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III
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Synonyms:
3; deuce-ace; III; leash; tercet; ternary; ternion; terzetto; three; threesome; tierce; trey; triad; trine; trinity; trio; triplet; troika
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("III" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being one more than two
Synonyms:
3; iii; three
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples:
Class III: marked limitation of physical activity.
(New York Heart Association Class, NCI Thesaurus)
MYC Family Genes encode MYC Family Proteins, class III bHLH leucine zipper transcription factors having cellular proliferative and apoptotic roles.
(MYC Family Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
FLT3 (FLK2), a class III tyrosine kinase receptor, is overexpressed or mutated in most B lineage and acute myeloid leukemias (AML).
(Multikinase Inhibitor 4SC-203, NCI Thesaurus)
It is more severe than type I and less severe than types II and III.
(Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type IV, NCI Thesaurus)
Nuclear pleomorphism in tumor cells defined either as grade III or IV.
(Nuclear Grade III or IV, NCI Thesaurus)
Stage III patients have disease on both sides of the diaphragm and stage IV patients once again have disseminated disease.
(Ann Arbor Lymphoma Staging System, NCI Thesaurus)
This antibody recognizes human endoglin (Transforming Growth Factor P Receptor III), present on tumor vasculature.
(Anti-Endoglin Immunotoxin, NCI Thesaurus)
In most cases, studies move into phase III only after a treatment seems to work in phases I and II.
(phase III trial, NCI Dictionary)
A WHO grade III oligodendroglioma with focal or diffuse malignant morphologic features (prominent nuclear pleomorphism, mitoses, and increased cellularity).
(Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, NCI Thesaurus)
A WHO grade III meningioma characterized by the presence of malignant morphologic features, including malignant cytology and a very high mitotic index (20 or more mitoses per ten high power fields).
(Anaplastic (Malignant) Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)
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