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RESTRICTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The lowest level of official classification for documents
Classified under:
Similar:
classified (official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Restricted in meaning; (as e.g. 'man' in 'a tall man')
Synonyms:
qualified; restricted
Classified under:
Similar:
modified (changed in form or character)
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
Example:
of restricted importance
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
circumscribed; limited (subject to limits or subjected to limits)
closed (not open to the general public)
off-limits; out-of-bounds (barred to a designated group)
Also:
classified (official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation)
confined (not free to move about)
unfree (hampered and not free; not able to act at will)
Antonym:
unrestricted (not subject to or subjected to restriction)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb restrict
Context examples:
As blood flow to tumors is restricted, this may result in an inhibition of tumor cell proliferation.
(NG-nitro-L-arginine, NCI Thesaurus)
Interventions include but are not restricted to drugs, cells and other biological products, surgical procedures, radiologic procedures, devices, behavioral treatments, process-of-care changes, and preventive care.
(Clinical trial, NCI Thesaurus)
To meet this definition, the enabling science and technology must be at the nanoscale, but the systems and devices themselves are not restricted to that size.
(Nanoscale Devices and Systems, NCI Thesaurus)
A peptide-based cancer vaccine containing a mutated form of the HLA-A*0201-restricted cytomegaloviral epitope CMVpp65(495-503) with potential immunostimulatory and antitumor activities.
(CMVpp65-A*0201 Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
This issue is restricted to happening at the location where the device is used as opposed to during manufacturer or shipping.
(Cleaning Disinfecting or Sterilization Problem during Medical Device Use, Food and Drug Administration)
Any process that takes place on the cellular level, though not necessarily restricted to a single cell.
(Cellular Process, NCI Thesaurus)
A neuroattenuated, replication-restricted, ICP34.5 deleted (RL1 gene)-mutant herpes simplex virus (HSV) type I, constructed from wild-type strain 17, with potential oncolytic activity.
(Oncolytic HSV1716, NCI Thesaurus)
Tooth decay that is restricted to the enamel layer.
(Caries Restricted to Enamel, NCI Thesaurus)
A subpopulation of regulatory T-lymphocytes involved in MHC Class I-restricted interactions.
(CD8-Positive T-Lymphocyte, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The term small lymphocytic lymphoma is restricted to cases which do not show leukemic involvement of the bone marrow and peripheral blood.
(Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)