reference range

Medical term Safety and Compliance

The values expected for a test in healthy people, set by each laboratory for its own method; results are compared only with that lab's range.

Sources

How to Understand Your Lab Results · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
42 CFR 493.1291 Standard: Test report · Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), National Archives and U.S. Government Publishing Office

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