CAUSING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does causing mean? 

• CAUSING (noun)
  The noun CAUSING has 1 sense:

1. the act of causing something to happen

  Familiarity information: CAUSING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAUSING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of causing something to happen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

causation; causing

Hypernyms ("causing" is a kind of...):

act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "causing"):

sending (the act of causing something to go (especially messages))

induction; initiation; trigger (an act that sets in motion some course of events)

coercion; compulsion (using force to cause something to occur)

influence (causing something without any direct or apparent effort)

inducement; inducing (act of bringing about a desired result)

 Context examples 

Almotriptan selectively binds to and activates serotonin 5-HT 1B and 1D receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby causing cerebral blood vessel constriction.

(Almotriptan Malate, NCI Thesaurus)

Alnitidan selectively binds to and activates serotonin 5-HT 1B and 1D receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby causing extracerebral, intracranial blood vessel constriction.

(Alniditan, NCI Thesaurus)

Almotriptan selectively binds to and activates serotonin 5-HT 1B and 1D receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby causing extracerebral, intracranial blood vessel constriction.

(Almotriptan, NCI Thesaurus)

This activates apoptosis in the T-cells causing GVHD.

(Allogeneic T-Lymphocytes BPX-501, NCI Thesaurus)

This results in the death of T cells causing GVHD while sparing the virus reactive T-cells.

(Allodepleted Haploidentical T Cells-expressing Inducible Caspase 9, NCI Thesaurus)

This interrupts bacterial cell wall synthesis and results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall, eventually causing cell lysis.

(Amdinocillin Pivoxil, NCI Thesaurus)

An in vivo assay test used to determine if an agent, such as a chemical, is capable of causing mutations in living organisms, and if so, the strength of its mutagenic activity.

(Ames Assay, NCI Thesaurus)

Finally, the JNK cascade, including MEKK1, SEK1, and JNK, is activated, causing induction of the c-Jun gene via binding of ATF2 and c-Jun heterodimer to the junTRE2 site.

(Angiotensin II Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

They are common in patients with tuberous sclerosis (a genetic disorder in which benign tumors grow in the kidneys, brain, eyes, heart, lungs, and skin, causing seizures, mental problems, and skin lesions).

(Angiomyolipoma, NCI Dictionary)

Aneurysms can develop and become large before causing any symptoms.

(Aneurysms, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)