cohort
Pronunciation: kō′hōrt- Component of the population born during a particular period and identified by period of birth so that its characteristics can be ascertained as it enters successive time and age periods.
- Any designated group followed or traced over a period, as in an epidemiologic cohort study.
[L. cohors, retinue, military unit]
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