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ET AL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

And elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)

Synonyms:

et al; et al.; et alibi

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 2

Meaning:

And others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of 'et alii' (masculine plural) or 'et aliae' (feminine plural) or 'et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people)

Example:

the data reported by Smith et al.

Synonyms:

et al; et al.; et alia; et aliae; et alii

Classified under:

Adverbs

Credits

 Context examples: 

Will grow transplantable Morris hepatomas 3924A which can be used as a model for the treatment of liver cancer (Yang et al 1995).

(ACI, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

Spontaneous thyroid carcinoma 33% (Lindsey et al 1968).

(OM, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

Ichida et al discovered the ERRa repression of PGC-1a.

(PGC1a Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Intensive transport of monosaccharides into the cells (Salganik et al 1994).

(OXYS, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

Each item is rated 0-4 on a 5-point Likert scale. (Cohen, et al, J Health Soc Behav, 24 (1983))

(Perceived Stress Scale, NCI Thesaurus)

A standardized questionnaire developed by Gelinas et al in 1998, which is used to measure the changes in functional activities in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

(Disability Assessment for Dementia Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemically heterogeneous group of lipid molecules found in food containing one glycerol molecule that is esterified with two fatty acids and either inositol, choline, serine or ethanolamine. (Shils, et al.).

(Dietary Phospholipid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A standardized rating scale developed by Hohol et al in 1995, which is a self-assessment scale of functional disability in multiple sclerosis patients primarily based on ambulation.

(Disease Steps Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

A standardized rating scale developed by Posner et al (version 6/23/10), which is used to determine the presence of suicidal ideation or behavior.

(Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Children's Baseline Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

A measure proposed by Wolchok et al. (Clin Cancer Res 2009;15:7412-7420) to determine the extent of an antitumor response to a particular immunotherapeutic agent.

(Modified Overall Immune Related Response Criterion, NCI Thesaurus)