For Screening we have terms and definitions in 26 topics. The topics are Asbestos, Biology, Biotechnology, Cancer, Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diso, Environment, Ethics, Gene Testing, Gynecological, Gynecology, Health, Health Care, Hepatitis B, Legal Ethics, Legal, Mesothelioma, Marketing, Measurement, Medical, Microbiology, Organizational Capacity, Photography, Prostate Cancer, Sanitation, Science, Skin Cancer and Soccer.

Screening (Asbestos)

Testing for disease in people without symptoms.

Screening (Biology)

Searching and analyzing biological effects of compounds in order to identify new drug candidates

Screening (Biotechnology)

A method to identify specific cells (or clones of cells) expressing a specific phenotype (trait), such as the ability to turn "blue-gal" into a bluish color.

Screening (Cancer)

Checking for disease when there are no symptoms.

Screening (Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diso)

Checking for disease when there are no symptoms.

Screening (Environment)

Use of screens to remove coarse floating and suspended solids from sewage.

Screening (Ethics)

Testing of a large number of individuals designed to identify those with a particular genetic trait, characteristic, or biological condition.

Screening (Gene Testing)

Looking for evidence of a particular disease such as cancer in persons with no symptoms of disease.

Screening (Gynecological)

Checking for disease when there are no symptoms.

Screening (Gynecology)

Checking for disease when there are no symptoms.

Screening (Health)

Checking for disease when there are no symptoms.

Screening (Health Care)

The method by which managed care organizations limit access to health care for unnecessary reasons. In most HMO's, a phone call to the physician or his or her medical office staff is required before an office visit can be arranged. "Gatekeepers" and concurrent review are other methods of screening patients.

Screening (Hepatitis B)

Testing blood samples or blood donations for the presence of disease. Before blood donations are accepted, they are screened for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS and other bloodborne pathogens.

Screening (Legal Ethics)

Testing of a large number of individuals designed to identify those with a particular genetic trait, characteristic, or biological condition. >p> Security -- The security of a system is the extent of protection against some unwanted occurrence such as the invasion of privacy, theft, and the corruption of information or physical damage.

Screening (Legal, Mesothelioma)

The search for disease, such as cancer, in People without symptoms. For example, the principal screening measure for breast cancer is mammography. Screening may refer to coordinated programs in large populations.

Screening (Marketing)

The evaluation or testing of a product, and sometimes its 'marketing mix', at various stages in the 'NPD' cycle.

Screening (Measurement)

A fast, efficient measurement for a large population to identify individuals who may deviate in a specified area, such as the incidence of maladjustment or readiness for academic work.

Screening (Medical)

The testing of an otherwise healthy person in order to diagnose disorders at an early stage

Screening (Microbiology)

To screen a library (see "Library") is to select and isolate individual clones out of the mixture of clones. For example, if you needed a cDNA clone of the pituitary glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit, you would need to make (or buy) a pituitary cDNA library, then screen that library in order to detect and isolate those few bacteria carrying alpha subunit cDNA.

Screening (Organizational Capacity)

The process of preliminary appraisal and selection of job applicants in terms of skills, goals, and sometimes, backgrounds. See also:Background Check, Hiring, Interview, Reference Verification, Risk Management

Screening (Photography)

Another name for halftoning.

Screening (Prostate Cancer)

To separate patients with tumors from those without tumors; multiple criteria are often used; the following PSA screening "cutoff" levels for PCa are replacing the older 4.0 value:
Age PSA "cutoff"
40-49 2.5 ng/ml
50-59 3.5
60-69 4.5
70-79 6.5
J.E. Oesterling, Cancer Supplement, Apr. 1, 1995,
75:1795-1804

Screening (Sanitation)

A pretreatment process to remove large suspended or floating solids from raw wastewater or water to prevent subsequent plugging of pipes or damage to pumps.

Screening (Science)

Pharmacological or toxicological screening consists of a specified set of procedures to which a series of compounds is subjected to characterize pharmacological and toxicological properties and to establish dose- effect and dose- response relationships.

Screening (Skin Cancer)

Looking at large numbers of people in the hope of detecting some disorder. In dermatology, screening is usually used to detect skin cancer.

Screening (Soccer)

See Shielding.

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