diagnostic test
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1. an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | assay, |
| definition | : | a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc. (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | biopsy, |
| definition | : | examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | cloze procedure, cloze test, |
| definition | : | a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | faecal occult test, fecal occult test, stool test, |
| definition | : | a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | gi series, |
| definition | : | diagnostic tests of the alimentary canal; usually involves inserting a contrast medium (such as barium sulfate) and taking an X-ray (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | glucose tolerance test, |
| definition | : | test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates; used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitus (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | pku test, |
| definition | : | a test of newborn infants for phenylketonuria (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | queckenstedt's test, |
| definition | : | a test to determine whether there is a blockage of the spinal canal (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | radioactive iodine test, |
| definition | : | test of thyroid function in which the patient is given an oral dose of radioactive iodine-131 (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | rubin test, |
| definition | : | test to determine the patency or occlusion of the Fallopian tubes (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | skin test, |
| definition | : | any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | tissue typing, |
| definition | : | a series of diagnostic tests before an organ transplant to determine whether the tissues of a donor and recipient are compatible (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | vital capacity, |
| definition | : | the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue (noun.quantity) |
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