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HOMOGENEOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
All of the same or similar kind or nature
Example:
a close-knit homogeneous group
Synonyms:
homogeneous; homogenous
Classified under:
Similar:
consistent; uniform (the same throughout in structure or composition)
solid (of one substance or character throughout)
self-colored; self-coloured; solid (of the same color throughout)
homogenised; homogenized (made homogeneous)
Also:
undiversified (not diversified)
uniform; unvarying (always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences)
same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)
Antonym:
heterogeneous (consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature)
Derivation:
homogeneity; homogeneousness (the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature)
homogeny ((biology) similarity because of common evolution)
Context examples:
The F(ab)2 fragment of monoclonal antibody (MoAb) MX35 that recognizes a 95 kD glycoprotein with homogeneous distribution on 80% of ovarian tumor specimens.
(Monoclonal Antibody MX35 F(ab')2, NCI Thesaurus)
Relatively uniform groups (e.g. etiologically and pathogenetically more homogeneous, racial, ethnic, or gender-specific, or the disease- or condition-specific) of study subjects formed within a clinical study population for a separate analysis.
(Clinical Study Population Subgroup, NCI Thesaurus)
Hybridoma cells are cloned to establish cell lines producing a specific antibody that is chemically and immunologically homogeneous.
(Monoclonal antibody, NCI Thesaurus)
A SI derived unit of an electric current density which is equal to an electric current of one ampere circulating in a homogeneous conductor with a cross section area of one square meter.
(Ampere per Square Meter, NCI Thesaurus)
A distinctive alpha-numeric identification code assigned by the manufacturer or distributor to a specific quantity of manufactured material or product that is produced in a manner that is expected to render it homogeneous.
(Batch Number, NCI Thesaurus)
A group of blood relatives of whom several have had cancer; the mode of aggregation may be genetic and homogeneous, as in familial polyposis of the colon; diverse as in neurofibromatosis; or due to common exposure to a carcinogenic or oncogenic agent, such as a virus.
(Cancer Family, NCI Thesaurus)
A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; it is considered to be a basement membrane.
(Bowman's Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)
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