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  • == Race adjustment == ...t for and understand differences in health outcomes among different racial and ethnic groups.
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  • == Race (medical) == ...en them. The concept of race in medicine has been a subject of controversy and debate.
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  • ...e or races of humans. It is often used in the context of social, cultural, and medical studies to describe phenomena, behaviors, or conditions that are in The term "racially" is derived from the Middle French word "race", which was borrowed from the Italian "razza". The suffix "-ly" is from Old
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  • ...ructural racism arises from deep patterns of social, economic and cultural differences that have developed over time between different groups of people.  ...utcomes such as: B. Higher rates of disease and death among certain racial and ethnic groups {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]
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  • .... These disparities are often defined along racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic lines. ...Old English ''hǣlth'', meaning "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well") and "disparity" (from the Late Latin ''disparitas'', meaning "inequality").
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  • ...of the population. These disparities are often rooted in social, economic, and environmental disadvantage. ...Old English ''hǣlth'', meaning "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well") and "disparity" (from Late Latin ''disparitas'', meaning "inequality").
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  • ...term used in the field of [[biology]] to describe the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms. These relationships are ...d from the Greek words "Phyle" or "Phylon", which means "tribe" or "race", and "Genetikos", which means "relative to birth". It was first used in the late
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  • ...sabilities. Ableism characterizes persons as defined by their disabilities and as inferior to the non-disabled. ...nst individuals with disabilities. It is modeled on terms such as "racism" and "sexism."
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  • ...rganisms. The term is derived from the Greek words "phylon" meaning "race" and "genesis" meaning "origin". ...rived from the Greek words "phylon" (φυλή), which means "race" or "tribe", and "genesis" (γένεσις), which means "origin" or "source". The term was
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  • ...d to highlight the differences in power and privilege between the majority and the minority. ...Minority Group" is derived from the Latin word "minor", meaning "smaller", and the Old French "groupe", meaning "group". It was first used in the sociolog
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  • ...The term "phylogeny" derives from the Greek words "phyle" meaning "tribe" and "genetikos" meaning "relative to birth". ...s derived from the Greek words "phyle" (φυλή), which means "race, lineage" and "genetikos" (γενετικός), which means "relative to birth".
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  • ...access to healthcare services, regardless of their socio-economic status, race, gender, or geographical location. The term is derived from the Latin word ...], [[Specialist Care|specialist care]], [[Emergency Care|emergency care]], and [[Preventive Care|preventive care]].
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  • ...Greek: παρά, ''para'' meaning 'beside' and φυλή, ''phylē'' meaning 'tribe, race') is a term used in [[Phylogenetics|phylogenetics]] to describe a group of ...the Greek words "para", meaning "beside", and "phyle", meaning "tribe" or "race". It was first used in the context of [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]] in th
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  • ...that are not due to access-related factors or clinical needs, preferences, and appropriateness of intervention. ...e" and "disparities". "Healthcare" is a compound word formed from "health" and "care", while "disparities" comes from the Latin word "disparitas", meaning
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  • ...d the Greek words "epi", "demos", and "logos" which mean "upon", "people", and "study" respectively. ...ons. It seeks to understand the ways in which social, political, cultural, and economic circumstances influence our chances for a healthy life.
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  • ...le of fairness in healthcare. It is the absence of avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economic ...good jobs with fair pay, quality education and housing, safe environments, and healthcare.
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  • ...g., for diagnostic or therapeutic decision-making) and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use. ...The word "Genome" comes from the Greek words "genos" meaning "race, kind" and "nomos" meaning "law". "Medicine" is derived from the Latin word "medicina"
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  • ...erived from the Greek words ''poly'' meaning 'many' and ''phyle'' meaning 'race' or 'kind'. ...st to a [[monophyletic]] group, where all members share a common ancestor, and a [[paraphyletic]] group, where some but not all members share a common anc
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  • ...of [[sociology]] that studies the social causes and consequences of health and illness. ...Sociology" is derived from the Latin word "medicus", meaning "physician", and the Greek word "logia", which refers to the study of something.
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  • ...r other entities based upon similarities and differences in their physical and/or genetic characteristics. ...Phylogenetic" comes from the Greek words "Phylo" meaning "tribe" or "race" and "genetic" meaning "origin". The term "tree" is used metaphorically, drawing
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