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Diagnostic immunology — is a collective term for a variety of diagnostic techniques that rely on the specificity of the bond between antibodies and antigens. Diagnostic immunology is well suited for the detection of even the smallest of amounts of (bio)chemical… … Wikipedia
Diagnostic odds ratio — log(Diagnostic Odds Ratio) for varying sensitivity and specificity The diagnostic odds ratio is a measure of the effectiveness of a diagnostic test.[1] It is defined as the ratio of the odds of the test being positive if the subject has a disease … Wikipedia
specificity — 1. The condition or state of being specific, of having a fixed relation to a single cause or to a definite result; manifested in the relation of a disease to its pathogenic microorganism, of a reaction to a certain chemical … Medical dictionary
specificity — For diagnostic tests, the ability of a probe to react precisely and uniquely with its target molecule … Glossary of Biotechnology
Clinical utility of diagnostic tests — The clinical utility of a diagnostic test is its capacity to rule diagnosis in and/or out and to make a decision possible to adopt or to reject a therapeutic action. It can be integrated into clinical prediction rules for specific diseases or… … Wikipedia
theorem — A proposition that can be tested, and can be established as a law or principle. SEE ALSO: law, principle, rule. Bayes t. the impacts of new data on the evidential merits of competing scientific hypotheses are compared by computing for each the… … Medical dictionary
allochiria — Also known as allocheiria. Both terms stem from the Greek words allos (other) and cheir (hand), translating loosely to other hand . The term allochiria was introduced in or shortly before 1882 by the Austrian neuroanatomist and… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Coeliac disease — Classification and external resources Biopsy of small bowel showing coeliac disease manifested by blunting of villi, crypt hyperplasia, and lymphocyte infiltration of crypts ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Pulmonary embolism — Classification and external resources Chest spiral CT scan with radiocontrast agent showing multiple filling defects both at the bifurcation and in the pulmonary arteries. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… … Universalium
