Crude
Crude
Crude (/kruːd/), from the Latin crudus meaning "raw" or "uncooked", is a term often used in the medical field to describe something in its natural or raw state. It is not to be confused with the term "crude" as used in the oil industry.
Definition
In the medical context, crude refers to something that is unrefined or not processed. This can refer to raw data, crude drugs, or crude extracts.
Related Terms
- Crude Drug: A crude drug is any naturally occurring, unrefined substance derived from organic or inorganic sources such as plant, animal, bacteria, organs or whole organisms intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals.
- Crude Extract: A crude extract is a mixture obtained by extraction from any natural source and can be processed to isolate components of interest, such as crude drugs.
- Crude Data: Crude data is raw data that has not been processed or analyzed.
- Crude Rate: In epidemiology, a crude rate is the total number of events (i.e., disease incidence) in a specified population over a specified period of time, without any adjustments.
Etymology
The term crude comes from the Latin crudus which means "raw" or "uncooked". This is in reference to the raw or unprocessed state of the substances or data referred to as crude in the medical field.
Pronunciation
The term crude is pronounced as /kruːd/.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Crude
- Wikipedia's article - Crude
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