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False positive
A result that is erroneously positive when a situation is normal. An example of a false positive: a particular test designed to detect cancer of the toenail is positive but the person does not have toenail cancer
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- Pharma food A food product with a pharmacological additive meant to improve health, for example, to lower cholesterol
- Prescription drug A drug requiring a prescription, as opposed to an over-the-counter drug, which can be purchased without one…
- Endothelial Relating to the endothelium, the layer of flat cells lining the closed spaces of the body such as the inside…
- Nerve conduction study See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- Sensipar Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic
- Neurosis A chronic disorder featuring irritability of the nervous system (nervousness) and characterized by anxiety…
- Urinary Having to do with the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. The urinary system represents the functional and…
- Van der Woude syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by pits of the lower lip and by cleft lip and/or cleft palate. It is the…
- Tired A feeling of a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a…
- Immunoglobulin E Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…
- MST A multiple subpial transection (MST) is a procedure is used to help control seizures that begin in areas of…