Taber's Medical Dictionary
meta-analysis
(met″ă-ă-nal′ĭ-sĭs )
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.The combination of data from several research studies to gain a better overview of a topic than what is available in any single investigation. Data obtained from combined studies must be comparable and compatible for a meta-analysis to reach logical conclusions.
SYN: SEE: pooled analysis
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Meta-analysis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730256/all/meta_analysis.
Meta-analysis. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730256/all/meta_analysis. Accessed April 4, 2026.
Meta-analysis. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730256/all/meta_analysis
Meta-analysis [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 04]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730256/all/meta_analysis.
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