| testing, anonymous | Testing in which no name or other means is used to identify the person tested. There is total anonymity. For example, the state of florida requires that each county have a site for anonymous HIV testing. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| anonymous testing | Testing in which no name is used there is total anonymity to identify the person tested. For example, the State of Florida requires that each county have a site for anonymous HIV testing. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| alcoholics anonymous | An organization of self-proclaimed alcoholics who meet frequently to reinforce their practice of abstinence. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anonymous reporting | In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of persons with a positive test or with a disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anonymous veins | An obsolete term for brachiocephalic veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reporting, anonymous | In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of persons with a positive test or with a disease. It is different from anonymous testing, in which no name is used on the test sample. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allergy testing | <investigation> A common method of screening a patient for potential allergies. May be given as a patch or a skin test (injection). (27 Sep 1997) |
| animal testing | <pharmacology> Before researchers test pharmaceuticals in human clinical trials, they test them in animals to determine toxicity, dosing, and efficacy. What they learn in animal models helps them determine if it is safe and worthwhile to proceed to human trials, and how best to design those trials. (14 Nov 1997) |
| animal testing alternatives | Procedures, such as tissue culture, mathematical models, etc., when used or advocated for use in place of the use of animals in research or diagnostic laboratories. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bench testing | Testing of a device against specifications in a simulated (nonliving) environment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandatory testing | Testing or screening required by federal, state, or local law or other agencies for the diagnosis of specified conditions. It is usually limited to specific populations such as categories of health care providers, members of the military, and prisoners or to specific situations such as premarital examinations or donor screening. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reality testing | The individual's objective evaluation of the external world and the ability to differentiate adequately between it and the internal world; considered to be a primary ego function. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gene testing | Testing a sample of blood (or another fluid or tissue) for evidence of a gene. The evidence can be biochemical, chromosomal, or genetic. The aim is to learn whether a gene for a disease is present or absent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genetic testing | Identifying foetuses or infants afflicted with hereditary diseases or conditions, and carriers of recessive disorders by means of DNA analysis. See: DNA markers, familial screening, prenatal screening. Synonym: genetic testing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| materials testing | The testing of materials and devices, especially those used for implants, prostheses, sutures, adhesives, etc., for hardness, strength, durability, safety, and efficacy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| histocompatibility testing | Identification of the major histocompatibility antigens of transplant donors and potential recipients, usually by serological tests. Donor and recipient pairs should be of identical abo blood group, and in addition should be matched as closely as possible for histocompatibility antigens in order to minimise the likelihood of allograft rejection. (12 Dec 1998) |