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longitudinal

[lon-ji-tood-n-l, -tyood-] / ˌlɒn dʒɪˈtud n l, -ˈtjud- /
ADJECTIVE
over a protracted period of time; running lengthwise
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Researchers say it’s the first large-scale longitudinal cancer study focused on Asian Americans.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

A 2026 longitudinal study in the Journal of Public Health reached a similar conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

ALFA-K was developed to solve this problem by using longitudinal, single-cell data to reconstruct how cancer cells move through chromosome states over time and which states are favored by evolution.

From Science Daily Jan. 26, 2026

Their ongoing longitudinal study includes more than 160 centenarians, among them 20 validated supercentenarians, drawn from diverse regions of Brazil with wide-ranging social, cultural, and environmental backgrounds.

From Science Daily Jan. 8, 2026

The effects of musical training on structural brain development: A longitudinal study.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin



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