(n.) A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere.
(n.) The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.
(n.) A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2.
(n.) The barbs of a perfect feather.
(n.) Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the radiates.
(n.) The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument.
Example Sentences:
(1) The mobility on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is anomalous since the undenatured, cross-linked proteins have the same Stokes radius as the native, uncross-linked alpha beta gamma heterotrimer.
(2) The radius is estimated to be around 1.7 nm, which shows a moderate degree of hydration.
(3) Eight cases of calcification following anterior dislocation of the head of the radius are described.
(4) Conservatively treated compressed fractures of the distal radius dorsal metaphysis healed despite primarily good reduction and consequent treatment with a decrease in dorsal length.
(5) Modifications in quaternary structure induced by variation of these physicochemical parameters were followed by means of X-ray and quasi-elastic light-scattering and quantified in terms of weight average molecular weight (M), radius of gyration (Rg) and hydrodynamic radius (Rh).
(6) From the different shapes of the scattering curves of the native phosphofructokinase at pH 7.5 in the presence of 15 mM ATP and of the cross-linked tetramer or octamer, it can be inferred that the shapes of the protomers are different: in the presence of ATP the protomers are elongated, having an axial ratio of 1.8 to 2.0; the cross-linked state reveals a spherical protomer of radius 33.0 A, similar to that of the native enzyme at pH 7.5 in the presence of fructose 6-phosphate or fructose 1,6-bisphosphate.
(7) The radius of curvature was shorter in the former than in the latter.
(8) Fluid flow increased approximately 50% for each gauge catheter when the height was raised from 0.91 to 1.75 m. Flow rates increased linearly with increasing catheter radius.
(9) The effect of increasing acetylcholine concentration can best be explained by postulating an increase in the effective channel radius of the water secretion pathway from 0.40 nm to 0.45 nm together with a small increase in the fraction of the total water flow passing through larger non-selective pores.
(10) Recently recovered hominid postcrania from Member 1, Swartkrans Formation include the proximal and distal ends of a right radius attributed to a single individual of Paranthropus robustus.
(11) The binding protein has a Stokes radius of 2.49 nm when saturated with cobalamin and 2.61 nm when unsaturated.
(12) The brace extended from the proximal radius and ulna to the level of the radial styloid and allowed a full range of movement at the radiocarpal joint.
(13) During a period of almost ten years with 280 cases, experience has been gathered in connection with the immobilisation of radius fractures, in the vicinity of the wrist, by means of the fixateur externe.
(14) A report is given on a small-for-date male infant showing the following symptoms: bilateral aplasia of humerus, radius, and ulna, shortened femora, bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate, stigmata of dysmorphism, and notably; simple helix formation of the ear, simian crease, clinodactylia, bilateral clubfoot deformity, hypospadia, thrombocytopenia, micrognathia, and contractures in the knee joints.
(15) The radius of the spheres depends upon the suspending medium and the hematocrit.
(16) The modulus of elasticity was derived by combining the velocity of ultrasound measurements and photon absorption (Norland-Cameron method) in human cortical bone (proximal radius) in vivo.
(17) The particle exhibits a Stokes radius of 43 A, which, together with the calculated particle volume, indicates an axial ratio close to 1.
(18) A single pore radius of 40 A and a pore density of 600 cm-2 were satisfactory.
(19) We have compared BUA in 24 female subjects with the separate measurement of trabecular and cortical bone in the distal radius using quantitative computed tomography (QCT).
(20) The proximal radius grew 3.5 cm, and the ulna grew 3.4 cm.
Thumb
Definition:
(n.) The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.
(v. t.) To handle awkwardly.
(v. t.) To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.
(v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon.
(v. i.) To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.
Example Sentences:
(1) Seventy-five hands showed normal distal latency, in which cases, however, the SNCV of the ring finger was always outside the normal range, while the SNCVs of the thumb, index and middle fingers were abnormal in 64%, 80% and 92% of cases respectively.
(2) The anesthesiologist assessed the degree of neuromuscular blockade intraoperatively prior to pharmacologic reversal either by the standard method of visually counting the number of evoked thumb twitches elicited by supramaximal train-of-four stimulation of the ulnar nerve (i.e., thumb train-of-four count), or by an alternative method such as 1) visually counting the number of evoked orbicularis oculi muscle twitches elicited by supramaximal train-of-four stimulation of the facial nerve, or 2) observing the patient for clinical evidence of partial recovery (e.g., swallowing or attempts to breathe).
(3) At the end of each session, he is forced to don a pair of blackened goggles, ear muffs are placed over his head, and he is ordered to place the palms of his hands together so that a guard can grasp his thumbs to lead him away.
(4) Considering the large number of procedures designed for the thumb trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint, it is evident that none are completely satisfactory.
(5) Osteocutaneous flaps from the foot are being utilized more for thumb and digit reconstruction.
(6) The patient had associated congenital abnormalities of urethral stricture, hypoplastic thumb, and absent radial pulse.
(7) The power users and early adopters of these apps, the ones you're most likely to see tapping their thumbs over a tiny screen, are under 25.
(8) Tiny, tiny... rodents – some soft and grey, some brown with black stripes, in paintings, posters, wallcharts, thumb-tacked magazine clippings and poorly executed crayon drawings, hurling themselves fatally in their thousands over the cliff of their island home; or crudely taxidermied and mounted, eyes glazed and little paws frozen stiff – on every available surface.
(9) My rule of thumb is that if you see a commentator or politician praising a dictatorship, plutocrat or corporation, the best course is to assume that they have been got at unless they can prove otherwise.
(10) These variations could have an influence on proprioception in the thumb ray.
(11) The patient regained good movement at the interphalangeal joint of the thumb.
(12) Sixteen patients obtained full, independent thumb-index finger extension, three had fair function, and two obtained thumb-index extension by tenodesis of the transfer.
(13) Reversals of field direction showed a shift from lateral inferior to medial superior for thumb to little finger.
(14) Informed understanding of the likely progressive development of index-middle finger scissoring, pronation of the index ray with spontaneous broadening of the pulp, and the deteriorating use of an existing hypoplastic thumb may make the decision for ablation easier for parents.
(15) Two cases of thumb replantation and one of finger revascularization complicated by Aeromonas hydrophila infection are reported.
(16) The palmar digital nerves to the thumb were constant in position and course, with a short lateral cutaneous branch from the radial palmar digital nerve in 30 per cent of cases.
(17) Tactile stimuli were applied to the right index fingertip at intervals ranging from 63 to 1,000 msec after the completion of rapid thumb movement.
(18) In six patients with defective sensibility of the thumb the transfer of a neurovascular island flap was performed according to Littler's technique.
(19) In this discussion we have evaluated in detail the surgical treatment indicated for wrist, metacarpophalangeal joint, and thumb deformities.
(20) To the best of our knowledge it is the first reported case of false aneurysm involving the thumb.