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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
For the most part
Example:
he is mainly interested in butterflies
Synonyms:
chiefly; in the main; mainly; primarily; principally
Classified under:
Context examples:
It causes infection mainly in immunocompromised patients and is often resistant to most conventional anti-tuberculosis medications including rifabutin.
(Mycobacterium simiae, NCI Thesaurus)
It presents with asymptomatic and localized (mainly head and neck) disease in the vast majority of cases.
(Pediatric Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A peritoneal mesothelioma affecting mainly young females and producing cysts of variable size and number lined by a single layer of benign mesothelial cells.
(Peritoneal Multicystic Mesothelioma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A particular type of FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS occurring in children, mainly male, with a course of four years or so.
(Perthes Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Patient Determined Disease Steps (PDDS) This scale focuses mainly on how well you walk.
(PDDS - Category Describing Situation, NCI Thesaurus)
Both PTHrP (1-36) and PTH (1-34) bind to the type 1 parathyroid hormone receptor (PTH1R), a specific seven-transmembrane-helix-containing G protein-coupled receptor mainly located in bone and kidney cells.
(Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein (1-36), NCI Thesaurus)
The parent drug and metabolites are mainly excreted in the urine and its half-life is about 1.5 hours.
(Nateglinide, NCI Thesaurus)
It mainly affects how nerve cells form and grow.
(Neurofibromatosis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
It is used mainly in the treatment of anemias.
(Oxymetholone, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Scientists mostly study modern virus strains and we have mainly been in the dark regarding ancient sequences – until now.
(Oldest genetic evidence of Hepatitis B virus found in ancient DNA from 4,500 year-old skeletons, University of Cambridge)
