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noun analysis, audit, check, checkup, effort, examination, experience, experiment, exploration, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inspection, interrogation, observation, questioning, quiz, research, scrutiny, search, study, survey, trial, try, tryout
Associated concepts: blood test, clear and present danger test, compelling state interest test, prudent man test, right from wrong test, substantial evidence test
See also: attempt, canon, check, criterion, endeavor, experiment, indagation, inquiry, poll, question, research, survey, trial, try, venture

TEST. Something by which to ascertain the truth respecting another thing. 7 Penn. St. Rep. 428; 6 Whart. 284. Vide Religious Test.

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He said that medical screening tests of prisoners would help administration to point out different diseases in prisoners.
Three-day medical screening tests of prisoners started
17 March 2014 - US molecular diagnostics firm Good Start Genetics Inc said Monday it would broaden access to its GoodStart Select genetic carrier screening tests beyond the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) setting to obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) and maternal fetal medicine (MFM) clinicians, under a strategic deal with US PerkinElmer Inc (NYSE:PKI).
Good Start Genetics to expand access to genetic carrier screening tests under PerkinElmer deal
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The test we do for cotinine is a screening test, just like the test for cocaine.
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In a study of 256 children aged 3-35 months, the use of C-reactive protein (CRP) in addition to either WBC or absolute neutrophil count slightly increased the sensitivity but also significantly decreased the specificity of the screening tests.
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When considering new screening tests for cervical cancer, increased sensitivity of the test does not guarantee increased cost-effectiveness.
Does the increased sensitivity of the new Papanicolaou (Pap) tests improve the cost-effectiveness of screening for cervical cancer?

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