Sentence examples for of small caliber from inspiring English sources

For these patients, alternative grafts comprised most commonly of synthetic polymers demonstrate poor long-term patency rates when bypassing arteries of small caliber.

Objective: The groin flap has the advantage of minimum donor-site morbidity, while having the disadvantage of short vascular pedicle of small caliber.

Moreover, our results showed a decrease in the number of axons of small caliber, concomitantly with an increase in the number of axons of bigger size with more and enlarged mitochondria, which suggests a high energy demand.

Materials and Methods: Reflux esophagitis was induced by the insertion of small caliber ring (3 mm in diameter) into the duodenum 1 cm distal to the ligament of Treitz in rats.

Following the deception, intercepted situation reports suggested that the Germans believed rumours of landings in the area to be "cover operations of small caliber".

The fiber cross-sectional area (CSA) distribution of WT and 10 30% chimeric diaphragms co-peaked at 500 µmodemode) and the values were higher than those of the mdx or <5% chimeric diaphragms (300 µm2 and 400 µm2 respectively), probably due to the presence of small caliber, regenerating (<300 µm2) fibers in the mdx or <5% muscles (Fig. 2j and Table 1).

The army was poorly equipped for siege operations: it brought along no engineers (who could direct the construction of trenches); it was under-equipped, lacking even hatchets (necessary to cut fences, break through doors and scale walls); and its 12 cannons (a mix of La Hitte and Paixhans) were of small calibers ill-suited to attacking fortifications.

Primaguet was forced to retire after she was hit by a 16-inch shell from Massachusetts and a number of smaller caliber shells from the American cruisers and.

The ship's main battery consisted of six 6 inches guns and was augmented by an assortment of smaller caliber guns.

Endoscopic modalities include the use of smaller caliber colonoscopes, overtubes, fluoroscopy, or single and double balloon colonoscopy.

The chief of defense, Bismullah Khan, made an impassioned appeal to Mr. Gates during an inspection of the Kabul Military Training Center for accelerated delivery of small-caliber weapons, trucks, armored vehicles and aircraft.