Survivability
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Survivability
Survivability (/səˌrīvəˈbilədē/) is a term used in medicine to refer to the ability of an organism, typically a human, to continue living or existing, especially under adverse or unfavorable conditions.
Etymology
The term "survivability" is derived from the Latin word "supervivere", which means "to live beyond". It is a combination of the prefix "super-", meaning "over, beyond", and "vivere", meaning "to live".
Related Terms
- Life Expectancy: The average period that a person may expect to live.
- Mortality Rate: A measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.
- Survival Rate: The percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive for a certain period of time after they were diagnosed with or started treatment for a disease.
- Prognosis: The likely course of a disease or ailment.
- Resilience (medicine): The capacity of a system, enterprise, or person to maintain its core purpose and integrity in the face of dramatically changed circumstances.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Survivability
- Wikipedia's article - Survivability
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