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Population

Synonym(s)

Individuals classified according to their sex, racial origin, religion, common place of living, financial or social status, or some other cultural or behavioral attribute. (UMLS, 2003): Definition from: Unified Medical Language System (MeSH) at the National Library of Medicine
A group of individuals united by a common factor (e.g., geographic location, ethnicity, disease, age, gender): Definition from: Unified Medical Language System (NCI Thesaurus) at the National Library of Medicine
1 : the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region. 2 a : a body of persons or individuals having a quality or characteristic in common. b (1) : the organisms inhabiting a particular locality. (2) : a group of interbreeding organisms that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins. 3 : a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for statistical measurement.: Definition from: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary by Merriam-Webster Inc.


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