CONVERSELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conversely mean? 

• CONVERSELY (adverb)
  The adverb CONVERSELY has 1 sense:

1. with the terms of the relation reversed

  Familiarity information: CONVERSELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONVERSELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With the terms of the relation reversed

Context example:

conversely, not all women are mothers

Pertainym:

converse (of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other)

 Context examples 

Conversely, treating mice with an IL-27 neutralizing antibody after a hemorrhage lowered lactoferrin gene activity.

(Immune cells may heal bleeding brain after strokes, National Institutes of Health)

Conversely, patients with AKI had a 13-fold increased risk of CKD that progressed to kidney failure compared to those without AKI.

(Acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease each a risk of the other, NIH)

Conversely, transplanting the microbiota of high-fat-fed mice into young mice limited Prevotella and protected mice from osteomyelitis.

(Diet Affects Autoinflammatory Disease Via Gut Microbes, NIH)

Conversely, in homes that had the highest indoor air pollution, higher blood vitamin D levels were linked to fewer asthma symptoms in obese children.

(Vitamin D may protect against pollution-associated asthma symptoms in obese children, National Institutes of Health)

Conversely, if the percentage of mutated DNA can be reduced, the disease could potentially be treated.

(Mitochondrial diseases could be treated with gene therapy, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Conversely, in participants ages 65 and older, those who consumed high amounts of protein had a 28% lower risk of dying from any cause and a 60% lower risk of dying from cancer.

(Protein Consumption Linked to Longevity, NIH)

Conversely, two variant alleles of this gene contribute to the rapid metabolizer phenotype.

(CYP2D6 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Conversely, one variant allele of this gene contributes to the rapid metabolizer phenotype.

(CYP2C9 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Conversely, other allelic variants of this gene contribute to the rapid metabolizer phenotype.

(CYP2C19 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Conversely, it may have been that the startling new moon revealed that you needed to help a friend, sweetheart, or child.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)