zone of rarity

noun

The conceptual gap between well-defined diagnostic categories: any condition that is formally defined neither as disease nor as a normal healthy state.

Meanings

nounzone of rarity (plural zones of rarity)

plural zones of rarity

  1. medicineThe conceptual gap between well-defined diagnostic categories: any condition that is formally defined neither as disease nor as a normal healthy state.
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