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    Question ID:   16065         Current Version: 1
Question: What does sensitivity mean in a medical test?
Category: Health & Beauty > Other
Keywords: mean, medical test, sensitivity
Type: what
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When referring to a medical test, sensitivity refers to the percentage of people who test positive for a specific disease among a group of people who have the disease. No test has 100% sensitivity because some people who have the disease will test negative for it (false negatives).

Source: National Cancer Institute

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