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Medical terminology can be extremely confusing. Rather than avoiding it, it's beneficial to us to learn the terms we're likely to hear from our doctors.

Cohort: a group of individuals with some characteristics in common.

This term is most often seen in discussions of clinical trials.

Example: The purpose of Kurth's study of the Physician's Health Study was to evaluate the association between migraine and risks of overall and specific CVD in a large prospective cohort of middle-aged men.

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Definition Source:
ClinicalTrials.gov