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Specificity
1. The quality of being specific as, for example, she showed the use of specificity in her diagnosis. 2. The proportion of persons without a disease who are correctly identified by a test. The specificity is the number of true negative…
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- Paprika A spicy seasoning ground from a variety of sweet red pepper (Capsicum annuum), the original source of vitamin…
- HHV-8 Human herpesvirus 8, a herpesvirus that contributes to the development of Kaposi sarcoma, an otherwise rare…
- Fear of sharks Excessive and persistent fear of sharks is termed galeophobia. Sufferers from this phobia experience anxiety…
- Machine, heart-lung A machine that does the work both of the heart (pump blood) and the lungs (oxygenate the blood). Used, for…
- Radical prostatectomy A surgery procedure that removes the entire prostate gland plus some surrounding tissue. During the procedure…
- Palpable Something that can be felt or touched. For example, a palpable tumor is one that can be felt. From the Latin…
- Pneumoconiosis, coal miner's See: Black lung disease
- Ascending aorta The ascending aorta is the first section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The ascending aorta…
- Dyslexia Dyslexia: A specific reading disability due to a defect in the brain's processing of graphic symbols…
- Extra systole See: Extrasystole
- Flexion The process of bending or the state of being bent. Flexion of the fingers results in a clenched fist.