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mortality /mor·tal·i·ty/ (mor-tal´it-e)

1. the quality of being mortal.

2. see death rate, under rate.

3. the ratio of actual deaths to expected deaths.

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mor·tal·i·ty (môr-tl-t)

n.

1. The quality or condition of being mortal.

2. Death rate.

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mortality,

n the death rate.

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mortality

1. the quality of being mortal.

2. death as a statistic.

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embryonic mortality

see early embryonic mortality.

mortality rate

the death rate; the ratio of the total number of deaths to the total number of the population during a specified time period. Commonly used specific mortality rates include disease, case fatality, neonatal, perinatal and preweaning mortality rates.

The rate may also be expressed as a standardized rate, when it is stated as a ratio of the expected death rate in a standard group of animals. It may also be expressed as a proportional rate, when it is stated as a proportion of all of deaths due to all causes in the group.