(1) Snead and Bearden (Science 210: 1031-1033, 1980) found that leucine-enkephalin in the central nervous system may induce epileptogenic activity.
(2) But deciding not to accept reimbursement for any processing or handling would effectively end the lying about what PP is and has been doing.” University of Notre Dame law professor O Carter Snead, a bioethicist, had a contrasting view.
Sned
Definition:
(v. t.) To lop; to snathe.
(n.) Alt. of Sneed
Example Sentences:
(1) I once knew a fellow in County Derry who wanted his pencils sharpened; he said: “Sned that for me.” Of course he was being ironical, because the word is usually used for a more hefty engagement of materials.
(2) Eleven patients underwent resection of residual tumor in the lung, kidney, retroperitoneum, or pelvis so that they had "surgically no evidence of disease" (SNED).
(3) At this writing, all 11 patients in the SNED group remained alive without evidence of disease (median follow-up, 21 months).
(4) Snedding” is a wonderful word; it means the slicing off of turnips or sugar beet.
(5) Comparison of response duration showed no difference between the complete response and SNED groups, but there was a significant difference between each of these groups and the partial response group.
(6) Enhanced survival of the complete response and SNED groups compared with the partial response group borders on significance and awaits longer follow-up.