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Inconsistent (medicine)


inconsistent


1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, especially. As regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous; contradictory. "Compositions of this Nature . . . Show that wisdom and virtue are far from being inconsistent with politeness and good Humor." (Addison)

2. Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable. "Ah, how unjust to Nature, and himself, Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man." (Young)

Synonym: Incompatible, incongruous, irreconcilable, discordant, repugnant, contradictory.

Inconsistent, Incongruous, Incompatible. Things are incongruous when they are not suited to each Other, so that their union is unbecoming; inconsistent when they are opposed to each Other, so as render it improper or wrong; incompatible when they can not coexist, and it is therefore impossible to unite them. Habitual levity of mind is incongruous with the profession of a clergyman; it is inconsistent with his ordination vows; it is incompatible with his permanent usefulness. Incongruity attaches to the modes and qualities of things; incompatibility attaches to their essential attributes; inconsistency attaches to the actions, sentiments, etc, of men.

Origin: Pref. In- not + consistent: cf. F. Inconsistant.

Source: Websters Dictionary


overlap index (medicine)


overlap index
<cell biology> A measure of the extent to which a population of cells in culture forms multilayers. The predicted amount of overlapping is calculated knowing the cell density, the projected area of the nucleus (usually) and assuming a Poisson distribution. The actual overlap is measured on fixed and stained preparations and the ratio of actual/predicted is derived. A value of 1 implies a random distribution with no constraint on overlapping, normal fibroblasts may have values as low as 0.05. Although a useful measure it does not unambiguously indicate the reason for the effect, which may be contact inhibition of locomotion or differential adhesion of cells between substratum and Other cells.