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• Prevalence — Prev a*lence, n. [L. praevalentia: cf. F. pr[ e]valence. See {Prevail}.] The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception, or practice; wide extension; as, the prevalence of virtue …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• prevalence — noun a) The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception, or practice; wide extension; as the prevalence of virtue, of a fashion, or of a disease; the prevalence of a rumor. b) The… …   Wiktionary

• Prevalence of rabies — Almost all human deaths caused by rabies originate from Asia and Africa. There are an estimated 55,000 human deaths annually from rabies worldwide, with about 31,000 in Asia, and 24,000 in Africa. [“Rabies” (2006) World Health Organisation. [http …   Wikipedia

• prevalence — n.; (also prevalency) 1. Superiority, success, predominance, preponderance. 2. Influence, efficacy, power, force, strength, operation. 3. Universality, wide extension, general reception, general existence …   New dictionary of synonyms

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• hypertension — High blood pressure; transitory or sustained elevation of systemic arterial blood pressure to a level likely to induce cardiovascular damage or other adverse consequences. H. has been arbitrarily defined as a s …   Medical dictionary

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• epidemic — n. & adj. n. 1 a widespread occurrence of a disease in a community at a particular time. 2 such a disease. 3 (foll. by of) a wide prevalence of something usu. undesirable. adj. in the nature of an epidemic (cf. ENDEMIC). Derivatives: epidemically …   Useful english dictionary

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