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FUNCTIONALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

With respect to function

Example:

the two units are functionally interdependent

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

functional (relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure)

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 Context examples: 

However, this was the first time that these genes had been functionally linked to pathogen defence strategies in liverworts.

(Ancient defence strategy continues to protect plants from pathogens, University of Cambridge)

ANK repeats have been identified in over 1700 functionally diverse proteins, primarily from eukaryotes; no common theme among the protein targets has been identified.

(Ankyrin Repeat, NCI Thesaurus)

A monoclonal antibody that functionally mimics MUC-1 antigen, a tumor cell surface antigen.

(Anti-idiotype MUC-1 Monoclonal Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

This anti-Id MoAb was shown to be functionally mimicking GD3 in stimulating an immune response to produce Ab3 that may be used in combination with other adjuvants for treatment of melanomas.

(Anti-idiotypic Monoclonal Antibody BEC2, NCI Thesaurus)

A standardized rating scale originally developed by David A. Karnofsky and Joseph H. Burchenal in 1949 which is used to evaluate the degree to which a patient is functionally impaired.

(Karnofsky Performance Status Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

The lumen is lined by ciliated pseudostratified, columnar epithelium, which sweeps material from the middle ear to the nasopharynx. functionally collapsed at rest, with slight negative pressure present in the middle ear.

(Murine Eustachian Tube, NCI Thesaurus)

Through physical or functional dissociation, Enzyme Uncoupling involves alteration (typically disruption) of activity of a physically or functionally coordinated biological complex that possesses catalytic activity.

(Enzyme Uncoupling, NCI Thesaurus)

It is functionally collapsed at rest, with slight negative pressure present in the middle ear, and opens during swallowing, sneezing, and yawning.

(Eustachian Tube, NCI Thesaurus)

A murine IgG1 monoclonal anti-idiotype antibody, containing a variable antigen-binding region that functionally mimics the three-dimensional structure of a specific epitope on the ovarian cancer tumor-associated antigen CA-125, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Abagovomab, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of the eight liver segments that has its own vascular inflow, outflow, and biliary drainage, thus defined as functionally independent.

(Couinaud Liver Segment, NCI Thesaurus)