lifespan
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪfˌspæn/
- The average lifespan of a house cat is around 15 years.
- an average lifespan
- human lifespan
- a short lifespan
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Watch on YouTubeThe average lifespan of white men has gone down.
- The average lifespan of white men has gone down.
- And what I noticed was they measure lifespans based off of heart rate.
- That means simultaneously doing two things, elongating lifespan and improving health span.
- In other countries of the world, the lifespan is increasing.
- So you can see that each of those can interfere with lifespan or health span, right?
- We've about doubled lifespan by taking care of these acute illnesses.
- Can we extend the lifespan and the health span?
- You know, I, I, I view lifespan as only one objective of healthcare.
- That all that makes up the person that has a limited lifespan.
- I'm fascinated by human Physiology and ways that we can improve lifespan and health span.
- You can always rescue some of your health and health span and lifespan.
- So that would be what I'd call maximum lifespan.
- In the in the overall lifespan of parenting the toddler years.
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Women in today's society are living longer, with an average lifespan of 80 years.
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Our average lifespan is 78 in developed nations.
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The average lifespan of white men has gone down.
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In other countries of the world, the lifespan is increasing.
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So our health is increasing our lifespan, but our wealth is not keeping up with it.
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And these critical changes can genuinely extend lifespan and improve health along the way.
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Average chinchilla lifespan is probably two to four years.
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Properly stored polyester film has an estimated lifespan of more than 500 years.
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While some endure year after year, others have the lifespan of a mayfly.
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In many developed countries, the lifespan of people has increased significantly over the last century.
Synonyms
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The whole time that a person, animal or thing exists
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The time a thing exists or works before it stops
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The amount of time something lasts
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How long something lasts
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A long life or time that something lasts
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Average number of years people are expected to live
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An old word for the length of time something lasts
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Etymology
Lifespan is a simple compound of life and span, and span means 'length' or 'stretch', as in wingspan. So lifespan is the 'length' of time a person, animal, or thing lives or lasts.