"placebo effect" を発揮するのは薬だけかと思っていたのですが何と外科の手術にも "placebo" がある例を "PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL" で説明しています。
Reacting to this startling conclusion, Dr. Nelda Wray, one of the authors of the Moseley study, noted, "The fact that the effectiveness of arthroscopic lavage and debridement in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee is no greater than that of placebo surgery makes us question whether the $1 billion spent on these procedures might be put to better use."
"arthroscopic"(関節鏡)と "osteoarthritis"(変形性関節症)が医学用語である事は私でも分かります。その後に続く "lavage" と "debridement" もどうやら医学用語の気がしますが、私は初めて目にする単語なので辞書を見ます。まずは "lavage" を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: washing out of a body cavity, such as the colon or stomach, with water or a medicated
Origin: late 18th century (in the general sense ‘washing, a wash’): from French, from laver 'to wash'
と言うことはトイレの "lavatory" と関係がありそうなので "lavatory" の語源を見ると： late 14c., "washbasin," from L. lavatorium "place for washing," とありました。
次に "debridement" を辞書で見ます。
・Wiktionary:
a. (medicine) the removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. Often this removal is surgical, but other methods include mechanical, chemical, autolytic, and even maggot therapy.
b. (dentistry) the removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.
・American Heritage Dictionary: Surgical excision of dead, devitalized, or contaminated tissue and removal of foreign matter from a wound.
Example from Wordnik: In that time she underwent expensive treatments for third-degree burns including debridement removal of dead tissue and skin grafting.
動詞は "debride" なので、 "bride" と関係があるのかとも思いましたが、 "bride"はやはり花嫁の意味しかないようです。
Reacting to this startling conclusion, Dr. Nelda Wray, one of the authors of the Moseley study, noted, "The fact that the effectiveness of arthroscopic lavage and debridement in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee is no greater than that of placebo surgery makes us question whether the $1 billion spent on these procedures might be put to better use."
"arthroscopic"(関節鏡)と "osteoarthritis"(変形性関節症)が医学用語である事は私でも分かります。その後に続く "lavage" と "debridement" もどうやら医学用語の気がしますが、私は初めて目にする単語なので辞書を見ます。まずは "lavage" を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: washing out of a body cavity, such as the colon or stomach, with water or a medicated
Origin: late 18th century (in the general sense ‘washing, a wash’): from French, from laver 'to wash'
と言うことはトイレの "lavatory" と関係がありそうなので "lavatory" の語源を見ると： late 14c., "washbasin," from L. lavatorium "place for washing," とありました。
次に "debridement" を辞書で見ます。
・Wiktionary:
a. (medicine) the removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. Often this removal is surgical, but other methods include mechanical, chemical, autolytic, and even maggot therapy.
b. (dentistry) the removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.
・American Heritage Dictionary: Surgical excision of dead, devitalized, or contaminated tissue and removal of foreign matter from a wound.
Example from Wordnik: In that time she underwent expensive treatments for third-degree burns including debridement removal of dead tissue and skin grafting.
動詞は "debride" なので、 "bride" と関係があるのかとも思いましたが、 "bride"はやはり花嫁の意味しかないようです。
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