word
Disability-Adjusted Life Year
dis-ah-BIL-ih-tee ah-JUS-ted lyf yeer
/dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiː əˈdʒʌstɪd laɪf jɪər/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
disabilityadjustedlifeyear
Dictionary meaning
Metric combining years of life lost to premature death and years lived with disability to measure overall disease burden
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