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GRADING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
Example:
what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("grading" is a kind of...):
evaluation; rating (act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of)
Derivation:
grade (determine the grade of or assign a grade to)
grade (assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
Synonyms:
grading; leveling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("grading" is a kind of...):
building; construction (the act of constructing something)
Derivation:
grade (level to the right gradient)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of arranging in a graduated series
Synonyms:
grading; scaling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("grading" is a kind of...):
order; ordering (the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement)
Derivation:
grade (assign a rank or rating to)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb grade
Context examples:
A system of grading prostate cancer tissue based on how it looks under a microscope.
(Gleason score, NCI Dictionary)
A grading system for prostatic carcinoma based on the microscopic glandular architectural patterns of the malignant epithelial cells.
(Gleason Grading System, NCI Thesaurus)
In terms of grading, they are well or moderately differentiated adenocarcinomas. — 2002
(Barrett Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A grading of angina such that ordinary physical activity, such as walking or climbing stairs, does not cause angina.
(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class I, NCI Thesaurus)
The CTCAE contain a grading scale for each adverse event term representing the severity of the event.
(CDISC SDTM Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event Grade Terminology V3.0, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A grading of angina characterized by a slight limitation of ordinary activity.
(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class II, NCI Thesaurus)
The grading ranges from I (best prognosis) to IV (worst prognosis).
(Fuhrman Nuclear Grade, NCI Thesaurus)
Their classification and grading are based on the various cell types and the percent of undifferentiated cells.
(Endometrial Neoplasm, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A grading of angina characterized by marked limitations of ordinary physical activity.
(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class III, NCI Thesaurus)
Grading of patient's angina by class (Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale or CCS classification system): Class I: Ordinary physical activity, such as walking or climbing stairs, does not cause angina.
(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class, NCI Thesaurus)
