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[Methodology]

English translation: Method

22:08 Nov 1, 2013
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: [Methodology]
[Methods] In Experiment , Twelve healthy adults underwent warm-tube moxibustion with a single cone applied to the upper right shoulder region; measurements of tissue oxygenation dynamics (Δoxy-Hb, Δtotal-Hb) were obtained at intervals of 0.5 s. Control measurements were first taken for 15 min without intervention (Control); ...

Methods or Methodrogy?
Or both okay?

Thank you for your help.
yoshimi
Japan
Local time: 06:47
Selected answer:Method
Explanation:
I'd put it in the singular. The whole described process is the method.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:47
Grading comment
Thank you very much. I approgize my mistake.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +6Method
Jack Doughty


  

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[methodology]
Method


Explanation:
I'd put it in the singular. The whole described process is the method.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 88
Grading comment
Thank you very much. I approgize my mistake.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  dandamesh: although usually called (materials and) methods
30 mins
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agree  Victoria Britten
38 mins
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agree  Anna Herbst: Method
3 hrs
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agree  Tina Vonhof (X): In scientific articles often plural because more than one aspect is described: the sample, procedure, control group, analysis, etc.
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agree  Lirka: plural
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agree  Ashutosh Mitra
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