What's the difference between synopsis and synopsize?
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general released an unclassified synopsis of the report in September, the air force claimed the watchdog relied on outdated, year-old information.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.
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.