Interval

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Interval (medicine)

Interval (pronounced as /ˈɪntərvəl/), in the field of medicine, refers to the time period between two events or states. It is a term widely used in various medical contexts, such as the interval between doses of medication, the interval between symptoms, or the interval between stages of a disease.

Etymology

The term 'interval' originates from the Latin word 'intervallum', which means 'space between ramparts', 'gap'. In the context of medicine, it has been adapted to refer to the time gap between two medical events or states.

Related Terms

  • Dosage Interval: The time period between individual doses of a drug or medication.
  • Symptom Interval: The time period between the onset of symptoms and the diagnosis of a disease.
  • Inter-ictal Interval: The time period between seizures in epilepsy.
  • Latent Interval: The time period between exposure to a disease-causing agent and the onset of symptoms.
  • Incubation Period: The time period between the infection of an individual by a pathogen and the manifestation of the disease.
  • Prodromal Period: The time period between the first symptoms and the full development of the disease.

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