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MIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province

Synonyms:

Amoy; Fukien; Fukkianese; Hokkianese; Min; Min dialect; Taiwanese

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Min" is a kind of...):

Chinese (any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An Egyptian god of procreation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Egyptian deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

Example:

he ran a 4 minute mile

Synonyms:

min; minute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("min" is a kind of...):

time unit; unit of time (a unit for measuring time periods)

Meronyms (parts of "min"):

s; sec; second (1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)

Holonyms ("min" is a part of...):

60 minutes; hour; hr (a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day)

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 Context examples: 

Associated signs of hypoperfusion (cool and clammy skin, oliguria, or altered sensorium) or a cardiac index of less than 2.2 L/min/m2 are present.

(Killip Class, NCI Thesaurus)

Non-insulin-dependent overt diabetes: blood glucose 384+/- 134 mg/dl (plasma insulin at 60 min following intragastric glucose load 83.3 +/-10.2mU/mL) and hypertension blood pressure 176 +/-8mmHg.

(CRDH, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers, led by Professor Rui-Min Chen, analysed various measurements of the children's weight and metabolic health.

(Supplements of 'Good Bacteria' Can Enhance Weight Loss in Dieters, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

EXAMPLE(S): 5 ml/min.

(Performed Substance Administration Flow Rate, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Cardiogenic shock is defined as a sustained (greater than30 minutes) episode of systolic blood pressure less than90 mm Hg, and/or cardiac index less than2.2 L/min/m2 determined to be secondary to cardiac dysfunction, and/or the requirement for parenteral inotropic or vasopressor agents or mechanical support (e.g., Intra aortic balloon pump (IABP), extracorporeal circulation, ventricular assist devices) to maintain blood pressure and cardiac index above those specified levels.

(Cardiogenic Shock, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Associated signs of hypoperfusion (cool and clammy skin, oliguria, or altered sensorium) or a cardiac index of less than 2.2 L/min/m^(2) are present.

(History of Cardiogenic Shock, NCI Thesaurus)