former regime officials from political and economic life.
(10) Our data suggest that this new strategy shows potential for more effective ex vivo marrow purging in autologous marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
(11) In summary, laser light-induced photosensitization with MC540 has a selective cytotoxicity to leukemic cells; therefore, this procedure may be useful for purging neoplastic cells from autologous BM.
(12) Pretransplantation regimes were: total-body irradiation (TBI), 456; busulfan plus cyclophosphamide (BU-CY) 174; marrow purging with mafosfamide, 269 (corresponding to 26% of all patients in CR1 and 41% in CR2).
(13) Phase 1 studies of "in vivo purging" with a monovalent CD3 antibody (Clark et al., 1989), and also with a genetically engineered humanized IgG1 (CAMPATH-1H) (Hale et al., 1988b) suggest that these limitations can be overcome.
(14) Despite patient and disease heterogeneity, different sources of hemopoietic stem cells (allogeneic or autologous, bone marrow or blood), ex vivo purging of autografts, and different preparative regimens, some general recommendations can be made: (1) Allogeneic BMT should be reserved for patients under age 50, where transplant-related mortality can be expected not to exceed 30%; 40% will achieve CR with a 3-year relapse-free survival expectation of 70%, and (2) With autologous transplantation, low mortality under 10% and marked therapeutic benefit (greater than 30% CR, 80% overall survival at greater than 3 years) seem to be achievable mainly if performed when tumor bulk is low and standard doses of therapy are still effective.
(15) The transfusion purging leukocytes may diminish the occasions of alloimmunization.
(16) The Brotherhood's Libyan incarnation won only 10% of the vote in last year's congressional elections, but gained support with its campaign to mandate wholesale purges of Gaddafi-era officials.
(17) We feel that this system will prove valuable for monitoring ex vivo tumor removal in future clinical studies and should be considered for use in other purging trials.
(18) The quantitative determination of the efficacy of these purging methods is generally difficult.
(19) The government began aggressively purging the heads of cultural and academic institutions (a notable number of them Jewish and liberal intellectuals suspected of a “foreign” mindset) and installing in their stead true believers in the Magyar way.
(20) The result of our study in patients in second and third remission using in vitro purging of bone marrow with monoclonal antibodies PM-81 and AML2-23 are encouraging, as are the studies of purging with 4-HC.
Vomit
Definition:
(n.) To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
(v. t.) To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out.
(v. t.) Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc.
(n.) Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
(n.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
Example Sentences:
(1) Based on our results, we propose the following hypotheses for the neurochemical mechanisms of motion sickness: (1) the histaminergic neuron system is involved in the signs and symptoms of motion sickness, including vomiting; (2) the acetylcholinergic neuron system is involved in the processes of habituation to motion sickness, including neural store mechanisms; and (3) the catecholaminergic neuron system in the brain stem is not related to the development of motion sickness.
(2) She had three attacks of severe migrainous headache accompanied with nausea and vomiting within three weeks.
(3) Occasional vomits occur postoperatively in over half of patients but we are sceptical of the value of graded postoperative feeding regimens.
(4) The triad of epigastric pain unrelieved by antacids, bilious vomiting, and weight loss, particularly after a gastric operation should make one suspect this syndrome.
(5) A case is presented of a 35-year-old woman who was brought to the emergency service by ambulance complaining of vomiting for 7 days and that she could not hear well because she was 'worn out'.
(6) Among the major symptoms were gastrointestinal disorders such as subjective and objective anorexia, nausea and vomiting.
(7) Inner Ear Decompression Sickness (IEDCS)--manifested by tinnitus, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, and hearing loss--is usually associated with deep air or mixed gas dives, and accompanied by other CNS symptoms of decompression sickness (DCS).
(8) Other toxicity was mild and included nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, mucositis, hepatic dysfunction, and cardiac arrhythmias.
(9) She said that in February 2013 she was asked to assist Pistorius in his first court appearance when applying for bail and sat with him in the cells, where he vomited twice.
(10) Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and prostration.
(11) Significantly more slow acetylators stopped treatment because of nausea or vomiting, or both, but serious toxicity was not confined to either group.
(12) Postoperative nausea and vomiting have been associated with the use of intravenous narcotics, and nitrous oxide may worsen the emetic effects of narcotics.
(13) The observed complications were post-labor hemorrhage (3.1%), polysystolia (4.1%) and vomiting (5.2%), without significant difference with the witness group.
(14) The paper is concerned with analysis of correlation of the time of appearance of vomit in a person and a mean dose rate of prolonged gamma-radiation in the persons affected at the Chernobyl accident.
(15) Side-effects (pruritus, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness) were also noted.
(16) The winter vomiting bug norovirus, which also puts strain on the NHS every winter because it leads to wards having to close, has not yet become a major problem, the latest evidence indicates.
(17) He had no family history of myopathy, and no diarrhea and vomiting.
(18) Fourteen of 15 patients had a reduction in nausea and vomiting on THC as compared to placebo.
(19) Twelve patients have been treated in this manner, nine of them living long enough to exhibit the capacity to eat and drink without repetitive vomiting.
(20) Her daughter had had a similar fit of vomiting blood at birth, back in their native Honduras.