| speculum |
An instrument used to widen an opening of the body to make it easier to look inside.
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| specificity |
When referring to a medical test, specificity refers to the percentage of people who test negative for a specific disease among a group of people who do not have the disease. No test is 100% specific because some people who do not have the disease will test positive for it (false positive).
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| specific activity |
activity per unit weight of a radioactive material, or the activity of a radioisotope per unit weight of the element (including stable isotopes) present.
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| specific action |
the action of a drug which is exerted on a certain definite pathogenic organism.
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| speciation |
The origin of a new species.
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