What's the difference between recapitulate and synopsize?
Recapitulate
Definition:
(v. t.) To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize.
(v. i.) To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been previously said; to repeat briefly the substance.
Example Sentences:
(1) A DNA fragment containing rat POMC 5'-flanking sequences from -323 to -34 recapitulated both basal pituitary cell-specific and hormonally stimulated expression in adult mice when fused to a heterologous thymidine kinase promoter.
(2) A certain recapitulation of the ontogenetic development of neuronal differentiation in PNETs is given by the fact that chromogranin A immunoreactivity can regularly be seen already in poorly differentiated neurons and synaptophysin in well-differentiated ones.
(3) Certain features of ALS, PD, and AD are recapitulated in three animal models described in this review.
(4) When developing cultures of Dictyostelium discoideum are disaggregated at any time prior to cell wall formation and challenged to reinitiate development, amoebae will progress through the original sequence of morphogenetic stages, but the second time through they will do so in roughly one-tenth the original time, a process known as 'rapid recapitulation'.
(5) An examination was made of the relationship of length of abuse to (a) suicidal ideation reported by or of the boy, (b) threats by the offender directed at the victim, and (c) a history of recapitulation of sexual abuse.
(6) In some areas of the stratified structures, the basal layer recapitulated the K19 expression pattern of the oral region from which they had originated.
(7) We suggest that the long process of painting 'The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke' recapitulated and made restitution for the murder, encapsulating it so that compulsive expression of violent ideation was largely reduced, allowing other memories and activities to be engaged and expressed.
(8) In the recapitulation the author discusses the effect of the parasitic way of life of the larval forms of Fasciola hepatica on their energy metabolism.
(9) In contrast, it is normal in all aspects of growth, in the sequence of morphogenetic stages, in spore formation, in the capacity to rapidly recapitulate morphogenesis, and in the erasure event and subsequent program of dedifferentiation.
(10) The experimental infections were fatal on the 8th and 9th days postinoculation in the orally and intramuscularly inoculated birds, respectively, and produced hemorrhages and necrotic lesions that recapitulated those of the index case.
(11) 2) In light of the usual recapitulation of earlier conflicts during pregnancy as noted by drive theory, perinatal loss may lead to an intensification of intrapsychic conflicts.
(12) The study shows that in the hamster tracheal epithelium, the stages of normal fetal development and regeneration following injury, which have been characterized previously in vivo, are recapitulated in vitro.
(13) The past twenty years' achievements in behavioural and pharmacological treatments for agoraphobia are briefly recapitulated.
(14) Histochemical peculiarities of the epidermal protective zone in fetuses recapitulate the epidermal properties of water vertebrates.
(15) Recent advances in our knowledge of mechanisms of control of proliferation suggest that events occurring in adult animals may recapitulate portions of the developmental biology of the smooth muscle cell.
(16) The initiation of the Kaposi lesion thus may be an abnormal recapitulation of the coupling of venous and lymphatic systems which occurs during embryonic growth.
(17) In result of all findings will it be necessary, that the disease of diphtheria must be recapitulated.
(18) Phylogenetic data indicate that the complete psysiological and behavioral manifestations of sleep are unique to homeotherms; furthermore "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" in the parallel development of slow wave sleep and thermoregulation as exemplified in the opossum.
(19) Comparing the pattern of intraoperative ischemia with the chronic ambulatory preoperative pattern, we found that, under conditions of strict hemodynamic control, intraoperative ischemia apparently recapitulated the preoperative pattern, and that the stresses of anesthesia and surgery contributed less than previously thought.
(20) The recapitulation of that experience calls attention to the fragility of hospital planning, the dangers that underemployed physicians will overtreat patients, the advantages of using nurses as patient care managers in hospitals, and the desirability of not operating too close to the margin.
Synopsize
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The faculty did best when using the written word for lecture synopses.
(2) Synopses of several useful books that focus on chemical dependency are presented.
(3) The spontaneous changes and those noted after intravenous administration of ammonium chloride and of L. Dopa, shows that the signs of hepatic encephalopathy are not directly related to the reduction in energy metabolism and that this metabolic disorder does not depend on a blocking of the dopaminergic synopses.
(4) Thereby, we have made three synopses of interest for such a purpose.
(5) Some serious synopsizing of typical Batman mythos has gone down Barbara Gordon, AKA Batgirl, AKA Oracle, has been through almost as many alternate versions as the dark knight himself over the years.
(6) By figures and synopses in tabular form the author illustrates the electrophysiologic parameters of three different types of muscle fibers of 'slow fibers' of extraocular muscles that can with certainty be differentiated electrophysiologically.
(7) Included are synopses of the various medications, appliances, and adjunct therapies utilized, as well as brief descriptions of their effects.
(8) The following pages contain summaries and short statements on chronic pain providing further material for reflection and debate, namely: a) synopses of recent findings on: the physiology and biochemistry of pain; the contribution of psychoneuroimmunology; b) some views on a sociology of pain; c) analysis of various concepts and approaches which consider pain as: a symptom of disease a form of behaviour a psychosomatic reaction and a social learning process a communication phenomenon a symptom of disintegrated life a disruption in the integrity of the system a signal of broken unity a breach in the wholeness of the individual; d) a holistic approach in pain therapy; e) some unanswered questions.
(9) Several clinical synopses are presented to illustrate the common complexity of evaluation and treatment in presentations of pathologic impulsivity.
(10) *Subspecialty synopses are intended to present major clinical developments and innovations in diagnosis, treatment, surgical technique, and recent clinical research.
(11) Measurements with a control population of healthy subjects are synopsized.
(12) In addition to the metaanalysis, reviews or synopses of a preparation or a substance are also important, in which all available reports on a topic are taken into consideration for a summarizing medical assessment.
(13) Aids identified as potentially most helpful were, in descending order: pocket-sized synopses of protocols; computer generated, individualized prompts; the availability of a clinical trials specialist to explain the clinical trial to patients and assist in obtaining informed consent; the availability of a video tape which could be used to explain clinical trials to patients.
(14) More significantly, the Guardian published a letter of disagreement from a surgeon at Guy’s , dissociating the institution from my views, though the Guardian – true to form at the time – managed to obscure his argument by misprinting “synapses” as “synopses”!
(15) Synopses of each contributor's presentation are given, as well as specific recommendations for further research.
(16) Synopses of clinical trials on vaccines that have undergone clinical trials are presented.
(17) In an effort to persuade Parliament that a less drastic approach is preferable, embryologists are invited to submit to the editor of Nature synopses of their planned investigations, including a description of objectives, the reasons for expecting these to be attainable, the procedural approach to be followed, and an explanation of why the use of human embryos is necessary for the research.
(18) These are then filed in the clinical event file along with literature synopses that serve as guides in evaluating the incidents and determining proper therapy.
(19) Synopses were found to be judged citable by readers, but inaccurate procedures handled by secondary information producers (abstract journals) are a confounding factor.