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class (klas)
1. a taxonomic category subordinate to a phylum and superior to an order.
2. a subgroup of a population for which certain variables fall between specific limits.

class (kls)
n.
A taxonomic category ranking below a phylum or division and above an order.

CLASS
AIDS A trial comparing protease inhibitor-based vs. NNRTI-based vs. triple-NRTI regimens in treating naive HIV-1 infected patients
Neurology CLomethiazole Acute Stroke Study. A trial that investigated if clomethiazole improved functional and neurologic outcomes in patients with hemispheric stroke
Conclusion In a subgroup with total anterior circulation syndrome, 40% of all patients, 41% of clomethiazole patients and 30% of placebo patients reached functional independence
Rheumatology Celecoxib/Celebrex Long-term Arthritis Safety Study. A trial which compared a proprietary Cox-2 inhibitor to standard NSAIDs

class [klas]
1. a taxonomic category subordinate to a phylum or subphylum and superior to an order.
2. in statistics, a subgroup of a population for which certain variables measured for individuals in the population fall within specific limits.

class
1. a group of similar objects or values selected as a part of a classification.
2. a taxonomic category subordinate to a phylum and superior to an order.
3. a group of variables all of which show a value falling between certain limits.

class action
an exemplary court case fought on behalf of a number of litigants who can expect to be treated in the same way as the contesting litigant.
class limits
the highest and lowest values eligible to be included in a class when data are being classified or grouped.
class mark
the value selected to represent all of the values in a class. It may be the median or average value.
class midpoint
the average of the upper and lower limits of a class.
class switching
when a B lymphocyte changes over from producing one type of immunoglobulins to another.

class
Biology A taxonomic division of a phylum which is in turn divided into orders. See Genus, Order, Phylon Vox populi A grouping of any type. See Age class, Inhalation class, Management class.

CLASS
Neurology A clinical trial–Clomethiazole Acute Stroke Study Rheumatology A clinical trial–Celecoxib/Celebrex Long-term Arthritis Safety Study, which compared a proprietary Cox-2 inhibitor to standard NSAIDs


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