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)
Hypernyms (state of mind is a kind of...): temporary state (a state that continues for a limited time). mental state; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic).