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sham control (in this context)

Portuguese translation: simulado = sham

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English term or phrase:	sham control (in this context)
Portuguese translation:	simulado = sham
Entered by:	liz askew

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14:25 Nov 5, 2009

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Science - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / toxicity study

English term or phrase: sham control (in this context)

Term in this context:

Some male rats at 200 mg/kg/day were observed with pink mesentery and abdominal adipose at the time of necropsy. Otherwise, there were no gross or microscopic changes observed in the full set of tissues evaluated **for the sham control **and 200 mg/kg/day dosage groups and...

Thanks a bunch for your help!

Christina Paiva KudoZ activity Questions: 95 (none open) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 346 Brazil
Local time: 23:05

simulado = sham

Explanation:
following your request, I have posted what I know..

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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:05

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Thanks to both for your suggestions!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
4 +1	sham	fvasconcellos
3	simulado = sham	liz askew

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	liz askew

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1 hr confidence:

simulado = sham

Explanation:
following your request, I have posted what I know..

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 30

Grading comment

Thanks to both for your suggestions!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Liz :)

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

sham

Explanation:
Infelizmente, em português do Brasil, o termo mais consagrado é o original. Veja, por exemplo, http://www.google.com.br/search?q=sham site:scielo.br

Não digo que concordo com esse uso, mas é com certeza o mais comum na área.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-11-05 18:34:11 GMT)
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By the way, Liz's definition is correct :)

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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-11-06 02:23:03 GMT)
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Fazer o quê? Alguns ainda escrevem em letras maiúsculas... Inexplicável!

fvasconcellos
Brazil
Local time: 23:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 128

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks F. :) Concordo com vc! Já achei estranho em En - só depois que vi a ref. da Liz consegui entender o significado. Mas controle sham no texto em PT é muuuuito pior..

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sham = simulado

http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:j0kgPZ9EmCAJ:www.sc...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 30

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Nov 7, 2009 - Changes made by liz askew:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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