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Minutes (Medicine)
Minutes (pronounced: /ˈminits/) in the context of medicine, refers to the unit of time that is used to measure the duration of medical procedures, the frequency of medical conditions, and the intervals between treatments or medications.
Etymology
The term "minute" originates from the Latin minuta, meaning "small", because a minute is a small fraction of an hour.
Related Terms
- Hour: A unit of time equal to 60 minutes. In medicine, it is often used to denote the duration of procedures or the frequency of conditions.
- Second: A unit of time smaller than a minute, often used in medicine to measure heart rate or respiratory rate.
- Time: A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence proceeding from the past through the present to the future.
- Interval: In medicine, this term often refers to the time between two events, such as doses of medication or follow-up appointments.
- Frequency: In medicine, frequency refers to how often a particular event or condition occurs within a specified period of time.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Minutes
- Wikipedia's article - Minutes
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