Survivability

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Survivability

Survivability (/səˌrīvəˈbilədē/) is a term used in medicine to refer to the ability of an organism, typically a human, to continue living or existing, especially under adverse or unfavorable conditions.

Etymology

The term "survivability" is derived from the Latin word "supervivere", which means "to live beyond". It is a combination of the prefix "super-", meaning "over, beyond", and "vivere", meaning "to live".

Related Terms

  • Life Expectancy: The average period that a person may expect to live.
  • Mortality Rate: A measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.
  • Survival Rate: The percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive for a certain period of time after they were diagnosed with or started treatment for a disease.
  • Prognosis: The likely course of a disease or ailment.
  • Resilience (medicine): The capacity of a system, enterprise, or person to maintain its core purpose and integrity in the face of dramatically changed circumstances.

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