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specificity

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 02.11.2024

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 714016 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain ChemistryMedicine - Pathology - Surgery
  • diagnostilise katse käigus saadud õigete negatiivsete tulemuste ja kõigi tervete uuritavate (kõikide uuritavate, kelle uurimistulemused oleksid pidanud olema negatiivsed) suhe
  • the ability of a method to distinguish between the analyte being measured and other substances. This characteristic is predominantly a function of the measuring principle used, but can vary according to class of compound or matrix
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  • DE: Spezifität [U50165] FI: spesifisyys [U50165] FR: spécificité [U50165]
specificity
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  • Details concerning specificity must relate at least to any substances which might be expected to give rise to a signal when the measuring principle described is used, e.g. homologues, analogues, metabolic products of residue of interest.

Biokeemiasõnastik

ID 457326 Last modified 09.08.2021
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spetsiifilisus

Rahvatervishoiu sõnastik

ID 608157 Last modified 04.01.2022
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Domain epidemiologymedical statistics
  • diagnostilist testi iseloomustav näitaja; tõenäosus, et uuritaval, kel ei ole uuritavat omadust (haigust), on diagnostiline test negatiivne (st testiga ei tuvastata omaduse olemasolu)

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