Term: case-fatality proportion: the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases
Candidate hypernym: proportion: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole → 1
Candidate hypernym: cat's-tail: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa → 0
Candidate hypernym: embolus: an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood → 0
Candidate hypernym: paletiology: the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hematopoiesis: the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) → 0
Candidate hypernym: globe amaranth: tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color → 0
Candidate hypernym: board foot: the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick → 0
Candidate hypernym: tecophilaeacea: one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted → 0
Candidate hypernym: king: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom → 0
Candidate hypernym: iou: an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you' → 0
Candidate hypernym: blessed thistle: annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers → 0