What's the difference between outline and synopsis?

Outline


Definition:

  • (n.) The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.
  • (n.) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.
  • (n.) A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.
  • (n.) Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.
  • (v. t.) To draw the outline of.
  • (v. t.) Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) That means deciding what job they’d like to have and outlining the steps they’ll need to take to achieve it.
  • (2) The present status of percutaneous coronary angioplasty is presented, with a brief outline of current technique, the technical and clinical indications for the method, and the results being obtained.
  • (3) In this article it is outlined the medical biopsychosocial approach with particular emphasis on the family viewed as the primary health care agency.
  • (4) For consistent identification of the normal pancreas, preliminary longitudinal scanning at, or near, the mid-line and subsequent oblique scanning in the long axis are necessary prerequisites in delineating the anatomic outline of the pancreas.
  • (5) Factors which have influenced the number of samples received are outlined.
  • (6) We outline a protocol for presenting the diagnosis of pseudoseizure with the goal of conveying to the patient the importance of knowing the nonepileptic nature of the spells and the need for psychiatric follow-up.
  • (7) Besides, it showed a high number of plasma cells secreting IgA in the stroma of the 2 tumours, the ultrastructural study performed on the epithelioma also demonstrated some similarities between epitheliomatous cells and epithelial cells of cystadenolymphomas (outlined epidermoid or glandular differentiation, numerous mitochondria).
  • (8) Impediments to the necessary growth of this subspecialty for the needs of clinical practice and research are outlined and criteria for certification are reviewed.
  • (9) This technique is compared with calculated outline and ring source attenuation correction techniques in a pie phantom.
  • (10) Clearly, it is impossible to combine the diverse information briefly outlined in this review to provide a coherent model of the regulation of globin gene expression during development.
  • (11) A theory which includes the individual's activity as an essential mediator between the individual and the context is outlined.
  • (12) The purpose of this paper is to outline procedures that will facilitate the integration of microcomputers into the clinical milieu by (a) identifying the reasons why and how these devices are used improperly; (b) proposing ways to correct these problems; (c) providing recommendations concerning the acquisition of major microcomputer hardware, software, and adaptations; and (d) providing an annotated list of resources for further information.
  • (13) It led to general outline of the structural organisation of the alpha-subunit hydrophilic regions exposed from membrane.
  • (14) The procedure for using the batch stainer with Wright's stain is outlined.
  • (15) Its association with other systemic abnormalities is reviewed; the distinctions among distichiasis, trichiasis, entropion, and epiblepharon are outlined; and methods of treatment for distichiasis are described.
  • (16) In conclusion, a zipper technique has been outlined that allows effective continuing drainage of the septic abdomen, permits early diagnosis of organ damage, is rapid and cost effective, minimizes ventilator dependency and gastrointestinal complications, is well tolerated by the patients, and has produced a modest 65 per cent survival rate in the first 34 critically ill patients in whom it was used.
  • (17) Emphasizing this trend, we present our current approaches to managing retinoblastoma based on our experience with 324 patients, outlining our indications and pointing out a number of misconceptions about the role of enucleation, photocoagulation, cryotherapy, and radiotherapy in treating this condition.
  • (18) Hypertrophy of the satellite cells with increase in the perineuronal intercellular spaces, often associated with irregular, scalloped nuclear and cell outlines, suggested that neuron shrinkage had occurred.
  • (19) Complex Physical Therapy (CPT) is discussed and its principles outlined.
  • (20) The protocol for a radioimmunoassay is outlined which permits the measurement of AFP in several fetal-maternal physiological compartments throughout gestation.

Synopsis


Definition:

  • (n.) A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The diagnosis of PTH still should rely on a synopsis of a typical clinical and biochemical hepatitis syndrome, characteristic serological findings and an adequate intervall between blood transfusion and outbreak of hepatitis.
  • (2) Thus, the signification and influence of religious, metaphysical, legal, socioeconomical and certain technical factors of the autopsy practice are briefly described, followed by a synopsis of the situation of the pathologist facing the demands of medicine, science, education, and administration.
  • (3) On the occasion of a case with fetal paroxysmal tachykardia a synopsis is given on former observations of extreme fetal tachycardias ante-partum.
  • (4) The authors describe their own experiences with this problem, as well as a synopsis of pertinent scientific literature.
  • (5) He performed his debut show , Dicing with Dr Death, as part of the Edinburgh fringe comedy festival, described in its synopsis as “a rip-roaring ride through his 20 years working with life’s one certainty: death”.
  • (6) A synopsis of the last 12 years provides information about the patients, indications for storage, the method of preservation used and the fate of the cryopreserved samples used for insemination.
  • (7) Since each of the specific CSF parameters may be false negative in some cases, a careful synopsis of laboratory parameters was done.
  • (8) After the inspector general released an unclassified synopsis of the report in September, the air force claimed the watchdog relied on outdated, year-old information.
  • (9) This synopsis of the two syndromes includes definition, relative incidence, mechanism of fertilization, and clinical course.
  • (10) This brief synopsis of an organizational perspective on early development represents an integration of three major areas of the author's research: that of a detailed observational study of early mother-infant interaction over the first three years of life; that of a continuous neonatal state and caregiving interactional monitoring method over the first two months of life; and that of a 25- to 30-year follow-up on the same infants observed initially.
  • (11) These are summarized with a synopsis of the recommended treatments for the various conditions in Table 1.
  • (12) An evaluative synopsis indicates that including the case described in this paper only 13 can be regarded as a clinical, morphologic, and functional entity.
  • (13) A systematically organized synopsis involving a numerical estimate of different taxons (a quantitative analysis per Prosobranchia and Pulmonata subclass families) is presented.
  • (14) Histological and roentgenological synopsis on the importance of lymphangiosis carcinomatosa for the occurrence of unilateral Kerley-B lines.
  • (15) Our synopsis of serovars corresponds with the results obtained in a recent world-wide study.
  • (16) We present here a brief synopsis of the ontogeny of immunotoxicology as a discipline including methodology currently used in our laboratory, as well as in others, for investigating the immunomodulatory potential of chemicals at the cellular and biochemical level.
  • (17) Based on a series of known facts on clinical findings and changes in the metabolism of chronic alcoholics and delirious people the possible pathomechanism of cerebral imbalances is presented according to a synopsis.
  • (18) Finally, a synopsis of equivalent nonparametric procedures for common parametric methods is presented.
  • (19) It should be included in the synopsis of all endocrine and genetic parameters of a patient, particularly in clinic in which the morphological substrate of disturbed functions and apparent diseases is still examined.
  • (20) Within each industrial category, a synopsis of individual genetic toxicity studies is presented, followed by an interpretation of results on a comprehensive, industry-wide basis.