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competence medical definition
noun
- The quality of being competent or capable of performing an allotted function.
- The quality or condition of being legally qualified to perform an act.
- The mental ability to distinguish right from wrong and to manage one's own affairs.
- The ability of a cell, especially a bacterial cell, to be genetically transformable.
- The ability to respond immunologically to viruses or other antigenic agents.
- Integrity, especially the normal tight closure of a cardiac valve.
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