- equipoise
- equi·poise (eґkwĭ-poiz) a state of genuine uncertainty concerning the relative merits of a set of therapies or interventions; an ethical requirement for performing a randomized clinical trial.
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Equipoise — is the state of being balanced or in equilibrium, usually connoting something that is a product of counterbalancing.Equipoise may also refer to: * Equipoise (album), a 1993 album by Happy Rhodes * Equipoise (horse), a thoroughbred race horse *… … Wikipedia
Equipoise — E qui*poise, n. [Equi + poise.] 1. Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; said of moral, political, or social interests or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
equipoise — I noun balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equal distribution of weight, equality of force, equality of weight, equilibration, equilibrium, equiponderance, even balance, evenness, match, offset, parity, stability, symmetry II… … Law dictionary
equipoise — (n.) 1650s, a contraction of the phrase equal poise (Cf. equall poyze, 1630s); see EQUAL (Cf. equal) + POISE (Cf. poise) … Etymology dictionary
equipoise — equilibrium, poise, *balance, tension … New Dictionary of Synonyms
equipoise — ► NOUN 1) balance of forces or interests. 2) a counterbalance or balancing force … English terms dictionary
equipoise — [ek′wi poiz΄, ē′kwipoiz΄] n. [ EQUI + POISE1] 1. equal distribution of weight; state of balance, or equilibrium 2. a weight or force that balances another; counterbalance … English World dictionary
equipoise — 1. noun /ˈɛkwɪpɔɪz/ a) A state of balance; equilibrium. Government was unnerved, confounded, and in a manner suspended. Its equipoise was totally gone. b) A counterbalance. “An easy evasion”, retorted the excited bride, who had lost her mental… … Wiktionary
equipoise — n. a state of genuine and substantial uncertainty as to which of two or more courses of action will be best for a patient. Equipoise is an important ethical principle in the construction of clinical trials. It is generally held that the random… … The new mediacal dictionary
equipoise — I. noun Date: 1658 1. a state of equilibrium 2. counterbalance II. transitive verb Date: 1664 1. to serve as an equipoise to 2. to put or hold in equipoise … New Collegiate Dictionary
Equipoise — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Boldenon Andere Namen 17β Hydroxyandrost 1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
