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measurement

[mezh′ərment]

Etymology: L, mensura

the determination, expressed numerically, of the extent or quantity of a substance, energy, or time. See also International Unit, metric system.

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measurement [mĕzh´er-ment]

1. determination of the extent or quantity of something.

2. the assigning of numbers to objects, events, or situations in accord with some rule.

interval level measurement measurement of data on an interval scale.

nominal level measurement the lowest level of measurement, used when data can be organized into categories that are exclusive and exhaustive but the categories cannot be compared. Examples are gender, race, and marital status.

ordinal level measurement measurement of data that can be assigned to categories of numerical rank; it must be kept in mind that the intervals between the ranked categories may not be equal, for example, levels of education, degrees of coping, and levels of mobility.

physiologic measurement techniques used to measure bodily variations either directly or indirectly; examples are measurements of heart rate, mean arterial pressure, and total lung capacity.

ratio level measurement the highest form of measurement that meets all the rules of other forms of measure; it includes mutually exclusive categories, exhaustive categories, rank ordering, equal spacing between intervals, and a continuum of values. Ratio level measurement also includes a value of zero. An example is weight.

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measurement

ascertaining a dimension by the physical act of measurement.

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discretizing measurement

see discretizing measurements.

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measurement

Managed care See Measure Medtalk The International System–SI officially sanctions the use of certain prefixes for SI units. See SI

Measurement

googa  100¹⁰⁰

exa 10¹⁸

peta  10¹⁵

tera 10¹²

giga  10⁹

mega  10⁶

kilo  10³

hecto  10²

deka  10¹

Note: 10¹² corresponds to a British billion

10^{9, the American billion, to a British millard}

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Patient discussion about measurement.

Q. what measures are in place to ensure the safety of vaccines. Hello there, I read the previous question which was asked by Edmund. This question made me to think, what measures are in place to ensure the safety of vaccines.

A. Not only related to Autism, we have to be very cautious when we vaccine for other diseases too. As with all medical products, vaccines undergo extensive testing to document their efficacy and to explore potential harms. Before a potential vaccine is licensed for use, FDA scientists conduct a thorough and independent review of the testing data and often employ the help of an FDA public advisory review committee. In addition, FDA rigorously oversees the manufacturing process for vaccines used in this country - including approval of each step in the process and on site inspection. Following licensure, vaccines continue to be monitored through information shared by parents, doctors, and other public health officials.

Q. Friends, I want to help others to take precautionary measure to reduce the risk of breast cancer? Friends, I want to help others to take precautionary measure. What can be used to reduce the risk of breast cancer?

A. Justin,when drugs are used to reduce the risk of cancer in healthy people, it is called chemoprevention. This is a fairly new and fast-growing area of cancer research. Many clinical studies have shown that the drugs tamoxifen and raloxifene may reduce the risk of breast cancer in women known to have an increased risk. Other studies are looking at newer drugs called aromatase inhibitors to find out if they may help reduce risk. Herbs and dietary supplements are also being studied to find out if they might help reduce risk.