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MEDIATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

Synonyms:

intermediation; mediation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("mediation" is a kind of...):

intercession; intervention (the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mediation"):

matchmaking (mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others)

Derivation:

mediate (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mediation" is a kind of...):

dialogue; negotiation; talks (a discussion intended to produce an agreement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mediation"):

arbitration ((law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management))

conciliation (any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration)

umpirage (mediation by an umpire)

Derivation:

mediate (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences)

Credits

 Context examples: 

This protein plays a role in the mediation of purine biosynthesis.

(Bifunctional Purine Biosynthesis Protein PURH, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the mediation of DNA methylation.

(Methylcytosine Dioxygenase TET1, NCI Thesaurus)

These proteins plays an important role in the mediation of immune response.

(MHC Class II Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

The muscarinic cholinergic receptor 1 is involved in mediation of vagally-induced bronchoconstriction and in the acid secretion of the gastrointestinal tract.

(Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor M1, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the mediation of cell adhesion and the regulation of cell-cell signaling.

(Myeloid Cell Surface Antigen CD33, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the mediation of signal transduction through protein phosphorylation.

(NF-Kappa-B Essential Modulator, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the mediation of amino acid transport.

(Neutral and Basic Amino Acid Transport Protein rBAT, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes merlin protein, plays a role in the mediation of protein localization, cytoskeletal conformation and ion transport.

(NF2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 2 protein, plays a role in the mediation of immune responsive gene transcription.

(NFATC2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 4, plays a role in the mediation of inflammation, transcription of cytokine genes and cellular differentiation.

(NFATC4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)