The phrase "a component of the definition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing elements or parts that make up a definition of a term or concept.
Example: "In order to fully understand the term, we must examine each component of the definition provided in the textbook."
Alternatives: "an element of the definition" or "a part of the definition".
Otherwise, because BMI is not formally a component of the MetS definition we may conclude that MetS is not an independent risk factor because its effects are mainly mediated by increased BMI in hypertensive patients.
When information was missing for an individual for any component of the definition, that component was assumed to be absent.
Therefore, we developed the software system TERMTrial which consists of a component for the definition and management of terminology systems for cooperative groups of clinical trials and two components for the terminology-based automatic generation of trial databases and terminology-based interactive design of electronic case report forms (eCRFs).
The NCI, a component of the NIH, provided a definition of genomics: "the identification, characterization and quantification of all genes involved in a particular pathway, organelle, cell, tissue, organ or organism that can be studied in concert to provide accurate and comprehensive data about that system" (Personal Communication, Weston Ricks, June 2006).
By a standard argument, we choose for each, as, a component of the set having property (b) of the definition of an asymptotic tract.
Since type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a component of the American Heart Association/National Heart ,Lung, and Blood Institute (AHA/NHBLI) definition of the syndrome, this finding might not be surprising.
Table 2 Types of counterfeiting (Adapted from [Spink[2007],[2009b]]) Term Definition Adulteration A component of the legitimate finished product is fraudulent.
While CRP is a component of the PMR-AS, other published studies have preferentially used a normal ESR as a component of their remission definition.
Evolution of these developments now has cTn as the central component of the definition of an AMI [8].
