Medical Term:
curve
Pronunciation: kerv
Definition:
- A nonangular continuous bend or line.
- A chart or graphic representation, by means of a continuous line connecting individual observations, of the course of a physiologic activity, of the number of cases of a disease in a given period, or of any entity that might be otherwise presented by a table of figures.
Synonym(s): chart2
[L. curvo, to bend]
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