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severe
se·vere [ suh-veer ]
Definitions related to severe (severity modifier):
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(severe) Intensely bad or major in degree, quality or extent.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(severe) An adjective for grading intensity on a relative scale describing a symptom, outcome or event. Note: The term 'severe' is often used to describe the intensity (severity) of a specific event (as in mild, moderate, or severe myocardial infarction); the event itself, however, may be of relatively minor medical significance (such as severe headache). This is not the same as 'serious,' which is based on patient/event outcome or action criteria usually associated with events that pose a threat to a patient's life or functioning. Seriousness (not severity) serves as a guide for defining regulatory reporting obligations.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(severe) Having a high degree of severity. For quantitative traits, a deviation of between four and five standard deviations from the appropriate population mean.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(severe) Intensely bad or unpleasant in degree, quality or extent.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(high grade) A term used to describe cells that look abnormal under a microscope. These cells are more likely to grow and spread quickly than cells in low-grade cancer or in growths that may become cancer.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(high grade) Used to describe tumor samples that exhibit poorly differentiated or undifferentiated cells. They are generally expected to be fast growing and aggressive.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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