(n.) The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
(n.) That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
(n.) Relation; regard; respect.
(n.) One who, or that which, is referred to.
(n.) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.
(n.) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.
(n.) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.
(n.) The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court.
(n.) Appeal.
Example Sentences:
(1) M NET is currently installed in referring physician office sites across the state, with additional physician sites identified and program enhancements under development.
(2) The clinical usefulness of neonatal narcotic abstinence scales is reviewed, with special reference to their application in treatment.
(3) The reference library used in the operation of a computerized search program indicates the closest matches in the reference library data with the IR spectrum of an unknown sample.
(4) (Predictive value positive refers to the proportion of all people identified who actually have the disease.)
(5) Bipolar derivations with the maximum PSE always included the locations with the maximum PSE obtained from a linked ears reference.
(6) On the other hand, as a cross-reference experiment, we developed a paper work test to do in the same way as on the VDT.
(7) The Department of Health referred questions to Monitor.
(8) Using serial section electron microscopic reconstructions as a reference, we have chosen as our standard procedure a method that maximizes both the preservation of the cytoskeleton and the proportion of cells staining, while minimizing the degree of nonspecific staining.
(9) Variability (CV = 0.7%) in body volume of a 45-year-old reference man measured by SH method was very similar to variation (CV = 0.6%) in mass volume of the 60-1 prototype.
(10) The reference cohort consisted of 1725845 men otherwise gainfully employed.
(11) Tables provide data for Denmark in reference to: 1) number of legal abortions and the abortion rates for 1940-1977; 2) distribution of abortions by season, 1972-1977; 3) abortion rates by maternal age, 1971-1977; 4) oral contraceptive and IUD sales for 1977-1978; and 5) number of births and estimated number of abortions and conceptions, 1960-1975.
(12) At this threshold there was no effect on reducing the rate of visual acuity overreferrals, but ten children with abnormal binocular vision were detected who were not referred by visual acuity criteria.
(13) Significant differences in the pharmacological characteristics of the alpha 2 adrenoceptor were observed between the tissues with reference to both absolute drug affinities as well as rank order of drug potency.
(14) They derive from publications of the National Insurance Institute for Occupational Accidents (INAIL) and refer to the Italian and Umbrian situation.
(15) It is usually referred to as an aminopeptidase inhibitor.
(16) The data show that as much as a 9% difference from the correct activity can be observed for these radionuclides, even when the ampoule reference source gives the appropriate reading.
(17) In the course of its history, psychiatry has grown richer parallel to the development of its spatiotemporal system of the reference.
(18) Developmental changes are delineated, with particular reference to recent work on the ovine blood-brain barrier.
(19) Compared with the reference compounds, brotizolam induced the weakest degree of physical dependence.
(20) 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.
Veneration
Definition:
(n.) The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated; the highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with awe; a feeling or sentimental excited by the dignity, wisdom, or superiority of a person, by sacredness of character, by consecration to sacred services, or by hallowed associations.
Example Sentences:
(1) Cytomegalovirus (CMV) was isolated from cervical secretions of 10 of 121 outpatients at a venereal disease clinic.
(2) These scattered rebellions by HMV workers stand in a venerable tradition.
(3) Venereal Disease Research Laboratories (VDRL) and Treponema pallidum hemagglutination (TPHA) tests became positive during hospitalization, and dark-field examination was positive for Treponemas, thus allowing the diagnosis of chancre of the rectum.
(4) It was the exigencies of World War II that brought about the 1st, largescale systematic promotion of condoms to prevent venereal disease.
(5) In 55 women (0.15%) both the Treponema pallidum haemagglutination assay (TPHA) and the venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) tests were positive.
(6) The transmission of adult genital tract viruses to children occurs primarily by a venereal route but may occur by a nonvenereal route.
(7) Sixty-four canine cutaneous round cell tumors were divided into 25 mast cell tumors, 15 histiocytomas, nine cutaneous lymphosarcomas and 15 transmissible venereal tumors.
(8) In the second study, an attempt was made to validate the findings from the first study by comparing data from RP and NRP venereal disease patients drawn from medical and social case histories from a second hospital.
(9) Homosexuals are also at risk of venereal transmiddion of infection.
(10) Many sera were also tested with the quantitative Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test.
(11) HIV-infected persons had significantly more lifetime sex partners than uninfected persons; other risk factors were a prior history of venereal disease, blood transfusion, travel abroad, and a positive syphilis serology.
(12) The Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, California , venerates the late philosopher as a prophet of unfettered capitalism who showed America the way.
(13) The use of condoms could be increased by better information programs regarding venereal disease.
(14) The non specific serological tests are the non treponemal tests such as the Venereal Disease Laboratory Test (VDRL) and the Rapid Plasma Reagin Test (RPR).
(15) A good number of our clients (40.5%) used condom because it protects them against venereal disease while others felt it was safe and effective.
(16) In recent years, Chinese companies have been busy buying up internationally renowned brands and landmarks, including New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel, the former headquarters of Chase Manhattan Bank and, in the UK, the venerable Weetabix.
(17) A false Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test was present in four of the patients, three had a previous episode of arterial or venous thrombosis, or both, and two had thrombocytopenia.
(18) There are now a variety of rapid test methods available to assist in the diagnosis of the three most common infectious diseases seen in ambulatory medicine: pharyngitis, urinary tract infection, and venereal disease.
(19) The fifth had concurrent neurosyphilis and was VDRL-test (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) negative 2 years prior to the onset of symptoms.
(20) In order to determine whether pregnancy influences the specificity of the fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) and Treponema palidum haemagglutination assay (TPHA) tests, these tests, together with the quantitative fluorescent treponemal antibody (FTA) and Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) tests, were carried out simultaneously on 2000 pregnant women who attended for compulsory prenatal screening.