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Senescence

The state of growing old; decay by time.

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Oldness 76% connected

The state or quality of being old; old age.

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Senescent 74% connected

Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.

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Senescent 74% connected

Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.

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Agedness 92% connected

The quality of being aged; oldness.

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Ageing 92% connected

the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

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Aging 92% connected

of Age

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Demography noun · 78% connection

the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations

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Human ecology noun · 78% connection

the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations

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Geriatrics noun · 78% connection

the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people

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Gerontology noun · 78% connection

the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people

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Osteoporosis noun · 78% connection

abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women

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Birth noun · 78% connection

the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a…

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Census noun · 78% connection

a periodic count of the population

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Death noun · 78% connection

the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"

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Death rate noun · 78% connection

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

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Deathrate noun · 78% connection

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

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Denseness noun · 78% connection

the amount per unit size

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Density noun · 78% connection

the amount per unit size

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Fatality rate noun · 78% connection

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

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Fertility noun · 78% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Migration noun · 78% connection

a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

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Mortality noun · 78% connection

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

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Mortality rate noun · 78% connection

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

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Nose count noun · 78% connection

a periodic count of the population

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Access time noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…

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Aerial adjective · 78% connection

Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial rootlets, ae…

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Beta particle noun · 78% connection

a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope

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Day noun · 78% connection

A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.

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Decay noun · 78% connection

Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution…

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Dental caries noun · 78% connection

soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

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Ebb noun · 78% connection

The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.

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Ephemeris time noun · 78% connection

(astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities…

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Failure noun · 78% connection

Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.

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Future adjective · 78% connection

Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time…

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Gamma radiation noun · 78% connection

electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength

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Gamma ray noun · 78% connection

electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength

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Keep up verb · 78% connection

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not…

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Larva noun · 78% connection

Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts s…

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Meal noun · 78% connection

The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpo…

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Modern adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent period; as, modern da…

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Orchis noun · 78% connection

A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are perennial herbs gro…

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Period noun · 78% connection

A stated and recurring interval of time; more generally, an interval of time specified or left indefinite; a certain series of years,…

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