fit

1. An attack of an acute disease or the sudden appearance of some symptom, such as coughing. 2. A convulsion. 3. (plural) epilepsy 4. In dentistry, the adaptation of any dental restoration, e.g., of an inlay to the cavity preparation in a tooth, or of a denture to its basal seat. [A.S. fitt]

- induced f. a conformational change in a macromolecule ( E.G., protein) as a result of multiple weak interactions with a ligand or substrate.

- uncinate f. SYN: temporal lobe epilepsy.

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fluorescein isothiocyanate; Fracture Intervention Trial; fusion inferred threshold

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fit 'fit n

1) a sudden violent attack of a disease (as epilepsy) esp. when marked by convulsions or unconsciousness: PAROXYSM

2) a sudden but transient attack of a physical disturbance <\fits of shivering>

fit adj, fit·ter; fit·test

1) adapted to the environment so as to be capable of surviving

2) sound physically and mentally: HEALTHY

fit·ness n

fit n the fact, condition, or manner of being fitted or adapted

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n.

a sudden attack. The term is commonly used specifically for the seizures of epilepsy but it is also used more generally, e.g. a fit of coughing.

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(fit) 1. seizure (def. 2). 2. the adaptation of one structure into another, as the adaptation of any dental restoration to its site in the mouth.