positive

positive definition - medical

pos·i·tive (pŏzˈĭ-tĭv)

adjective
  1. Characterized by or displaying certainty, acceptance, or affirmation.
  2. Indicating the presence of a particular disease, condition, or organism.
  3. Indicating or characterized by response or motion toward the source of a stimulus, such as light.
  4. Relating to or designating electric charge of a sign opposite to that of an electron.

Related Forms:

  • posˌi·tivˈi·ty noun

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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