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cut point

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002196

In medicine, the test result values used to categorize certain types of laboratory findings as normal or abnormal. Values above or below the cut point may be used to help doctors determine the presence or risk of certain diseases or conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, or high cholesterol.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002196
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002196",
  "term": "cut point",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "In medicine, the test result values used to categorize certain types of laboratory findings as normal or abnormal. Values above or below the cut point may be used to help doctors determine the presence or risk of certain diseases or conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, or high cholesterol.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cut-point/"
}

Record 5,524 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.