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signal transduction(medicine)

abjection (iou) and signal (iou)


abjection (iou)



abjection noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin abjectio(n-), formed as ABJECT: see -ION.]
The condition of a person cast down; degradation; low status. LME.
Something cast off; refuse. Chiefly fig. LME-M16.
The action of casting down. E16-M17.
The action of casting off; rejection. E-M17.

signal (iou)



signal verb. Infl. -ll-, *-l-. E19.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Give a signal or signals to; summon or direct by signal. Freq. foll. by that, to do. E19.
P. G. Wodehouse Seeing him enter the room..she signalled him to approach. B. Malamud Threw open the door and signalled the escort captain.
verb trans.
a. Be a sign or signal of; indicate (a fact, quality, future occurrence, etc.) clearly. M19.
P. Barker The sound of men's boots signalled the first shift. B. Moore She came..bowing in a manner that signalled she knew who he was.
b. Communicate or make known by a signal or signals. L19.
G. Swift Impossible to tell..from their movement what emotion was being signalled. R. Rendell The kind of driver to signal his intention to turn a hundred yards before the turning.
verb intrans. Give a signal or signals; communicate by signal. Also foll. by for, to, etc. M19.
P. Mortimer With his free hand, Conway signalled to her. A. Tyler Ira signaled and made a U-turn. V. Glendinning 'I intend to marry you', said Harry, signalling for the bill.
verb trans. Operate the signals on (a railway); provide (a railway) with signals. L19.
signaller noun (a) a person who signals, esp. a signalman; (b) a device used for signalling: M19.