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(ser-VAY-lents)
| In medicine, the ongoing collection of information about a disease, such as cancer, in a certain group of people. The information collected may include where the disease occurs in a population and whether it affects people of a certain gender, age, or ethnic group. |
Previous Definitions: | surgery, surgical biopsy, surgical castration, surgical menopause, surgical oncologist | Next Definitions: | survival rate, survivor, survivorship, Sutent, SV40 |
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