difference

difference definition - medical

dif·fer·ence (dĭfˈər-əns, dĭfˈrəns)

noun
The magnitude or degree by which one quantity differs from another of the same kind.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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