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fit⋅ness

  [fit-nis]
–noun
1. health.
2. capability of the body of distributing inhaled oxygen to muscle tissue during increased physical effort.
3. Also called Darwinian fitness. Biology.
a. the genetic contribution of an individual to the next generation's gene pool relative to the average for the population, usually measured by the number of offspring or close kin that survive to reproductive age.
b. the ability of a population to maintain or increase its numbers in succeeding generations.
Origin:
1570–80; fit 1 + -ness
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Main Entry: fit·ness
Pronunciation: 'fit-n&s
Function: noun
: the capacity of an organism to survive and transmit its genotype to reproductivelyfertile offspring as compared to competing organisms; also : the contribution of an allele or genotype to the gene pool of subsequent generations as compared to that of other alleles orgenotypes
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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fitness fit·ness (fĭt'nĭs)
n.

  1. The state or condition of being physically sound and healthy, especially as the result of exercise and proper nutrition.

  2. A state of general mental and physical well-being.

  3. The state of being suitably adapted to an environment.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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