lab results

Diagnostic data returned

Lab results are the data produced by medical or scientific laboratory tests.

In everyday use, lab results usually means the outcome of blood work, urine samples, or other diagnostic tests: The doctor called with my lab results.

The phrase implies waiting and often anxiety—results that will confirm or rule out a diagnosis.

Opposites
source of information

lab resultsclinical examination

Doctor assessing patient directly

physical exam · patient history · clinical judgment · visual inspection · auscultation

stage in diagnostic process

lab resultschief complaint

Primary reason seeking care

working hypothesis · first impression

outcome vs. process

lab resultstesting

Examining to evaluate

diagnostic procedure · blood draw · sample analysis

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G