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PREDOMINANTLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Much greater in number or influence
Example:
the patients are predominantly indigenous
Synonyms:
predominantly; preponderantly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
predominant (most frequent or common)
Context examples:
It predominantly affects adults in their fifth and sixth decades of life and is associated with alcohol and tobacco use.
(Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A parathyroid gland adenoma composed predominantly of neoplastic cells with clear cytoplasm.
(Parathyroid Gland Clear Cell Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A parathyroid gland adenoma composed predominantly or entirely of neoplastic cells with abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm.
(Parathyroid Gland Oncocytic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Predominantly, the drug action is systemic, but in some cases, it is confined to local area.
(Parenteral Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
MALT consists of a collection of predominantly small lymphocytes, fewer larger, transformed lymphocytes, and plasma cells.
(Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)
A parathyroid gland adenoma composed predominantly of neoplastic chief cells.
(Parathyroid Gland Chief Cell Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A group of neoplasms that arise from the ovary and represent a spectrum of tumors ranging from neoplasms that are composed entirely of fibroblasts to those that are composed predominantly of theca cells.
(Ovarian Tumor of the Thecoma/Fibroma Group, NCI Thesaurus)
A usually aggressive malignant bone-forming mesenchymal tumor, predominantly affecting adolescents and young adults.
(Osteosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A representative example is struma ovarii which is a teratoma composed exclusively or predominantly of thyroid tissue.
(Ovarian Monodermal and Highly Specialized Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The effect was seen predominantly in males.
(Intensive blood pressure control may slow age-related brain damage, National Institutes of Health)
