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THROUGHOUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

From first to last

Example:

the play was excellent end-to-end

Synonyms:

end-to-end; throughout

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 2

Meaning:

Used to refer to cited works

Synonyms:

passim; throughout

Classified under:

Adverbs

Credits

 Context examples: 

A rare autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by the presence of small areas of increased density throughout the bones.

(Osteopoikilosis, NCI Thesaurus)

While ORC remains bound to origins throughout the cell cycle, the binding of ORC and other factors modulates local chromatin structure to facilitate replication initiation.

(ORC Subunit Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of clinical study in which subjects are assigned to one of two treatment arms at the beginning of the trial and continue in that arm throughout the length of the trial.

(Parallel Study, NCI Thesaurus)

Spread throughout a structure or area.

(Pervasive, NCI Thesaurus)

He had played throughout with a decision which had surprised us at the time.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This type of cell enables autocrine communication with paracrine and endocrine cells throughout the body.

(Neuroendocrine Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

Cdc25 is phosphorylated throughout interphase but not in mitosis.

(CDC25 and CHK1 Regulatory Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Acetylcholine diffuses across the cleft and binds to muscle acetylcholine receptors, causing depolarization and an action potential that travels throughout the length of the muscle cell triggering muscle contraction.

(Botulin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The rest is throughout the body in blood, muscle and the fluid between cells.

(Calcium, NIH: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements)

Candidosis usually affects the mouth (oral candidosis); however, rarely, it spreads throughout the entire body.

(Candidosis, NCI Dictionary)