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AIDS
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, a fatal disease caused by the HIV virus and transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids.
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Compression of Morbidity
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A hypothetical situation in which people live longer, more active lives and remain comparatively free of disease until their last few years.
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Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
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A health-care organization that provides medical services to its subscribers for a fixed yearly price.
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Medicalization
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The trend toward including personal problems in the realm of medicine.
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Morbidity
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The rate at which a disease occurs in a population.
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Mortality Rate
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The relative frequency of deaths among members of a population segment.
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Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
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A group of doctors offering specific services to groups of patients, such as the employees of a particular company, at discount rates.
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