Obligate
31Obligate Präkanzerose — Unter einer Präkanzerose versteht man in der Medizin eine Gewebsveränderung, die mit einem statistisch erhöhten Risiko für eine bösartige (maligne) Entartung einhergeht. Eine Präkanzerose kann angeboren sein (zum Beispiel Familiäre adenomatöse… …
32Obligate parasite — An obligate parasite is a parasitic organism that cannot complete its life cycle without dependence on its host. References Serge, Morand. et al. (1996). Body size evolution of oxyurid (Nematoda) parasites: the role of hosts . Oecologia 107 (2):… …
33obligate anaerobes — Anaerobia An*a [ e]r*o bi*a, Anaerobes An aer*obes, Anaerobes An*a [ e]r*obes, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an not + a[ e]ro + Gr.? life.] (Bacteriol.) Ana[ e]robic bacteria. They are called {facultative ana[ e]robes} when able to live either in the… …
34Obligate carrier — An obligate carrier is an individual who may be clinically unaffected but who must carry a gene mutation based on analysis of the family history; usually applies to disorders inherited in an autosomal recessive and X linked recessive… …
35obligate biped — noun Adapted for walking only on two legs, with no ability to walk on four; for example, birds. See Also: facultative biped, obligate quadruped …
36obligate quadruped — noun Adapted for walking only on four legs, with no ability to walk on two; for example, the hippopotamus. See Also: facultative quadruped, obligate biped …
37obligate — adj. [L. obligare, to be required] Pertaining to the inability to live in a different environment; see facultative …
38obligate — Synonyms and related words: accept obligation, agree to, answer for, be answerable for, be responsible for, be security for, bind, commit, compel, constrain, contract, engage, force, go bail for, have an understanding, make imperative, make… …
39obligate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bind, restrict, commit; see force 1 , restrain 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bind, pledge, compel, force, con strain, commit, require, necessitate, behold, indebt, contract. ANT.: free, release III (Roget s Thesaurus …
40obligate — [[t]ɒ̱blɪgeɪt[/t]] obligates, obligating, obligated VERB If something obligates you to do a particular thing, it creates a situation where you have to do it. [FORMAL] [V n to inf] The ruling obligates airlines to release information about their… …
