long term

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Noun

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long term

  1. The longer period, dealing with more than the short-term effects or concerns.

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Adjective

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long term

  1. Alternative form of long-term.
    • 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
      Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.

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long term

  1. Alternative form of long-term.