Reference range

Pronunciation

Definition 1

In medicine, a set of values that a doctor uses to interpret a patient’s test results. The reference 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 reference range may be healthy, and some patients whose test results are within the reference range may have a health problem. The reference range for a test may be different for different groups of people (for example, men and women). Also called normal range, reference interval, and reference values. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

A set of values of particular type of measurement that is used to interpret corresponding observation results. (NCI Thesaurus)

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