incidence Hear it!

incidence Definition

in·ci·dence (in′sə dəns)

noun

  1. the act, fact, or manner of falling upon or influencing
  2. the degree or range of occurrence or effect; extent of influence
  3. Informal an individual or particular occurrence or happening; instance or occasion several incidences of the disease in our village
  4. Geom. partial coincidence between two figures, as of a line and a point contained in it
  5. Physics
    1. the falling of a line, or a ray of light, projectile, etc. moving in a line, on a surface
    2. the direction of such falling

Etymology: ME (North) < OFr < LL incidentia

incidence Synonyms

incidence

n.

occurrence, frequency, rate, degree, number, extent, range of occurrence, percentage, proportion, measure, scope, commonness, prevalence, tendency, trend, drift.

incidence Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • TB: Investing in Strategies to Reverse the Global Incidence of TB describes the features of DOTS...
  • cancer: The incidence of squamous cell cancer is going down in the UK.
  • complication: The incidence of complications was similar in both groups.
  • leukemia: Higher incidences of childhood leukemia than expected were first identified near Sellafield in 1983.
  • fracture: The high mortality rate was not explained by a higher incidence of hip fracture.
  • tuberculosis: The incidence of tuberculosis remains comparable with the corresponding quarter of 1997.

Converse of object

  • reduce: We need your help to reduce the incidence of domestic violence in the boro.
  • decrease: Measures should be taken to decrease the incidence of multiple pregnancies.
  • lower: Not least in the considerations, the fact that breast feeding lowers the later incidence of cancer.

Adjective modifier

  • increased: There was no increased incidence of liver tumors in rats.
  • cumulative: Cumulative annual incidence of shoulder disorders varies from seven to 25 per 1000 general practitioner consultations.
  • reduced: There is also abundant observational information showing that frequent use of NSAIDs or aspirin is associated with reduced incidence of some cancers.
  • high: New Zealand now has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world.
  • age-specific: Mr Wilesmith's data on the decline in age-specific incidences in younger age classes, and other information supported downward trend in the epidemic.
  • raised: In 2002, GROS published an Occasional Paper entitled ' The Raised Incidence of Winter Deaths ' .

Noun used with modifier

  • grazing: Good sight lines are important acoustically as they prevent absorption of the direct sound by grazing incidence over the heads of the audience.
  • caries: You work in a non-fluoride area with a high caries incidence.
  • TB: A very useful tool for checking TB incidence among badgers would the PCR.
  • cancer: Breast cancer incidence rates increase most rapidly with age through the ages of 40 to 49 years.
  • melanoma: Increasing popularity of oversees holidays is partly blamed for an alarming rise in malignant melanoma incidence.