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DETECTABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Easily seen or detected
Example:
he continued after a perceptible pause
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
noticeable (capable or worthy of being noticed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of being detected
Example:
after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued
Synonyms:
detectable; noticeable
Classified under:
Similar:
perceptible (capable of being perceived by the mind or senses)
Context examples:
A measurement of the blood in body products such as a urine or stool sample, not detectable on gross examination.
(Occult Blood Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A squamous cell lung carcinoma detectable by sputum cytology only.
(Occult Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This disorder is a common condition with no detectable focal pathology.
(Pars Planitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Expression of NEGF2 is predominant only for a short period from approximately one-half to two-thirds of the way through gestation; before and after that, it is barely detectable.
(Neurite Growth-Promoting Factor 2, NCI Thesaurus)
The human MSH4 transcripts are detectable only in testis and in ovary with a lower level of expression.
(MutS Homolog 4, NCI Thesaurus)
The results of the positron emission tomography are negative; there is no detectable abnormal tracer uptake.
(London Deauville Criteria Point Scale 1, NCI Thesaurus)
A detectable particle containing phospholipids, protein and calcium found in the mitochondrial matrix.
(Mitochondrial Matrix Granule, NCI Thesaurus)
The background of broncho-alveolar architecture remains detectable, and epithelial cells are usually single layered.
(Alveoli Epithelial Hyperplasia of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Cell surface carbohydrate molecules of the Lewis Y or Lewis X type that are detectable with monoclonal antibody B3.
(B3 Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)
A form of leukemia that occurs without detectable levels of abnormal leukocytes within the blood.
(Aleukemic Leukemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
