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STRATIFIED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
Example:
stratified rock
Synonyms:
bedded; stratified
Classified under:
Similar:
foliaceous; foliate; foliated ((especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata)
laminal; laminar (arranged in or consisting of laminae)
layered; superimposed (with one layer on top of another)
sheetlike (resembling a sheet)
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
Antonym:
unstratified (not deposited in layers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used of society) socially hierarchical
Example:
American society is becoming increasingly stratified
Synonyms:
class-conscious; stratified
Classified under:
Similar:
hierarchal; hierarchic; hierarchical (classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
Example:
stratified areas of the distribution
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
hierarchal; hierarchic; hierarchical (classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb stratify
Context examples:
The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers: stratified squamous epithelium, Bowman's membrane, stroma, Descemet's membrane, and mesenchymal endothelium.
(Murine Cornea, NCI Thesaurus)
The epithelium of the bronchus of the lung, which forms a pseudo-stratified ciliated layer composed of secretory and basal cells.
(Bronchial Epithelium, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in the keratinization of stratified squamous epithelia.
(Involucrin, NCI Thesaurus)
Cell nuclei are elongated, crowded, appear stratified and basally located with regular nuclear membranes, fine chromatin, and inconspicuous nucleoli.
(Low Grade Flat Tubular Dysplasia of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
EXAMPLE(S): adaptive, blocked, stratified, allocation based on past response.
(Defined Experimental Unit Allocation Method Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
A non-neoplastic keratinizing mass with stratified squamous epithelium, frequently occurring in the meninges, central nervous system, bones of the skull, and most commonly in the middle ear and mastoid region.
(Cholesteatoma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Endothelium) or stratified (e.g.
(Murine Squamous Epithelium, NCI Thesaurus)
The rise and application of ‘big data’ in healthcare, assessing and analysing detailed, large-scale datasets makes it increasingly feasible to make predictions about health and disease outcomes and enable stratified approaches to prevention and clinical management.
(Study highlights potential for ‘liquid health check’ to predict disease risk, University of Cambridge)
EXAMPLE(S): A Probability Sample: exclusively random process to guarantee that each participant or population has specified chance of selection, such as simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified random sampling, cluster sampling, and consecutive patient sampling.
(Observational Study Protocol Version Sampling Method Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; it is considered to be a basement membrane.
(Bowman's Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)
