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ACCORDING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(followed by 'to') as reported or stated by
Example:
according to historians
Classified under:
Similar:
reported (made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(followed by 'to') in agreement with or accordant with
Example:
according to instructions
Classified under:
Similar:
accordant (being in agreement or harmony; often followed by 'with')
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb accord
Context examples:
According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), this substance has been listed as a known carcinogen.
(Azathioprine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
According to the growth pattern, it is classified as tubular, papillary, or tubulopapillary.
(Bile Duct Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
BB: The development of lymphocytic thyroiditis is not affected by iodine treatment according to Allen (1992), though Ebner et al (1992) found the opposite.
(BB, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
He uses it in some of his tricks according to her account.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
These cells have the characteristic T3 surface marker and may be further divided into subsets according to function, such as helper, cytotoxic, etc.
(Murine T-Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)
When one's body is young, it is very pliable, and hard work will mould it like putty according to the nature of the work.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
A term that refers to the staging of adrenal cortical carcinoma according to the European network for the study of adrenal tumors (ENSAT), 7th edition, 2009.
(Adrenal Cortex Carcinoma Overall ENSAT v7 Staging, NCI Thesaurus)
According to the country surgeon, the lady had stains upon her face, but none upon her hand.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The dysplasia may be accompanied by an increase in myeloblasts, but the number is less than 20%, which, according to the WHO guidelines, is the requisite threshold for the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia.
(Myelodysplastic syndrome, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
Oligodendroglia may be called interfascicular, perivascular, or perineuronal satellite cells according to their location.
(Murine Oligodendroglia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
