Specificity
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| Specificity | |
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| Term | Specificity |
| Short definition | specificity - (pronounced) (SPEH-sih-FIH-sih-tea) When it comes to a medical test, specificity refers to the percentage of people who test negative for a particular disease in a group of people who do not have the disease. No test is 100% specific, as some people who don't have the disease will test positive for it (false positives) |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
specificity - (pronounced) (SPEH-sih-FIH-sih-tea) When it comes to a medical test, specificity refers to the percentage of people who test negative for a particular disease in a group of people who do not have the disease. No test is 100% specific, as some people who don't have the disease will test positive for it (false positives)
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