specific
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- adjective
- /spəˈsɪfɪk/
- Specialized
- The doctor prescribed a specific treatment for the patient's rare condition.
- specific treatment
- highly specific
- disease-specific
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Watch on YouTubeEnzymes are very cool because they're specific for every reaction.
- Enzymes are very cool because they're specific for every reaction.
- Your body is actually attacking specific proteins in your knee joint.
- I think it's a specific TB treatment question.
- That is antibodies to combat that specific serotype of virus.
- But what of the menopause specific requirements for getting better sleep?
- So will we one time develop drugs that would even be specific to certain kind of memories?
- It selects clones to respond to specific antigen signals.
- There are very specific gates in the brain that only allows specific nutrients in when the brain needs them.
- OK, so we identified the whole drug specific synthetic rescues.
Examples
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To solve this problem, we need a specific approach that targets the underlying issues.
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As a consequence, there is no specific treatment available for itch.
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Do you have a specific drug in mind?
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And when you eat those specific foods, you get a response.
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As this is a viral infection, there is no specific treatment.
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Your body is actually attacking specific proteins in your knee joint.
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The fired cartridge cases can be tested and linked to a specific gun.
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So, without any specific drug, I'm afraid there isn't much I can do to help.
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A score of 10 or more is 88% sensitive and 88% specific for major depression.
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Well, I can prescribe you a specific treatment for the headaches, but for the condition itself, unfortunately, no, there's no drugs.
Synonyms
∞
3.2
Specific and not general
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.7
Amount of heat needed to raise one gram of a material by one degree Celsius
- Specialized
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5.1
A protein made by the prostate gland that doctors measure in blood to check for prostate problems like cancer
How Specific
- Specialized
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2.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Specific for medicine comes from the Latin species 'kind', so a specific remedy is one made to fight a particular disease rather than a general cure.