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spe·cif·ic  (sp-sfk)
adj.
1. Explicitly set forth; definite. See Synonyms at explicit.
2. Relating to, characterizing, or distinguishing a species.
3. Special, distinctive, or unique: specific qualities and attributes.
4.
a. Intended for, applying to, or acting on a particular thing: a specific remedy for warts.
b. Concerned particularly with the subject specified. Often used in combination: "age-specific voting patterns" (A. Dianne Schmidley).
5.
a. Designating a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition.
b. Having a remedial influence or effect on a particular disease.
6. Immunology Having an affinity limited to a particular antibody or antigen.
7.
a. Designating a customs charge levied on merchandise by unit or weight rather than according to value.
b. Designating a commodity rate applicable to the transportation of a single commodity between named points.
n.
1.
a. Something particularly fitted to a use or purpose.
b. A remedy intended for a particular ailment or disorder.
2.
a. A distinguishing quality or attribute.
b. specifics Distinct items or details; particulars.

[Late Latin specificus : Latin specis, kind, species; see species + Latin -ficus, -fic.]

spe·cifi·cal·ly adv.
speci·fici·ty (sps-fs-t) n.
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Noun1.specificity - the quality of being specific rather than general; "add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion"; "the specificity of the symptoms of the disease"
particularity, specialness - the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations"
2.specificity - the quality of being specific to a particular organism; "host specificity of a parasite"
particularity, specialness - the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations"


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Usually a cutoff of 30 u/ml is used with test specificity of 75 percent and sensitivity of 81 percent.
5 Asian 1/90 1/32,100 Unk Unk Post-test risk of CF-affected Ethnic group infant Caucasian: All 1/140 Northern European 1/290 Ashkenazi Jew 1/930 Hispanic 1/105 Black 1/207 Asian Unk (a) NPV, negative predictive value = (specificity(1-p))/(specificity (1-p)+(1-sensitivity)p), where test specificity is assumed to be 1.
This important research finding clearly demonstrates significantly better test specificity (the ability to produce a normal result in those persons without cardiac disease) for the EBT coronary artery scan for calcification than had previously been thought.
 
 
 
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