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nomogram

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005879

A mathematical device or model that shows relationships between things. For example, a nomogram of height and weight measurements can be used to find the surface area of a person, without doing the math, to determine the right dose of chemotherapy. Nomograms of patient and disease characteristics can help predict the outcome of some kinds of cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005879
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "nomogram",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A mathematical device or model that shows relationships between things. For example, a nomogram of height and weight measurements can be used to find the surface area of a person, without doing the math, to determine the right dose of chemotherapy. Nomograms of patient and disease characteristics can help predict the outcome of some kinds of cancer.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/nomogram/"
}

Record 11,906 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.