rapid progression
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrapidandprogression
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rapid
adjective
uk/ˈræp.ɪd/us/ˈræp.ɪd/
fast ...
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progression
noun[C or U]
uk/prəˈɡreʃ.ən/us/prəˈɡreʃ.ən/
the act of changing to the next stage ...
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(Definition ofrapidandprogressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thus, this would clearly translate into a veryrapidprogressionrate in these individuals, which probably would not be as apparent for death.
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The appearance andrapidprogressionof the lesion caused psychological stress and made the patients fearful of having cancer.
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Patients withrapidprogressionwere significantly older at the time of the detection of stenosis and at the time of their presentation.
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The natural course of the disease israpidprogressionfrom onset to disciform scarring and accompanying loss of visual acuity.
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The clinical course of zygomycosis is characterized by extremelyrapidprogression.
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Older people exhibit morerapidprogressionto pancreatic insufficiency with steatorrhoea and malnutrition, and less pain, than is the clinical picture in younger patients.
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If untreated,rapidprogressionto gangrene and perforation occurs.
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By contrast, fusion of a late metaphase oocyte to an anaphase partner results inrapidprogressionof the metaphase chromosomes to a stage equivalent to the more advanced anaphase configuration.
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Due to therapidprogressionof hepatic metastatic disease during radiation therapy in this case, the systemic chemotherapy was initiated concurrently with the last two fractions of radiotherapy.
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Rapidprogressionof aortic aneurysms after patch aortoplasty repair of coarctation of the aorta.
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The unique features of motor neurone disease are itsrapidprogression, which, incidentally, highlights the desperate need for early diagnosis.
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The schedule indicated therapidprogressionof the disease that takes place.
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A disadvantage is that a vitrectomy always leads to morerapidprogressionof a cataract in the operated eye.
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Rapidprogressionwithin a short period of time is often seen, affecting multiple organs systems.
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As the comfortable family unit starts to unravel in his mind, arapidprogressioninto mid-life crisis is in his future.
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Cases withrapidprogressionof clinical signs, uncontrollable encephalopathy, haemorrhage or haemolysis have a poor prognosis.
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By 1804 he had purchased a commission as a lieutenant, an unusuallyrapidprogressionin the ranks.
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In the immunocompromised patients chronic infection may result withrapidprogressionto cirrhosis.
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