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Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

6.6
A database from the US National Library of Medicine for finding information about medical research articles
  • proper noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : Sistema de Análisis y Recuperación de Literatura Médica
  • Researchers relied on the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System for comprehensive literature searches before the advent of online databases.

Examples

  • The Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System revolutionized access to biomedical bibliographical data in the late 20th century.

  • The development of the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System was a major achievement for the United States National Library of Medicine.

  • The Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System is essential for researchers.

  • Have you accessed the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System yet?

  • Researchers relied on the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System for comprehensive literature searches before the advent of online databases.

  • The Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System revolutionized access to biomedical bibliographical data in the late 20th century.

  • The development of the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System was a major achievement for the United States National Library of Medicine.

Synonyms

MEDLINE
vsMedical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
  • Specialized
2 5.5

An online database of medical research articles and summaries created by the United States National Library of Medicine

is focused on storing bibliographic information rather than providing abstracts
Embase
vsMedical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A collection of published medical research about drugs and health

is centered on general bibliographic storage for biomedical fields
MEDLARS
vsMedical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
  • Archaic
9.5

A computer database that stores and helps find medical research articles

is the formal relational database developed by the same national library
Entrez
vsMedical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
  • Specialized
9.5

A search system that finds medical and genetic information from many databases

is a single bibliographic database used to store and retrieve medical literature

How Technical

Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
  • Archaic
6.6
literature
  • Specialized
138 5.3
publication
127 3.2
voice for print
  • Literature
6.8

Surface Forms

Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System main

Morphology

medical + literature + analysis + and + retrieval + system

The phrase is a literal, compositional technical name: 'medical' (medicine-related) + 'literature' (published writings) + 'analysis and retrieval' (examining and fetching information) + 'system' (a set of components). This straightforward noun-noun compound structure follows common patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes a system for analyzing and retrieving medical literature.

Etymology

Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System comes from the US National Library of Medicine building a computer system to keep lists of medical articles and help librarians quickly find them. So today the name means a database for 'storing' and 'finding' information about medical articles.