What's the difference between clarification and elucidation?

Clarification


Definition:

  • (n.) The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
  • (n.) The act of freeing from obscurities.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Many problems at the macroscopic level require clarification of how an animal uses a compartment of suite of muscles and whether morphological differences reflect functional ones.
  • (2) It is concluded that laparoscopy is an extremely useful procedure for the clarification of pelvic pain and other gynecological symptoms.
  • (3) For the clarification of the site of action of CsA, Ca2+ influx and endocytosis of receptors after stimulation with anti-CD3 antibody were monitored in the presence of CsA, and no significant effects of CsA were observed.
  • (4) Unresolved etiological issues requiring clarification in the near future include the following: (1) Are stressful events important in the development of panic, or are they more incidentally related?
  • (5) The differential solubilization of PL- and GH-binding sites may facilitate purification of the two distinct receptors and clarification of their respective roles in the regulation of fetal and postnatal growth.
  • (6) The Guardian has asked for clarification of the retailer's position and is awaiting a response.
  • (7) Clarification of responsibility within the various federal agencies and application of available knowledge and technology are essential.
  • (8) In these cases the procedure of arthroscopy can be recommended for preoperative clarification of cases of obscure posttraumatic wrist symptoms.
  • (9) The biological significance of MBP adherence to immune cells still needs clarification.
  • (10) Lastly, we can expect greater clarification about the importance of various 11q13 genes found coamplified in nearly 20% of primary breast cancers, and pursuit into the intriguing possibility that a cyclin-encoding gene represents the overexpressed locus of real interest in this amplicon.
  • (11) Clarification: Jirehouse Capital and Stephen Jones - see Clarification and footnote Jailed British property developer Scot Young, an associate of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, constructed a secret network of offshore companies to hold his assets during a multimillion-pound divorce battle, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ's) research.
  • (12) Greater clarification has resulted since the discussion at the 38th Stomach Cancer Research Meeting on the frequency of a cancer developing in the remaining portion of a stomach after excision of a previous gastric cancer.
  • (13) When applied to the intact cornea, BAC with or without Na2EDTA caused only slight clarification of the endothelial cytoplasm, whilst in a few mitochondria the cristae were displaced.
  • (14) determination could make a contribution to the etiological clarification of, for example, immediate-type uveitis cases and intra-ocular parasitosis and serve as an appropriate model to study intra-ocular immunomechanisms.
  • (15) Although the molecular basis for the selective activation by contact and respiratory allergens of TH1 and TH2 cells, respectively, awaits clarification, these qualitative differences in immune response provide opportunities for the identification and evaluation of chemical sensitizers.
  • (16) The ambiguity of a solitary lung shadow (or at the most two or three opacities) with a known primary breast cancer requires clarification without delay as to its histologic nature so that proper treatment can be instituted and an accurate prognosis given.
  • (17) I can’t think of any reason to justify a 1.5% levy on businesses for childcare purposes.” The Australian Industry Group also called for a clarification that the levy was not going to be redirected.
  • (18) The large proportion of negative samples within 24 hours of intercourse in this and other studies needs clarification.
  • (19) The concept of the primal scene is in need of redefinition and clarification.
  • (20) "You always seemed so straight," she said by way of clarification.

Elucidation


Definition:

  • (n.) A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for further elucidation of the subject.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Further studies are required to elucidate specific roles of the steroid-induced proteins in the effects of glucocorticoids on HTM and HS cells.
  • (2) To elucidate the mechanisms by which indomethacin lowers proteinuria, we studied 20 patients with the nephrotic syndrome.
  • (3) Its pathogenesis, still incompletely elucidated, involves the precipitation of immune complexes in the walls of the all vessels.
  • (4) The data shows a dissociation between ferritin synthesis, cellular accumulation and secretion for which the mechanisms have still to be elucidated.
  • (5) An attempt was made to elucidate possible participation of low molecular weight nuclear RNA's (LMWN RNA's) in the transcription process.
  • (6) Although lipopolysaccharides seem to play a significant role in the final assembly of the trimeric porins, the details of the targeting process still remain to be elucidated.
  • (7) This situation highlights the potential importance of molecules with different inheritance patterns in elucidating complex cases of reticulate evolution.
  • (8) Glucan (mol wt 3000) structure was elucidated by methylation and periodate oxidation techniques.
  • (9) The relative importance of each of these growth factors in the in vivo situation will have to be elucidated by future studies using specific receptor antagonists or neutralizing antibodies.
  • (10) Although numerous studies have documented the effects of the renal nerves on kidney function, the mechanisms involved in the diuresis have yet to be elucidated.
  • (11) While the precise function of the MIRP is not known, the availability of this protein in pure and biologically relevant quantities will allow further studies to elucidate its pathobiologic function.
  • (12) To elucidate the role of arterial baroreceptors in the acute regulation of arterial pressure in the conscious animal, arterial pressure was lowered and raised in intact, conscious dogs, and in dogs after bilateral section of both carotid sinus and aortic nerves (total arterial baroreceptor denervation, TABD).
  • (13) It appears that irrespective of the elucidation of the nature of the putative aetiological factor (presumed to be viral) in MS, the arrest and reversal of T cell-related events within the CNS in this devastating condition represent feasible goals and should remain a major target for some time to come.
  • (14) Interaction between aromatic diamidines (pentamidine, propamidine, and stilbamidine) and nucleic acids were studied to elucidate the mechanism underlying renal toxicity included by pentamidine in patients.
  • (15) Experiments elucidating the mechanism behind this effect are described.
  • (16) Until further elucidation of the causes of altered thiopental metabolism is available to identify patients more likely to have elevated concentrations of pentobarbital, monitoring of blood drug concentrations in patients receiving thiopental should include determination of both thiopental and pentobarbital concentrations.
  • (17) The constitutent fatty acids were elucidated by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to be beta-hydroxy isodecanoic acid, beta-hydroxy decanoic acid, beta-hydroxy isoundecanoic acid and beta-hydroxy anteisoundecanoic acid.
  • (18) The curiously double nature of the virgin in this tale, her purity versus her duplicity, seems unquestionably related to the infantile split mother, as elucidated by Klein--a connection explored in an earlier paper.
  • (19) We reviewed our experience with 245 thyroidectomies to define the spectrum of hypocalcemia, elucidate the mechanisms of hypocalcemia, and formulate a rational basis for its management.
  • (20) Effect of electroconvulsive shock (ECS) on central serotonin (5-HT) receptor function was studied in order to elucidate its antidepressive mechanism.