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Noun
S: (n) run, tally (a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely) "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning"
S: (n) test, trial, run (the act of testing something) "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
S: (n) assay (a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.)
S: (n) enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay, ELISA (an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria))
S: (n) immunohistochemistry (an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase))
S: (n) agglutination test (a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of infections)
S: (n) heterophil test (a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis)
S: (n) complement fixation test (a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present; used as a diagnostic test)
S: (n) Wassermann test, Wasserman reaction, Wassermann (a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection)
S: (n) PSA blood test (a blood test that measures levels of a protein called prostate specific antigen that is manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; men with prostate problems usually have elevated levels of PSA)
S: (n) needle biopsy (biopsy of deep tissue that is obtained through a hollow needle)
S: (n) cloze procedure, cloze test (a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks)
S: (n) scratch test (a test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skin)
S: (n) tuberculin test, tuberculin skin test (a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin)
S: (n) Mantoux test (tuberculin (a derivative of tubercle bacillus) is injected intradermally; a red area appearing 1-3 days later signifies an exposure (past or present) to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing)
S: (n) tine test (a tuberculin test in which a disk with several tines bearing tuberculin antigen is used to puncture the skin; development of a hard red area indicates past or present exposure to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing)
S: (n) tissue typing (a series of diagnostic tests before an organ transplant to determine whether the tissues of a donor and recipient are compatible)
S: (n) vital capacity (the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue)
S: (n) bioassay, bio-assay (appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard)
S: (n) immunoassay, immunochemical assay (identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen) "PSA in the blood can be measured with an immunochemical assay"
S: (n) pregnancy test (a physiological test to determine whether a woman is pregnant)
S: (n) Friedman test, rabbit test (pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant)
S: (n) clinical trial, clinical test (a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use)
S: (n) phase I clinical trial, phase I (a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained)
S: (n) phase II clinical trial, phase II (a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored)
S: (n) phase III clinical trial, phase III (a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA)
S: (n) phase IV clinical trial, phase IV (sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials)
S: (n) double blind (a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results)
S: (n) run, running, running play, running game ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team) "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
S: (n) run (a regular trip) "the ship made its run in record time"
S: (n) run, running (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace) "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
S: (n) run (the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation) "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
S: (n) run (unrestricted freedom to use) "he has the run of the house"
S: (n) run (the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)) "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"
S: (n) political campaign, campaign, run (a race between candidates for elective office) "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"
S: (n) run, ladder, ravel (a row of unravelled stitches) "she got a run in her stocking"
S: (v) run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time) "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
S: (v) run, go, pass, lead, extend (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point) "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
S: (v) operate, run (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.) "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
S: (v) run, go (have a particular form) "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
S: (v) run, flow, feed, course (move along, of liquids) "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
S: (v) function, work, operate, go, run (perform as expected when applied) "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
S: (v) range, run (change or be different within limits) "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"
S: (v) campaign, run (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position) "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
S: (v) play, run (cause to emit recorded audio or video) "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video"
S: (v) run (move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way) "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"
S: (v) travel, go, move, locomote (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically) "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
S: (v) come, come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody) "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
S: (v) round (wind around; move along a circular course) "round the bend"
S: (v) trundle (move heavily) "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"
S: (v) push (move strenuously and with effort) "The crowd pushed forward"
S: (v) swing (change direction with a swinging motion; turn) "swing back"; "swing forward"
S: (v) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment) "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
S: (v) walk, take the air (take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure) "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
S: (v) weave, wind, thread, meander, wander (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course) "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
S: (v) float, drift, be adrift, blow (be in motion due to some air or water current) "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
S: (v) play (move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly) "The spotlights played on the politicians"
S: (v) float, swim (be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom)
S: (v) swim (move as if gliding through water) "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"
S: (v) walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps) "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
S: (v) turn, move around (pass to the other side of) "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle"
S: (v) circle (travel around something) "circle the globe"
S: (v) slice into, slice through (move through a body or an object with a slicing motion) "His hand sliced through the air"
S: (v) stray, err, drift (wander from a direct course or at random) "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
S: (v) run (travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means) "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"
S: (v) step (shift or move by taking a step) "step back"
S: (v) drive, motor (travel or be transported in a vehicle) "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
S: (v) ride, sit (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions) "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
S: (v) prance (spring forward on the hind legs) "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"
S: (v) swim (travel through water) "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
S: (v) ascend, go up (travel up) "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
S: (v) descend, fall, go down, come down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way) "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
S: (v) fall (descend in free fall under the influence of gravity) "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
S: (v) zigzag, crank (travel along a zigzag path) "The river zigzags through the countryside"
S: (v) retrograde (move in a direction contrary to the usual one) "retrograding planets"
S: (v) proceed, go forward, continue (move ahead; travel onward in time or space) "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
S: (v) back (travel backward) "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
S: (v) pan (make a sweeping movement) "The camera panned across the room"
S: (v) follow (to travel behind, go after, come after) "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
S: (v) pursue, follow (follow in or as if in pursuit) "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
S: (v) return (go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before) "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
S: (v) derail, jump (run off or leave the rails) "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
S: (v) flock (move as a crowd or in a group) "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears"
S: (v) accompany (go or travel along with) "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
S: (v) billow (move with great difficulty) "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"
S: (v) circulate (move around freely from person to person or from place to place) "She circulates among royalty"
S: (v) circle (move in a circular path above (someone or something)) "the plane circled, looking for a landing spot"
S: (v) angle (move or proceed at an angle) "he angled his way into the room"
S: (v) pass (go across or through) "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
S: (v) travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass (move past) "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
S: (v) step, tread (put down or press the foot, place the foot) "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
S: (v) step (move with one's feet in a specific manner) "step lively"
S: (v) hurtle (move with or as if with a rushing sound) "The cars hurtled by"
S: (v) retreat (move away, as for privacy) "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
S: (v) whistle (move with, or as with, a whistling sound) "The bullets whistled past him"
S: (v) island hop (travel from one island to the next) "on the cruise, we did some island-hopping"
S: (v) plow, plough (move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil) "The ship plowed through the water"
S: (v) lurch (move slowly and unsteadily) "The truck lurched down the road"
S: (v) sift (move as if through a sieve) "The soldiers sifted through the woods"
S: (v) fall (move in a specified direction) "The line of men fall forward"
S: (v) drag (move slowly and as if with great effort)
S: (v) run (move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way) "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free"
S: (v) bang (move noisily) "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"
S: (v) precess (move in a gyrating fashion) "the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied"
S: (v) travel, move around (travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge)
S: (v) ride (sit on and control a vehicle) "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
S: (v) snowshoe (travel on snowshoes) "After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store"
S: (v) beetle (fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle) "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
S: (v) tend, be given, lean, incline, run (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined) "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
S: (v) run (be operating, running or functioning) "The car is still running--turn it off!"
S: (v) run (change from one state to another) "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot"
S: (v) run (cause to perform) "run a subject"; "run a process"
S: (v) run (be affected by; be subjected to) "run a temperature"; "run a risk"
S: (v) run (occur persistently) "Musical talent runs in the family"
S: (v) run, execute (carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine) "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"
S: (v) carry, run (include as the content; broadcast or publicize) "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
S: (v) guide, run, draw, pass (pass over, across, or through) "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
S: (v) run, consort (keep company) "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"
S: (v) run (run with the ball; in such sports as football)
S: (v) run (travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means) "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"
S: (v) ply, run (travel a route regularly) "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
S: (v) hunt, run, hunt down, track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)) "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
S: (v) race, run (compete in a race) "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
S: (v) move, go, run (progress by being changed) "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
S: (v) melt, run, melt down (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating) "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"
S: (v) ladder, run (come unraveled or undone as if by snagging) "Her nylons were running"
S: (v) run, unravel (become undone) "the sweater unraveled"