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triage

n. a method of enhancing the effects of treatment that involves the selection and sorting of patients in an orderly and systematic fashion. The patients are then routed to the most appropriate treatment services available.

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ontogeny

ontogeny

n. the biological origin and development of an individual organism from fertilization of the egg cell until death. Also called ontogenesis. Compare phylogeny. See also recapitulation theory. —ontogenetic adj.