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SPORADIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
Example:
a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids
Classified under:
Similar:
fitful; spasmodic (occurring in spells and often abruptly)
intermittent (stopping and starting at irregular intervals)
occasional; periodic (recurring or reappearing from time to time)
irregular; unpredictable (not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals)
isolated; stray (not close together in time)
Also:
discontinuous; noncontinuous (not continuing without interruption in time or space)
infrequent (not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals)
Antonym:
continual (recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series)
Context examples:
Mutations of the gene, which generates variant alleles have been implicated in both sporadic cancers and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, suggesting that it is a tumor suppressor candidate.
(CDKN1C wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The procedure is performed using small cryogenic probes during surgery, and has recently been applied to solitary sporadic renal tumor lesions.
(Cryoablation, NCI Thesaurus)
An inherited or sporadic disorder affecting the skeletal muscles.
(Myofibrillar Myopathy, NCI Thesaurus)
Most cases are sporadic, but familial patterns of inheritance have been observed.
(Epidermal Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)
A group of sporadic and inherited neurodegenerative disorders affecting the cerebellum, pons, and inferior olives.
(Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, NCI Thesaurus)
It may be associated with autoimmune chronic atrophic gastritis, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, or it may be sporadic.
(Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumor G1, NCI Thesaurus)
Inactivation of the HRPT2 gene is associated with hereditary hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome and sporadic parathyroid tumors.
(HPRT2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
There are three main types of Burkitt lymphoma (sporadic, endemic, and immunodeficiency related).
(Burkitt lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)
Sporadic CJD is the most common human prion disease, affecting about one in one million people annually worldwide.
(Study finds no chronic wasting disease transmissibility in macaques, National Institutes of Health)
The test, which already is used in clinical settings to diagnose sporadic CJD, is noted for its rapid and accurate results.
(New test detects protein associated with Alzheimer’s and CTE, National Institutes of Health)
