A cutoff value of -2 mmol/L had a 100% sensitivity and specificity for septic abdominal effusions in dogs, 5 meaning that in all dogs with a septic effusion, the fluid lactate concentration was at least 2 mmol/L higher than the blood lactate concentration.
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of state of matter): form; phase ((physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary)
Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being liquid, gas, and plasma). It is characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to changes of shape or volume.