Search Results for: screening
Genetic screening
Genetic screening The process of testing individuals to find out if they carry genes for certain known genetic diseases,... Read More
Screening test
screening test Any testing procedure designed to separate people or objects according to a fixed characteristic or... Read More
Differential screening
Differential screening process in development of a multicellular organism by which cells become specialised for particular... Read More
Y chromosome
Y chromosome Definition The Y chromosome constitutes one member of the pair of sex chromosomes within an organism, a common... Read More
Polygenic inheritance
Polygenic inheritance refers to the kind of inheritance in which the trait is produced from the cumulative effects of many... Read More
Solubility test
solubility test A screening test for sickle cell haemoglobin (hb S), which is reduced by dithionite and is insoluble in... Read More
Leukocytosis
What Is Leukocytosis? Leukocytosis is a condition wherein the number of White Blood Cells (WBCs) is increased above the... Read More
Myocardium
Myocardium Definition What is the myocardium of the heart? It is the muscular middle layer of the heart that is... Read More
Sensitivity and specificity
Definition noun Statistical measures for assessing the results of diagnostics and screening tests wherein sensitivity... Read More
Watson-schwartz test
Watson-Schwartz test A qualitative screening test for diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria by the addition of... Read More
Whole blood coagulation time
whole blood coagulation time measurement of the time required by whole blood to produce a visible clot. Factors that could... Read More
Biosecurity and Biocontrol
By: Maria Victoria Gonzaga In the previous lesson, we learned about the importance of modern science... Read More