Comparable
Comparable
Comparable (/kəmˈpærəbəl/) is a term used in various fields of medicine to describe something that can be compared or has the ability to be compared to something else. It is often used in the context of comparing symptoms, diseases, treatments, or patient outcomes.
Etymology
The term "comparable" originates from the Latin word "comparabilis", which means "able to be compared". It is composed of the prefix "com-", meaning "with" or "together", and "parabilis", meaning "able to be prepared".
Use in Medicine
In medicine, the term "comparable" is often used to describe symptoms, diseases, treatments, or patient outcomes that can be compared to each other. For example, a doctor might say that the symptoms of two patients are comparable if they are similar in nature and severity. Similarly, two treatments might be described as comparable if they have similar effectiveness.
Internal link: Symptoms Internal link: Diseases Internal link: Treatments Internal link: Patient outcomes
Related Terms
- Comparable group: A group of patients with similar characteristics, such as age, gender, or disease severity, that is used as a comparison group in a clinical trial or observational study.
- Comparable worth: A concept in healthcare economics that involves comparing the value of different healthcare services based on their cost and effectiveness.
- Comparable efficacy: A term used in clinical trials to describe treatments that have similar effectiveness.
Internal link: Comparable group Internal link: Comparable worth Internal link: Comparable efficacy
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Comparable
- Wikipedia's article - Comparable
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