sensitivity

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).

The frequency with which a test yields a true positive result among individuals who actually have the disease or the gene mutation in question. A test with high sensitivity has a low false-negative rate and thus does a good job of correctly identifying affected individuals.

Pronunciation of dictionary term "sensitivity"

Pronunciation of dictionary term "sensibilidad"

Cuando se refiere a una prueba médica, la sensibilidad se refiere al porcentaje de personas cuya prueba resulta positiva a una enfermedad específica, entre un grupo de personas que padecen dicha enfermedad. Ninguna prueba tiene 100% de sensibilidad porque algunas personas que padecen la enfermedad tendrán resultados negativos, o sea (falsos negativos).