Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

a troublesome nought

French translation:

un épiphénomène parasite

Added to glossary by Euqinimod (X)
Jun 18, 2007 10:29
16 yrs ago
English term

a troublesome nought

English to French Other Linguistics
Despite the placebo's potency and its importance for a new perception of health where body and mind heavily interact, large numbers of scientists continue to regard the placebo as an insignificant systematic error, a troublesome nought. According to cancer researcher Gershom Zajicek: "There is nothing in the pharmacokinetic theory which accounts for the placebo effect. In order to keep the theory consistent, the placebo effect is regarded as random error or noise which can be ignored."
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Jun 28, 2007 20:23: Euqinimod (X) Created KOG entry

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un épiphénomène parasite

En tant que l'effet placebo est accessoire par rapport à la démarche pharmaceutique et thérapeutique première; et difficilement mesurable, il "parasite" par exemple le calcul des dosages dans un médicament.
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6 mins

un problème de la taille d'un zéro

It's troublesome, but it's a nought, so it has little or no real value;
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14 mins

un zero génant

sugg
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38 mins

une impondérabilité gênante

cf. Le Robert: impondérabilité
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