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View definitions for transiently

transiently

adverb as in briefly

adverb as in temporarily

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Enhancers, which are thought to turn genes on by coming into physical contact with gene promoter regions through transiently forming a complex, were discovered about 45 years ago.

In addition, the researchers found that the number of cancer cells present in blood samples transiently increased immediately after exercise -- making them more susceptible to attack by natural killer cells and the antibody therapy.

To create the vesicles, scientists apply an electrical charge to a donor cell to transiently open holes in its membrane, and deliver externally obtained DNA inside that converts to a specific protein, as well as molecules that prompt the manufacture of even more of a functional protein.

Some people, though, experience loneliness not just transiently but chronically.

However, Dr. Wendy Qiu, a professor of psychiatry and experimental pharmacology and therapeutics at Boston University School of Medicine, has found that if people in midlife feel lonely only transiently, not chronically, there is no increased risk for dementia.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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