Band cells are the immature form of neutrophils and are produced rapidly during an infection. A large percentage of band cells in a venous blood sample indicate an infectious process occurring in the body.
Sensitivity to temperature is a skin sense that is related to the human need to maintain internal temperature balance or thermal homeostasis. Temperature sensitivity is important in protecting one's self from intense temperature that may cause damage to the body.
sensitivity senÂ·siÂ·tivÂ·iÂ·ty (sÄn'sÄ­-tÄ­v'Ä­-tÄ) n. The quality or condition of being sensitive. The capacity of an organ or organism to respond to a stimulus. The proportion of individuals in a population that will be correctly identified when administered a test designed to detect a particular disease, calculated as the number of true positive results divided by the number of true positive and false negative results.