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Noun
  1. The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension.
  2. (epidemiology) The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.
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Nevertheless, women noticed the prevalence of men as teachers and other Buddhist authorities, and the androcentric language of most liturgies.
The high prevalence of fructose intolerance found among patients in our study reaffirms previous studies.
There was also a low prevalence of affective disorders in the violent group.
This episode may, in a way, serve as a good example of the negative consequences of the prevalence of money worship and the loss of moral values.
A British study showed that young wheezers and subjects with asthma have a higher prevalence of snoring compared with subjects without asthma.
Other reported sites, in order of prevalence, include the bones, brain, kidneys, and adrenal glands.

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