periodicity
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pe·ri·od·ic·i·ty

noun \ˌpir-ē-ə-ˈdi-sə-tē\

Definition of PERIODICITY

: the quality, state, or fact of being regularly recurrent or having periods

First Known Use of PERIODICITY

1833

Rhymes with PERIODICITY

pe·ri·od·ic·i·ty

noun \ˌpir-ē-ə-ˈdis-ət-ē\   (Medical Dictionary)
plural ; pe·ri·od·ic·i·ties

Medical Definition of PERIODICITY

: the quality, state, or fact of being regularly recurrent or having periods <the periodicity of peptic ulcer is…characteristic of the disease—Journal of the American Medical Association>

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