Sentence examples for spread was defined from inspiring English sources

Extracapsular spread was defined as extension of the tumour through the capsule of the lymph node into the perinodal tissues.

Superficial spread was defined as extension of noninvasive carcinoma (carcinoma in situ) by >20 mm from the main tumour (Nakanishi et al, 2008).

This spatial cutpoint was in concordance with how local spread was defined in a field during the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK [ 14].

Shock was defined as the need for a vasopressor during >4 hours after fluid replacement; rapid radiographic spread was defined as an increase in the size of opacities on chest radiograph >50%% at 48 hours.

The D-row spread was defined as the distance between the center of the C2 barrel and the intersection of the C-row line and a straight line running perpendicular to the C-row line and connecting it to the injection site center.

Patterns of pulmonary spread were defined on the basis of CT and MR imaging examinations.

Aerosol spread is defined as transmission of PRRSV from herd to herd by a virus travelling through the air.

For this publication, area spread is defined as transmission of PRRSV from herd to herd in space by unknown factors, which may include aerosol transmission.

The spread is defined as the difference between the mean lateral positions (measured between 55 and 75 cm from the start) of the trajectories observed in the plateau- and steep-gradient tests.

Onset of toe spreading was defined by a distance of at least one millimeter between two consecutive toes on the ipsilateral side of the lesion.

Initial spreading was defined as the first time point where contact was initiated and (i) contact was maintained for at least 45 s, and (ii) contact area reached a minimum level of 7.8 μm (corresponding to 500 pixels).