Quantitative Concept
normal range Audio
[ nawr-muhl reynj ]
Subclass of:
Weights and Measures
Definitions related to normal range:
  • 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 test results for 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).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (reference range) A set of values of particular type of measurement that is used to interpret corresponding observation results.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (reference values) The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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