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SCREENING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("screening" is a kind of...):
testing (an examination of the characteristics of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screening"):
genetic screening (analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease)
Derivation:
screen (examine methodically)
screen (examine in order to test suitability)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
Example:
the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
Synonyms:
cover; covering; masking; screening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("screening" is a kind of...):
concealing; concealment; hiding (the activity of keeping something secret)
Derivation:
screen (protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Fabric of metal or plastic mesh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("screening" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Holonyms ("screening" is a substance of...):
screen (a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The display of a motion picture
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("screening" is a kind of...):
display (exhibiting openly in public view)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screening"):
preview (a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public)
Derivation:
screen (project onto a screen for viewing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb screen
Context examples:
No tumor is found in the thyroid but abnormal cells are found by screening tests.
(Neoplastic C-Cell Hyperplasia, NCI Dictionary)
It may include information about allergies, illnesses and surgeries, and dates and results of physical exams, tests, screenings, and immunizations.
(Personal health record, NCI Dictionary)
Guidelines developed to help health care professionals and patients make decisions about screening, prevention, or treatment of a specific health condition.
(Clinical practice guidelines, NCI Dictionary)
Screening for chromosomal breakage and rearrangement is used as a diagnostic tool in Fanconi anemia.
(Chromosomal Instability, NCI Thesaurus)
These studies test new methods of screening, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of a disease.
(Clinical study, NCI Dictionary)
It may part of a routine screening, which usually starts at age 50.
(Colonoscopy, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Because you may not have symptoms at first, it's important to have screening tests.
(Colorectal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
The screening studies also provided important clues to the ways the drugs were working.
(Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers, National Institutes of Health)
Test names of questionnaire questions associated with the Michigan neuropathy screening instrument (MNSI) for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).
(CDISC Questionnaire MNSI Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)
A portion of a study containing one or more study segments with a consistent objective such as screening subjects or treating disease.
(Clinical Trial Epoch, NCI Thesaurus)
