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disability-adjusted life year

disability-adjusted life year noun: a measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death.

Noun

disability-adjusted life year (plural disability-adjusted life years)

  1. A measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death.
    Synonyms:
    DALY

Synonyms of disability-adjusted life year

Forms of disability-adjusted life year

pluraldisability-adjusted life years
alternative formdisability adjusted life year

Questions about disability-adjusted life year

What does disability-adjusted life year mean?
Disability-adjusted life year means a measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death.
What part of speech is disability-adjusted life year?
Disability-adjusted life year is a noun.
What is the plural of disability-adjusted life year?
The plural of disability-adjusted life year is disability-adjusted life years.

Words near disability-adjusted life year in the dictionary

  1. disability adjusted life year
  2. disability adjusted life years
  3. disability dongle
  4. disability sport
  5. disability sports
  6. disability-adjusted life year
  7. disability-adjusted life years
  8. disablable
  9. disable
  10. disableable
  11. disabled

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