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Term | Mortality |
Short definition | mortality - (pronounced) (mor-ta-lih-tee) Refers to the state of the mortal (destined to die). In medicine, a term also used for the mortality rate, or the number of deaths in a given group of people over a given period of time. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
mortality - (pronounced) (mor-ta-lih-tee) Refers to the state of the mortal (destined to die). In medicine, a term also used for the mortality rate, or the number of deaths in a given group of people over a given period of time. Mortality can be reported for people suffering from a specific disease, living in a specific area of the country, or belonging to a specific gender, age, or ethnic group
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Mortality
- Wikipedia's article - Mortality
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