What does screening mean?

Definitions for screening
ˈskri nɪŋscreen·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. screening, showing, viewingnoun

    the display of a motion picture

  2. screeningnoun

    fabric of metal or plastic mesh

  3. cover, covering, screening, maskingnoun

    the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

    "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

  4. screeningnoun

    testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics

GCIDE

  1. Screeningnoun

    the process of examining or testing objects methodically to find those having desirable properties. See screen. In the pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical screening involves testing a large number of samples of substances to find those having desirable pharmacological activity; those samples which have the property sought are called active or positive in the screen. The substances tested may be pure compounds with known structure, mixtures of pure compounds, or complex mixtures obtained by extraction from living organisms. There are often additional sets of test performed on active samples, called counterscreening to eliminate those samples that may also possess undesirable properties. In the case of screening of mixtures from living organisms, a type of counterscreening called dereplication is usually performed, to determine if the active sample contains a known compound which has previously been studied.

Wiktionary

  1. screeningnoun

    Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").

    I'll have to buy some screening and fix the doors before mosquito season starts.

  2. screeningnoun

    The process of checking or filtering.

    The airports are slow now because the pre-boarding screening is so inefficient.

  3. screeningnoun

    The showing of a film

  4. screeningnoun

    The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions

  5. screeningnoun

    shielding

  6. screeningnoun

    Material removed by such a process

ChatGPT

  1. screening

    Screening refers to the process of evaluating or investigating something as part of a methodical survey, to filter out options or to ascertain condition, quality, or characteristics. This term is commonly used in various fields such as healthcare, entertainment, and human resources. In health care, it refers to tests done to detect potential health disorders or diseases. In HR, it is the process of evaluating job applicants. In entertainment, it can refer to the showing of a film, video or play.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Screening

    of Screen

Wikidata

  1. Screening

    Screening, in medicine, is a strategy used in a population to identify an unrecognised disease in individuals without signs or symptoms. This can include individuals with pre-symptomatic or unrecognised symptomatic disease. As such, screening tests are somewhat unique in that they are performed on persons apparently in good health. Screening interventions are designed to identify disease in a community early, thus enabling earlier intervention and management in the hope to reduce mortality and suffering from a disease. Although screening may lead to an earlier diagnosis, not all screening tests have been shown to benefit the person being screened; overdiagnosis, misdiagnosis, and creating a false sense of security are some potential adverse effects of screening. For these reasons, a test used in a screening program, especially for a disease with low incidence, must have good sensitivity in addition to acceptable specificity. Several types of screening exist: universal screening involves screening of all individuals in a certain category. Case finding involves screening a smaller group of people based on the presence of risk factors. Screening interventions are not designed to be diagnostic.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of screening in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of screening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of screening in a Sentence

  1. David Grossman:

    There may be circumstances where screening or testing may be appropriate.

  2. Douglas Owens:

    The Task Force understands that some men will continue to request screening and some doctors will continue to offer it, patients requesting screening should be provided with the opportunity to make informed choices to be screened that reflect their values about specific benefits and harms.

  3. Secret Service:

    On Monday 3/16/15, an envelope was received at the White House Mail Screening Facility. Initial Biological testing was negative; however, on 03/17/15, the chemical testing returned a presumptive positive for cyanide, the sample was transported to another facility to confirm the results.

  4. David Blumenthal:

    We lack that front line of screening and advice that primary care can provide.

  5. Ronny Jackson:

    My colleagues and I are again asking President Biden to immediately undergo a formal cognitive screening exam, such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA).

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  • suojaus, tarkastusFinnish
  • protection, projectionFrench
  • סְרִיקָהHebrew
  • triagemPortuguese
  • экрани́рование, засло́нка, экраниза́ция, отбо́р, скри́нинг, просмо́трRussian
  • perlustracija, skrining, projekcija, probirSerbo-Croatian
  • screeningSwedish

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