confirmatory
adjective
uk/kənˈfɜː.mə.tər.i/us/kənˈfɜ˞ː.mə.tɔːr.i/provingorstatingthat something iscorrect,especiallyamedicaldiagnosis(=judgmentabout what anillnessorproblemis)ortestresult:
(用于)证实的Anyone whotestspositivewith arapidtestmust get a confirmatorybloodtest.任何快速检测呈阳性的人都必须验血。
- Bloodunitsthatinitiallytestpositivemustundergoconfirmatoryteststo besurethevirusispresent.
- AnMRIscanmay be given for women at highriskofbreastcancerorneedinga confirmatorydiagnosis.
- Thediagnosisofosteoarthritisis notdifficult,evenwithout an x-ray,althoughan x-ray may be confirmatory.
- Thepatientsall had some other confirmatoryevidenceofactivegutinflammation.
Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than wordsidiom
- anti-sexist
- attest
- authenticate
- convince
- credential
- demonstrable
- demonstrably
- dispel
- disprove
- do justice tosomeone/somethingidiom
- lie
- non-evidence
- probatory
- proof positive
- provable
- prove
- the acid test
- vindicate
- vindication
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