Medical Research Concepts

adjective used to express annoyance or frustration

• The scientist was confounded by the unexpected results of the experiment.
• I am completely confounded by this math problem.
• I'm so confounded by this situation, I have no idea what to do.
• Her emotions were confounded, torn between love and anger.

noun the quality of seeming reasonable or probable

adjective plausible

• The plausibility of the theory was carefully examined by the scientific community.
• I'm not sure about the plausibility of his excuse for being late.
• I highly doubt the plausibility of that story he's telling.
• The plausibility of her promises seemed to fade away as time went on.

noun It is derived from the Greek words 'sarx' meaning flesh and 'penia' meaning poverty.

• Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by the loss of muscle mass and strength.
• My doctor mentioned that I might be at risk for sarcopenia if I don't start strength training.
• I heard that sarcopenia is like when your muscles turn into jelly.
• In a way, sarcopenia can be seen as your body losing its inner strength along with muscle mass.

noun a detrimental effect on health produced by psychological or psychosomatic factors such as negative expectations or beliefs

• The patient experienced negative side effects due to the nocebo effect.
• She started feeling worse after reading about the side effects online, it's like a nocebo effect.
• I swear every time I read the side effects on medication, I start feeling them - it's like a nocebo effect or something.
• His fear of failure acted as a nocebo effect, causing him to underperform.