- prev|a|lence
- prev|a|lence «PREHV uh luhns», noun.widespread occurrence; general use: »
the prevalence of complaints about the weather, the prevalence of automobiles.
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prev — prev; prev·a·lence; prev·a·lent·ly; prev·a·lent; prev·a·len·cy; … English syllables
lence — am·biv·a·lence; be·nev·o·lence; con·do·lence; cor·pu·lence; crap·u·lence; equi·pol·lence; equiv·a·lence; ex·cel·lence; fec·u·lence; flat·u·lence; floc·cu·lence; fraud·u·lence; in·do·lence; in·so·lence; ma·lev·o·lence; mul·ti·va·lence; op·u·lence; … English syllables
prevalence — prev·a·lence … English syllables
prevalent — prev•a•lent [[t]ˈprɛv ə lənt[/t]] adj. 1) widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance 2) having the superiority or ascendancy; dominant 3) archaic potent or efficacious • Etymology: 1570–80; < L praevalent (s. of… … From formal English to slang
prevalence — prev·a·lence (prĕvʹə ləns) n. 1. The condition of being prevalent. 2. Medicine. The total number of cases of a disease in a given population at a specific time. * * * … Universalium
prevalence — prev|a|lence [ prevələns ] noun singular or uncount * the fact that something is prevalent: the prevalence of lung cancer among the local population … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Prevalence — The proportion of individuals in a population having a disease. Prevalence is a statistical concept referring to the number of cases of a disease that are present in a particular population at a given time. * * * The number of cases of a disease… … Medical dictionary
seroprevalence — se·ro·prev·a·lence prev( ə) lən(t)s n the frequency of individuals in a population that have a particular element (as antibodies to HIV) in their blood serum * * * se·ro·prev·a·lence (se″ro prevґə ləns) the proportion of a… … Medical dictionary
Imprevalence — Im*prev a*lence, Imprevalency Im*prev a*len*cy, n. Lack of prevalence. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
