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EDUCATIONAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Providing knowledge
Example:
an educational film
Classified under:
Similar:
informative; instructive (serving to instruct or enlighten or inform)
Derivation:
education (the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to the process of education
Example:
educational psychology
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
education (the gradual process of acquiring knowledge)
Derivation:
education (the gradual process of acquiring knowledge)
Context examples:
A scientific and educational association of surgeons with the main goal to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.
(American College of Surgeons, NCI Thesaurus)
The recognition that low neighborhood socioeconomic conditions have an impact on the services and opportunities available to its residents and have a wide and long-lasting effect on their economic, social and educational development.
(Concentrated Disadvantage, NCI Thesaurus)
It uses relatively inexpensive, focused educational mechanisms that can be used during short one-on-one conversations with physicians.
(Academic Detailing, NCI Thesaurus)
Several well known risk factors for cancer, such as age, sex, educational level, family history of cancer, smoking status and physical activity levels, were taken into account.
(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Previous research has shown that genetic factors account for about 20 percent of variation in educational attainment.
(Researchers identify genetic links to educational attainment, NIH)
An educational, research and scientific association of physicians organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and improve the care of the patient.
(American Society of Anesthesiologists, NCI Thesaurus)
The Indiana University Cancer Center's mission is to advance the understanding, prevention, and treatment of cancer with patient-centered care, acceleration of promising science, and collaborative educational programs.
(Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
Pathological gamblers are unable to cut back on their gambling, despite the fact that it may lead them to lie, steal, or lose a significant relationship, job, or educational opportunity.
(Pathological Gambling, NCI Thesaurus)
If these disorders are left untreated, they can extend into adult life, thus impacting educational attainment, employment, relationships and even parenting, warned Tarun Dua, a mental health adviser at the WHO.
(Half of mental health disorders arise in adolescence, SciDev.Net)
In addition to funding from the NCI, which the NSABP has received since it began, the NSABP also receives support from other sources for ancillary studies, training, and educational programs.
(National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, NCI Thesaurus)
