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Normal range

Meaning in medicine, with examples

nounCommon term

In medicine, normal range means: The span of test values found in most healthy people, against which a patient's result is compared.

In Turkish: normal aralık, referans aralığı

How it is used

Lab reports print a reference range next to each result. Doctors say a value is within, above or below the normal range, or 'within normal limits' (WNL). Ranges vary between labs, ages and sexes, and a value just outside the range is not always abnormal.

Example sentences

  1. Your thyroid results are all within the normal range.

  2. Her potassium is slightly above the normal range, so we'll repeat it.

Common collocations

  • within the normal range
  • outside the normal range
  • above the normal range
  • reference range
  • blood testA laboratory check of a blood sample, taken from a vein or a fingertip, to measure things like blood cells, sugar, salts or markers of infection.
  • complete blood countA common blood test that measures the red cells, white cells, hemoglobin and platelets in a blood sample.
  • unremarkableNormal, with nothing unusual or worrying found; used in examination notes and test reports.
  • liver function testsA group of blood tests, such as ALT, ALP, bilirubin and albumin, that show whether the liver is inflamed, blocked or working poorly.

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