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MORTALITY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality or state of being mortal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("mortality" is a kind of...):

impermanence; impermanency (the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations)

Antonym:

immortality (the quality or state of being immortal)

Derivation:

mortal (subject to death)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

Synonyms:

death rate; deathrate; fatality rate; mortality; mortality rate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("mortality" is a kind of...):

rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mortality"):

infant deathrate; infant mortality; infant mortality rate (the death rate during the first year of life)

neonatal mortality; neonatal mortality rate (the death rate during the first 28 days of life)

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 Context examples: 

A method of predicting mortality by weighting comorbid conditions calculated by reviewing an individual's chart.

(Charlson Comorbidity Index Chart Review Version, NCI Thesaurus)

National Institutes of Health’s Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) initially enabled scientists to compare the effects of standard versus intensive blood pressure control on cardiovascular health and mortality.

(Intensive blood pressure control may slow age-related brain damage, National Institutes of Health)

For example, a storm could cause mortality for a third of saltmarsh sparrows and clapper rails in one year, but it would be unlikely that their populations would decrease significantly over time.

(Coastal birds can weather the storm, but not the sea, National Science Foundation)

Cancer registries gather a wide variety of specific information on cancer patients that can be analyzed to identify health disparity trends in cancer incidence, mortality and patient survival.

(Cancer Registry, NCI Thesaurus)

NIH Emphasis Area — The term "prevention" refers to prophylactic and preventative efforts to achieve a significant reduction in cancer incidence, cancer mortality, and cancer morbidity.

(Cancer Prevention, Primary, NCI Thesaurus)

Development of scientific information and concepts, and dissemination of knowledge regarding early detection techniques, practices, and strategies to reduce mortality and morbidity from cancer.

(Early Detection Branch, NCI Thesaurus)

Integrated program having an objective of reducing risk, incidence, and mortality from cancer and to enhancing the quality of life for cancer survivors.

(Cancer Control, NCI Thesaurus)

A meerkat’s place within the social group shapes the mortality risks it faces.

(Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger, University of Cambridge)

"Action to alleviate the impact of warming oceans is a priority and understanding the role of pollutants in coral disease and mortality gives us more options for solutions."

(Sea fan corals face new threat in warming ocean: copper, National Science Foundation)

The NCI Cancer Centers Program comprises more than 50 NCI-designated cancer centers engaged in multidisciplinary research to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality.

(National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program, NCI Thesaurus)