refutational en · ADJ
Etymology
From refutation + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Related to, or characteristic of refutation
Meta-synthesis involves systematic study selection and quality appraisal, the identification of initial concepts (from individual study findings), and a protracted process of reciprocal translation (comparison of accounts directly comparable) and refutational translation (comparison of accounts directly oppositional) in the development of a new, distinct line of argument with an emergent hypothesis that fits all the studies.
2015 July 9, “The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Encouraging Parents to See and Hold Their Stillborn Baby: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: