specificity
(spes″ĭ-fis′ĭt-ē)
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1. The state of being specific; having a relation to a definite result or to a particular cause.
2. The ability of a test to exclude those who are truly free of a disease or condition. It is a test that reports negative when the characteristic looked for is absent.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Specificity." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762653/all/specificity.
Specificity. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762653/all/specificity. Accessed December 4, 2024.
Specificity. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762653/all/specificity
Specificity [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 04]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762653/all/specificity.
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