How to Use subtype in a Sentence

subtype

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Definition of subtypenext
  • San Diego’s case is among three known or suspected to be of the UK subtype, called B.1.1.7.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Hub cells are only one of many glial subtypes that play functional roles in the gut.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2024
  • At present, this new subtype represents about 8-9% of cases in the UK, says Pagel.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 18 Oct. 2021
  • This subtype is also adaptable to many species of birds and is living in waterfowl longer than the virus has in the past.
    — Erica Werner and Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • And foods like beans, legumes and soy products are rich sources of subtype isoflavones − flavonoids that help keep one's hormones balanced.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • This kind of bird flu is caused by the H5N1 virus, one of many subtypes of influenza A, the most common type of flu virus known to infect people.
    — Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The same type of tick carries the disease in these areas, but the virus subtype — of which there are several — varies by region.
    — Time, 28 July 2023
  • In the recent work, researchers have mapped the cell subtypes in the hypothalamus based on.
    — Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Chemotherapy may also be part of the treatment plan, depending on the subtype and amount the tumor has spread.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The difference comes down to the presence or absence of a unique type of cell that can be viewed under a microscope and the subtypes of each cancer.
    — Barbara Brody, Health, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Your doctor can explain your type or subtype of lung cancer.
    — Doru Paul, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Much of the rise appears to be from two northeastern regions where XBB is now the dominant subtype.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
  • One potential wrinkle, though, is the emergence of a subtype of Omicron.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is caused by subtypes of the influenza A virus.
    — Amber Sayer, Health, 8 May 2024
  • His work looks specifically at tumors that form in the brain with patients who have the HER2+ breast cancer subtype.
    — Irene Wright, Dallas News, 23 June 2022
  • Direct-to-chip and immersion cooling come in two subtypes: single-phase and two-phase.
    — Matt Kimball, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • There are many subtypes, but the strain involved in the most recent outbreak is the highly pathogenic H5N1.
    — Amber Sayer, Health, 8 May 2024
  • And one type of receptor for glutamate is the NMDA subtype.
    — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 23 May 2024
  • There’s no specific subtype that teams are looking for.
    — Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Sub-Types of Parenting Styles Of course, there are plenty of parenting style subtypes.
    — Lauren Pardee, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Of the seven subtypes of dopamine neurons that are known so far, researchers have characterized the function of only three.
    — Kimberlee D'ardenne, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Others might say that the idea of targeting treatments at ALS subtypes isn’t yet justified by the science.
    — Bernard Zipprich, STAT, 30 June 2024
  • The subtype, called clade Ib, is concerning global health leaders.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Migraine symptoms and severity can vary based on the migraine subtype.
    — Ashley Abramson, Allure, 7 Apr. 2021
  • One subtype is common sense, quite prevalent among females.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The avian influenza spreading in poultry and wild birds in the U.K. is an H5N1 subtype virus, which generally is confined to birds but has spilled over from time-to-time to humans.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2022
  • These hematomas happen in the head and there are several subtypes (e.g., epidural, subdural).
    — Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The drug imatinib, used to treat a subtype of leukemia, transformed survival for people diagnosed with this cancer from an average of about three years to decades.
    — Mikkael A. Sekeres, STAT, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Testing indicated that the subtypes of crypto in the Rhode Island swimmers matched some of those found in the Massachusetts team.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
  • Within breast cancer subtypes, Black patients tend to have worse outcomes compared to white patients, too.
    — Angus Chen Reprints, STAT, 31 Mar. 2023

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