Medical Dictionary
multiplicity
noun mul·ti·plic·i·ty \ˌməl-tə-ˈplis-ət-ē\
plural mul·ti·plic·i·ties
Medical Definition of MULTIPLICITY
1
: the quality or state of being multiple or various
2
: the ratio of the number of infectious particles (as of a bacteriophage) to the number of cells at risk <monolayer cultures…were infected at an effective multiplicity of approximately 100—J. J. Holland>
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