| cumulative | Increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| cumulative action | The condition in which repeated administration of a drug may produce effect's that are more pronounced than those produced by the first dose. Synonym: cumulative action. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cumulative dose | The total dose resulting from repeated exposures to radiation of the same part of the body or of the whole body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cumulative effect | The condition in which repeated administration of a drug may produce effect's that are more pronounced than those produced by the first dose. Synonym: cumulative action. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cumulative effects | Effects on the environment resulting from actions that are individually minor but that add up to a greater total effect as they take place over a period of time. (05 Dec 1998) |
| Cumulative Index Medicus | Collection of medical literature, published annually, which began in the US Army Surgeon General's office in the last century. It has been taken over by the National Library of Medicine and has evolved into a database called MEDLINE. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cumulative trauma disorders | Harmful and painful condition caused by overuse or overexertion of some part of the musculoskeletal system, often resulting from work-related physical activities. It is characterised by inflammation, pain, or dysfunction of the involved joints, bones, ligaments, and nerves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alpha error | The statistical error (said to be of the first kind or type I) made in testing an hypothesis when it is concluded that a result is positive when it really is not. Alpha error is often referred to as a false positive. (12 Dec 1998) |
| beta error | The statistical error (said to be of the second kind or type II) made in testing when it is concluded that something is negative when it really is positive. Beta error is often referred to as a false negative. (12 Dec 1998) |
| residual error | The estimated discrepancy between the actual measured datum and the value for that value computed after a model has been fitted to the set of the data by an estimator. (05 Mar 2000) |
| standard error of difference | A statistical index of the probability that a difference between two sample means is greater than zero. (05 Mar 2000) |
| standard error of the mean | A statistical index of the probability that a given sample mean is representative of the mean of the population from which the sample was drawn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inborn error of metabolism | A genetic biochemical disorder of a specific enzyme that forms a metabolic block, e.g., phenylketonuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interobserver error | The differences in interpretation by two or more individuals making observations of the same phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraobserver error | The differences in interpretation by an individual making observations of the same phenomenon at different times. (05 Mar 2000) |