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diagnostic assay ThesaurusNoun | 1. | diagnostic assay - an assay conducted for diagnostic purposesdiagnostic testassay - a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.biopsy - examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a diseasecloze procedure, cloze test - a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanksfaecal occult test, fecal occult test, stool test - a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancersGI series - diagnostic tests of the alimentary canal; usually involves inserting a contrast medium (such as barium sulfate) and taking an X-rayglucose tolerance test - test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates; used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitusPap test, Papanicolaou test, smear test - a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancerPKU test - a test of newborn infants for phenylketonuriaQueckenstedt's test - a test to determine whether there is a blockage of the spinal canalradioactive iodine test - test of thyroid function in which the patient is given an oral dose of radioactive iodine-131Rubin test - test to determine the patency or occlusion of the Fallopian tubesskin test - any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skintissue typing - a series of diagnostic tests before an organ transplant to determine whether the tissues of a donor and recipient are compatiblevital capacity - the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue |
diagnostic assay
Synonyms for diagnostic assaynoun an assay conducted for diagnostic purposesSynonymsRelated Words- assay
- biopsy
- cloze procedure
- cloze test
- faecal occult test
- fecal occult test
- stool test
- GI series
- glucose tolerance test
- Pap test
- Papanicolaou test
- smear test
- PKU test
- Queckenstedt's test
- radioactive iodine test
- Rubin test
- skin test
- tissue typing
- vital capacity
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