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Controverse
Definition:
(n.) Controversy.
(v. t.) To dispute; to controvert.
Example Sentences:
(1) The treatment of posttraumatic (and postoperative) cerebral edema is described controversally in the literature.
(2) Different findings and theories have been published in the literature with regard to the mechanisms of mineralization, many of which are controversely discussed.
(3) The problem of whether or not oral contraceptives affect the psychic function of the female is still controversal.
(4) The etiology of the disease is unknown, and therapy is discussed controversely in literature.
(5) The importance of EEG findings regarding prognosis of therapy and relapses of epilepsies is controversally discussed in the literature.
(6) One aspect of using MAO-inhibitors - combining them with tricyclic antidepressants in the treatment of therapy resistant depression - has always been controversely discussed in regard to its unusual toxicity and efficacy.
(7) The question whether tracheotomy would be of use or not was highly controversal in the following centuries.
(8) Other studies specify predictive factors of poor response to neuroleptics, as few affective symptoms and presence of negative symptoms--a controversed factor.
(9) Controversely, patients with a short duration of carrier state (6-12 months) showed positive local gvh reaction, similar to the range of the healthy subjects.
(10) Controversally to Kant, Fichte established I and non-I as a subject-object relationship.
(11) Hyporeninism is a controversed feature in hypopituitarism.
(12) As the validity of such procedure is still a controversal matter and in order to obtain direct epidemiological evidence, a case-control study about radon and lung cancer was set-up in southern Belgium.
(13) Furthermore, the data which have been provided are controversal and, in particular, a hyperkinetic status has been found only by some authors.
(14) The results of this investigation are controversal in relation to the reports in the literature of the last two decades.
(15) In surgery, risk research is of great importance at the present time but is controversely discussed with contradictory definitions, calculations and applications.
(16) This observation may contribute to the controversion regarding the cell origin of this unique leukemia associated with t(4:11), lymphatic versus null cell, early myeloid, or mixed, and points to the possibility of a very early B-cell lineage leukemia.
(17) With regard to the treatment of basal encephaloceles there still exists a lot of controversion, but most authors agree that it is better to postpone operation until after the age of three because mortality is lower then.
(18) In controversion to the meanings you can find in the literature that ascorbic acid is most one of the important drugs to interfere with laboratory results we couldn't see in our systematical experimental investigation such results.
(19) The demonstration of gap-junctions on frog atria muscle similar to those described on mammalian myocardium has been controversed.
(20) Because controverse interpretations of mechanisms in the energy metabolism in the stressed phase of the organism after traumata aso.
Controvert
Definition:
(v. t.) To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.
Example Sentences:
(1) The findings of this study do not necessarily controvert the microbial origin of some components of the biofilm, or the possible role of biofilm in some cases of persisting peritoneal infection.
(2) Their circulating precursors, the mechanism of their migration into the epidermis and their relationship with other dendritic cells, such as the interdigitating follicular cells, are controverted.
(3) Although antidepressive treatments have been used for about thirty years, the question of their duration remains controverted.
(4) Both of these factors would seem to indicate a degree of variability that controverts the predictability of the adjustment procedure.
(5) The finding of 3 identical cases in a French family of 9 persons led to the diagnosis of Gordon's syndrome, a rare hereditary metabolic disorder with a controverted physiopathology.
(6) Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, the pathogenesis of which is controverted, exposes the patient to the risk of sudden death and often evolves towards heart failure.
(7) Induction poly-chemotherapy seems far superior over the MP combination, which was always a controverted issue.
(8) The responsibility of Plethoryl in case 2 is beyond any doubt, but the mechanism of hypervitaminosis in case 1 is controverted.
(9) The association of dermatomyositis-polymyositis and cancer has been known for many years but is still controverted.
(10) To improve the results obtained, one of the most important lines of research is chemotherapy, but its place in the management of these tumours is still controverted.
(11) In order to investigate the controverted effect of glucose on hyperammonemia the diet of eight advanced cirrhotics was supplemented hourly, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., with 20 g of glucose orally.
(12) The pathogenic role of mycoplasms during pregnancy remains quite controverted, depending on the studies; for some it has an incidence on prematurity, delayed growth in utero and premature rupture of the membranes.
(13) These new data on the physiology of the cardiac noradrenergic system have major therapeutic consequences: in practice, the positively inotropic beta-stimulants can only be used for a short period in acute episodes of heart failure; - the use of beta-blockers in low doses is now considered in the treatment of some forms of heart failure; the mechanism of their therapeutic action remains controverted, and their long-term effectiveness in a large patient population is under study; - a new pharmacological class, beta-adrenoceptor partial agonists, seems to give satisfactory clinical and haemodynamic results in mode-rate heart failure, A wider clinical evaluation is needed to determine the therapeutic role of theses new pharmacodynamic agents.
(14) The relationship between trauma and reaction arthritis, although controverted must be interpreted in each specific cases, after chronological analysis of the events.
(15) Foetal loss seems to be caused by thrombosis of the placenta, the origin of which remains controverted.
(16) These considerations controvert the error catastrophe theory of cell senescence.
(17) The immunological work-up may also indicates an abnormal maternal tolerance of the fetus which presents currently a controverted immunological problem.
(18) The occurrence of morphea has been attributed to Borrelia, burgdorferi infection, but the relationship between localised scleroderma and borreliosis remains controverted.
(19) Moreover, the use of digitalis derivatives in CHF with sinus rhythm is controverted due to the frequent toxicity of these drugs and to their allegedly weak positive inotropic activity.
(20) For lack of a better basis, chronic bronchitis is defined in clinical terms (almost daily productive cough 3 months each year, at least on 2 consecutive years); the terms "chronic cough" and "recurrent bronchitis" are still controverted.