What's the difference between rare and sapphirine?

Rare


Definition:

  • (a.) Early.
  • (superl.) Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
  • (superl.) Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
  • (superl.) Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
  • (superl.) Thinly scattered; dispersed.
  • (superl.) Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Guillain BarrĂ© syndrome following herpes zoster is rare and only 25 cases have been reported to date.
  • (2) Hypothyroidism complicated by spontaneous hyperthyroidism is an interesting but rare occurrence in the spectrum of autoimmune thyroid disorders.
  • (3) Oculomotor paresis with cyclic spasms is a rare syndrome, usually noticeable at birth or developing during the first year of life.
  • (4) The frequency of rare fragile sites was studied among 240 children in special schools for subnormal intelligence (IQ 52-85).
  • (5) Surgical repair of the rheumatologic should however, is performed rarely, and should be reserved for the infrequent cases that do not respond to medical therapy.
  • (6) Cor triatriatum (CT) is a rare congenital defect, surgically correctable, and sometimes difficult to diagnose by cardiac catheterization.
  • (7) During this period he developed autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, a rare complication of myelofibrosis.
  • (8) One rare case of blind-ending branch originating in the upper third of the ureter are described.
  • (9) This analysis demonstrated that more than 75% of cosmids containing a rare restriction site also contained a second rare restriction site, suggesting a high degree of CpG-rich restriction site clustering.
  • (10) These are rare tumours comparable to abdominal desmoid tumours.
  • (11) They can rarely be detected spontaneously but most often are provoked.
  • (12) A rare case of an extradural brucellosis granuloma in the thoracic region is presented.
  • (13) Massive osteoplastic bone tumor in hepatocellular carcinoma is very rare.
  • (14) Aneurysmal bone cyst is an uncommon benign lesion that rarely presents in the craniofacial region.
  • (15) Axons emerge from proximal dendrites within 50 microns of the soma, and more rarely from the soma, in a tapering initial segment, commonly interrupted by one or two large swellings.
  • (16) Useful studies on the relationship between these acute lesions and peptic ulceration are rare.
  • (17) calcium tung-state, rare-earths compounds, double halogenides.
  • (18) Spontaneous reports of suspected adverse reactions may be the only way of revealing very rare events but they present great difficulties of rational interpretation.
  • (19) Metastatic tumors of the small bowel from extra-abdominal sites are rare.
  • (20) Perinephric abscess is a rare condition; it may be acute, but can take a chronic and atypical course as a result of incomplete treatment with antibiotics.

Sapphirine


Definition:

  • (n.) Resembling sapphire; made of sapphire; having the color, or any quality of sapphire.

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