| phase space | (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance, a multidimensional phase space |
process
physical process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states, events now in process, the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls |
service serving
service of process | the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone, he accepted service of the subpoena |
operation
surgery surgical operation
surgical procedure
surgical process | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body, they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available, he died while undergoing surgery |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
preclinical trial
preclinical test
preclinical phase | a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects, conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial |
mathematical process
mathematical operation
operation | (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods, the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation, they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic |
| construction | drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem, the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem |
construction
building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
| road construction | the construction of roads |
| phase-out | the act or instance of a planned discontinuation |
procedure
process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result, the procedure of obtaining a driver's license, it was a process of trial and error |
| construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
due process
due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles, based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards |
structure
construction | a thing constructed, a complex entity constructed of many parts, the structure consisted of a series of arches, she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons |
| phase | (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun), the full phase of the moon |
| compulsory process | the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court |
| right to due process | a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment |
acromion
acromial process | the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade |
| xiphoid process | smallest of the three parts of the breastbone, articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib |
alveolar ridge
gum ridge
alveolar process | a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |
process
outgrowth
appendage | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant, a bony process |
condylar process
condyloid process
mandibular condyle | the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull |
coronoid process
processus coronoideus | a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone |
| coronoid process of the mandible | the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle |
appendix
vermiform appendix
vermiform process
cecal appendage | a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch |
mastoid
mastoid process
mastoid bone
mastoidal | process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull |
| styloid process | extends from the base of the temporal bone |
| pterygoid process | two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone |
| zygomatic process | a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch |
| transverse process | one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs |
| odontoid process | a toothlike process at the back of nd vertebra of the neck |
olecranon
olecranon process | process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended |
| Benday process | a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image |
process
cognitive process
mental process
operation
cognitive operation | (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity, an operation that affects mental contents, the process of thinking, the cognitive operation of remembering |
| process unconscious process | a mental process that you are not directly aware of, the process of denial |
| basic cognitive process | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge |
| representational process | any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else |
| higher cognitive process | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use |
thinking
thought
thought process
cerebration
intellection
mentation | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully, thinking always made him frown, she paused for thought |
construction
mental synthesis | the creation of a construct, the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought |
linguistic process
language | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication, he didn't have the language to express his feelings |
phase modulation
PM | modulation of the phase of the carrier wave |
construction grammatical construction
expression | a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit, I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner |
summons
process | a writ issued by authority of law, usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit, failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant |
| monition process of monition | a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted |
printing
printing process | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication |