normal range
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005936
In medicine, a set of values that a doctor uses to interpret a patient’s test results. The normal range for a given test is based on the results that are seen in 95% of the healthy population. Sometimes patients whose test results are outside of the normal range may be healthy, and some patients whose test results are within the normal range may have a health problem. The normal range for a test may be different for different groups of people (for example, men and women). Also called reference interval, reference range, and reference values.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-005936 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Synonyms | reference interval; reference range; reference values |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
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