Trend
Trend (medicine)
Trend (pronounced: /trɛnd/) in the context of medicine refers to the general direction in which something is developing or changing over a period of time. It is often used to describe patterns or sequences in data such as the increase or decrease of a particular disease or condition in a population.
Etymology
The term 'trend' originates from the Old English word 'trendan', meaning 'to revolve or rotate'. In the context of medicine, it has been adapted to describe the progression or development of medical conditions or phenomena.
Related Terms
- Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
- Incidence (epidemiology): The occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease or condition in a particular group or population.
- Prevalence: The proportion of a particular population found to be affected by a medical condition.
- Morbidity rate: The frequency with which a disease appears in a population.
- Mortality rate: A measure of the number of deaths in a given population.
- Health Indicator: A characteristic of an individual, population, or environment which is subject to measurement and can be used to describe one or more aspects of the health of an individual or population.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Trend
- Wikipedia's article - Trend
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