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Prevalence
Meaning: The total proportion of a population who have a disease at a specific point in time.
In practice: The prevalence of lower back pain in adults is very high.
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Which word means: Showing no signs or complaints of illness despite having a condition.
Answer: Asymptomatic
Which word means: Located on or affecting the same side of the body as another structure or a lesion.
Answer: Ipsilateral
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